The 2018 Commonwealth Games has a total of 19 different sports that are contested. 71 of the members of the Commonwealth of Nations participated in the event. A total of more than 4,400 atheltes participated in the games with 300 of these athletes being para-olympic athletes. There were a total of 275 sets of medals awarded at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 2018 Commonwealth Games has set a record for international olympic style events.
These are the first international olympic style competive games where both the men and women are awarded the same amount of medals. The 2018 Commonwealth Games were staged on the Gold Coast of Australia in Queensland. The competition was held in 14 different staging venues across the host city with other venues holding competitions in Brisbane, Cairns, and Townsville. This is the fifth time overall that the country of Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games.