CWG 2018 : Highlights of the Event
Hello Friends,
The 2018 Commonwealth Games (officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018) has been kicked off recently in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the fifth time Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games.
- The Motto of CWG 2018 is “Share the Dream”.
- ‘Borobi’ was named as the mascot of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in 2016. Borobi is a blue koala, with indigenous markings on its body.
- Flag Bearers:
1. PV Sindhu was the flag bearer for the inauguration ceremony.
2. MC Mary Kom was the flag bearer for the concluding ceremony. - Australia with 198 medals topped the chart and England with 136 stood second.
- India finished third in the medals tally at the Commonwealth Games 2018, courtesy 66 medals including 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals.
Gold Medals (26)
| S. No. | Winners | Sports Category |
|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | ||
| 1. | Chanu Saikhom MIRABAI | Women’s 48kg |
| 2. | Venkat Rahul RAGALA | Men’s 85kg |
| 3. | Sanjita Chanu KHUMUKCHAM | Women’s 53kg |
| 4. | Sathish Kumar SIVALINGAM | Men’s 77kg |
| 5. | Punam YADAV | Women’s 69kg |
| Shooting | ||
| 6. | Manu BHAKER | Women’s 10m Air Pistol |
| 7. | Jitu RAI | Men’s 10m Air Pistol |
| 8. | Anish BHANWALA | Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol |
| 9. | Sanjeev RAJPUT | Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions |
| 10. | Heena SIDHU | Women’s 25m Pistol |
| 11. | Tejaswini SAWANT | Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions |
| 12. | Shreyasi SINGH | Women’s Double Trap |
| Wrestling | ||
| 13. | Kumar SUSHIL | Men’s Freestyle 74 kg |
| 14. | SUMIT | Men’s Freestyle 125 kg |
| 15. | Rahul AWARE | Men’s Freestyle 57 kg |
| 16. | BAJRANG | Men’s Freestyle 65 kg |
| 17. | Vinesh PHOGAT | Women’s Freestyle 50 kg |
| Boxing | ||
| 18. | Gaurav SOLANKI | Men’s 52kg |
| 19. | Vikas KRISHAN | Men’s 75kg |
| 20. | MC Mary KOM | Women’s 45-48kg |
| Table-Tennis | ||
| 21. | India | Men’s Team |
| 22. | Manika BATRA | Women’s Singles |
| 23. | India | Women’s Team |
| Badminton | ||
| 24. | Saina NEHWAL | Women’s Singles |
| 25. | India | Mixed Team Event |
| Athletics | ||
| 26. | Neeraj CHOPRA | Men’s Javelin Throw |
Silver Medals (20)
| S. No. | Winners | Sports Category |
|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | ||
| 1. | Pardeep SINGH | Men’s 105kg |
| 2. | GURURAJA | Men’s 56kg |
| Shooting | ||
| 3. | Heena SIDHU | Women’s 10m Air Pistol |
| 4. | Mehuli GHOSH | Women’s 10m Air Rifle |
| 5. | Anjum MOUDGIL | Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions |
| 6. | Tejaswini SAWANT | Women’s 50m Rifle Prone |
| Wrestling | ||
| 7. | Mausam KHATRI | Men’s Freestyle 97 kg |
| 8. | Babita KUMARI | Women’s Freestyle 53 kg |
| 9. | Pooja DHANDA | Women’s Freestyle 57 kg |
| Boxing | ||
| 10. | Satish KUMAR | Men’s +91kg |
| 11. | AMIT | Men’s 46-49kg |
| 12. | Manish KAUSHIK | Men’s 60kg |
| Table-Tennis | ||
| 13. | ACHANTA Sharath/GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan | Men’s Doubles |
| 14. | BATRA Manika/DAS Mouma | Women’s Doubles |
| Badminton | ||
| 15. | Satwik RANKIREDDY/Chirag Chandrashekhar SHETTY | Men’s Doubles |
| 16. | Srikanth KIDAMBI | Men’s Singles |
| 17. | PV Sindhu | Women’s Singles |
| Athletics | ||
| 18. | Seema PUNIA | Women’s Discus Throw |
| Squash | ||
| 19. | CHINAPPA Joshna/PALLIKAL KARTHIK Dipika | Women’s Doubles |
| 20. | PALLIKAL KARTHIK Dipika/GHOSAL Saurav | Mixed Doubles |
Bronze Medals (20)
| S. No. | Winners | Sports Category |
|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | ||
| 1. | Deepak LATHER | Men’s 69kg |
| 2. | Vikas THAKUR | Men’s 94kg |
| Shooting | ||
| 3. | Om MITHARVAL | Men’s 10m Air Pistol |
| 4. | Ravi KUMAR | Men’s 10m Air Rifle |
| 5. | Om MITHARVAL | Men’s 50m Pistol |
| 6. | Ankur MITTAL | Men’s Double Trap |
| 7. | Apurvi CHANDELA | Women’s 10m Air Rifle |
| Wrestling | ||
| 8. | SOMVEER | Men’s Freestyle 86 kg |
| 9. | Sakshi MALIK | Women’s Freestyle 62 kg |
| 10. | Divya KAKRAN | Women’s Freestyle 68 kg |
| 11. | KIRAN | Women’s Freestyle 76 kg |
| Boxing | ||
| 12. | Hussamuddin MOHAMMED | Men’s 56kg |
| 13. | Manoj KUMAR | Men’s 69kg |
| 14. | Naman TANWAR | Men’s 91kg |
| Table-Tennis | ||
| 15. | DESAI Harmeet/SHETTY Sanil Shankar | Men’s Doubles |
| 16. | Sharath ACHANTA | Men’s Singles |
| 17. | GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan/BATRA Manika | Mixed Doubles |
| Badminton | ||
| 18. | REDDY N. Sikki/PONNAPPA Ashwini | Women’s Doubles |
| Athletics | ||
| 19. | Navjeet DHILLON | Women’s Discus Throw |
| Para Powerlifting | ||
| 20. | Sachin CHAUDHARY | Men’s Heavyweight |
