21st Commonwealth Games 2018

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The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for males and female athletes.

• Earlier Australia hosted Commonwealth Games in -1938, 1962, 1982, 2006.
• Motto – “Share the Dream”.
• Mascot – Borobi
• Next Commonwealth Games 2022 – Birmingham, England.
• Shooting game excluded from 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Birmingham Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games decided not to pick shooting game for 2022 Games.

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India at Commonwealth Games 2018 –
Flag bearer

• Opening – P.V. Sindhu led Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018.
• Closing – Mary Kom led Indian contingent at the closing ceremony of the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018.
• Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar was the flag-bearer in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
• 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow, Scotland.

First Gold Medal list –

  • First medal for India in CWG 2018
    • P Gururaja won the first medal for India.
    • He won the silver medal in the men’s 56kg weightlifting event.
  • First gold medal for India in CWG 2018
    • Mirabai Chanu, won the first gold medal for India in the women’s 48 kg category Weightlifting event.
  • India’s youngest-ever gold medalist
    • Anish Bhanwala (15 years old) won the gold medal in the shooting game in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event.
    • Anish Bhanwala is a native of Karnal, Haryana.
  • First Indian Woman Boxer to win Gold medal
    • Mary Kom became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2018. She won the won the gold medal in the 48-kg category.
  • First-ever gold in badminton mixed-team –
    • India clinched its first-ever gold in badminton mixed-team event by defeating Malaysia.
  • First Indian woman table tennis player to win a singles gold
    • Manika Batra created history by becoming the first Indian woman table tennis player to win a singles gold at the Commonwealth Games 2018.
    • She defeated Yu Mengyu of Singapore.
  • First Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal
    • Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  • India’s first wrestling gold medal in CWG 2018
    • Wrestler Rahul Aware wins country’s first gold in the 57-kilogram category of the men’s freestyle competition.
  • First ever gold medal in table tennis team
    • India women’s table tennis team scripted history as they clinched their first ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
    • They registered a 3- 1 victory over Singapore in the final to clinch the gold medal.
    • Players – Manika Batra, Mouma Das, Madhurika Patkar, Pooja Sahasrabudhe, Sutirtha Mukherjee
  • India’s first medal in Shooting in CWG 2018
    • Manu Bhaker wins India’s first medal in Shooting in women’s 10m Air Pistol event
    • She is a native of Haryana.
    • Heena Sidhu won the silver medal in Shooting in women’s 10m Air Pistol event.
    • Mehuli Ghosh won the silver medal in Shooting in women’s 10m air rifle event.

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