India's Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bagged the last medal, a silver in men's doubles badminton tie to eventually finish country's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 campaign with 66 medals in third spot. However, it was Saina Nehwal's gold medal win in women's singles final against countrywoman PV Sindhu helped India earn its 26th gold medal in CWG 2018. They have won 11 more gold medals from previous edition of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. India's final medal tally in GC 2018 includes 26 golds, 20 silvers and 20 bronze medals as they finish behind Australia and England taking top two spots on medal table and team standings. India who had finished fifth in previous edition Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games medal standings. India Medal Tally in Commonwealth Games 2018: Indian Medal Winners and Country's Standings in GC 2018.

After a culturally-rich 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on April 3, participants from 71 nations kicked off the sporting action on April 4. After all, there are 275 medals in 19 sports up for contention. The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018 is taking place on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, scheduled between April 4 to April 15, 2018.

The 12-day competition is lined up with one exciting sporting event after another with an equal number of medals for men and women for the first time ever. Out of the 275 medals, 133 will be each presented to men and women respectively, with the nine remaining medals being reserved for mix-gendered sports. With this initiative, Gold Coast 2018 has become the first multi-discipline sports event in history to achieve parity.

Countrywise Commonwealth Games 2018 Medal Table With Top-10 Country Rankings 

Medal Place Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 80 59 59 198
2 England 45 45 46 136
3 India 26 20 20 66
4 Canada 15 40 27 82
5 New Zealand 15 16 15 46
6 South Africa 13 11 13 37
7 Wales 10 12 14 36
8 Scotland 9 13 22 44
9 Nigeria 9 9 6 24
10 Cyprus 8 1 5 14
11 Jamaica 7 9 11 27
12 Malaysia 7 5 12 24
13 Singapore 5 2 2 9
14 Kenya 4 7 6 17
15 Uganda 3 1 2 6

(CWG 2018 Medal Table was last updated at 11:45 am IST on April 15, 2018)

 

In the previous edition of Commonwealth Games, the Glasgow 2014, England had topped the medal tally with 174 medals. 215-member Indian contingent ended the tournament finishing fifth at the medal table winning a total of 64 medals including 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze. This time around India is fielding 227 participants who are aiming to bring highest of accolades and glory to the nation at Gold Coast Games. P Gururaja has given India a great start on the opening day of action and now others will look forward to keeping the winning momentum going.

The set of gold, silver and bronze medals has been designed by Delvene Cockatoo-Collins a local Nunukul, Ngugi and Goenpul woman of Quandamooka Country. Australia which is hosting the Commonwealth Games for the fifth time is ensuring to treat participants as well as visiting supporters from across the globe with their native culture and traditions.

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