2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations


During the Parade of Nations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held on 4 April 2018, 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into Carrara Stadium in the host city of Gold Coast, Australia.

Parade order

Following tradition, the host of the previous games, Scotland enters first, followed by the rest of the European countries competing. Following this, all countries parade in alphabetical order from their respective regions. After the European countries enter, countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and lastly Oceania march in. The host nation of Australia enters last. Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer carrying a sign with the country's name.
A total of 39 male athletes carried their nation's flag, while 32 females did the same. Athletics was the most represented sport among the flag bearers, with 24 nations being led by track and field athletes.

Countries and flag bearers

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF.
OrderNationFlag bearerSport
1Eilidh DoyleAthletics
2Georgios AchilleosShooting
3Alistair BrownleeTriathlon
4Jonathan PatronShooting
5Matthew GuilleShooting
6Jake KellyCycling
7Dan HalksworthCycling
8Gary GiordimainaWrestling
9Caroline O’HanlonNetball
10Jazz CarlinSwimming
11Nijel AmosAthletics
12Clotilde EssianeBoxing
13Abdul OmarBoxing
14Elijah ManangoiAthletics
15Phetetso MoneseCycling
16Joyce MvulaNetball
17Rhikesh TaucooryTable tennis
18Jenito GuezaneAthletics
19Ananias ShikongoPara athletics
20Blessing OkagbareAthletics
21Salome NyirarukundoAthletics
22Dylan SicoboAthletics
23Hafsatu KamaraAthletics
24Caster SemenyaAthletics
25Thabiso DlaminiBoxing
26Ola BuwaroAthletics
27Peace ProscoviaNetball
28Masoud MtalasoTable tennis
29Kelvin NdhlovuSquash
30Alicia ThompsonCycling
31Tyler SmithTriathlon
32Meaghan BenfeitoDiving
33Graham DidlickShooting
34Troy DorisAthletics
35Ben DillonSwimming
36Joanna EvansSwimming
37Abdullah Hel BakiShooting
38Amaliah MataliLawn bowls
39P. V. SindhuBadminton
40Muhammad Hakimi IsmailAthletics
41Usman Amjad RathoreWeightlifting
42Teo Shun XieShooting
43Chinthana VidanageWeightlifting
44Mauriel CartyAthletics
45Priscilla FrederickAthletics
46Meagan BestSquash
47Kyron McMasterAthletics
48Carl MorganAthletics
49Mitchel DavisAthletics
50Kurt FelixAthletics
51Alia AtkinsonSwimming
52Julius MorrisAthletics
53Levern SpencerAthletics
54St Clair HodgeBeach volleyball
55Kineke AlexanderAthletics
56Michelle-Lee AhyeAthletics
57Latoya RigbyShooting
58Patricia TaeaAthletics
59Apolonia VaivaiWeightlifting
60David KatoatauWeightlifting
61Itte DetenamoWeightlifting
62Sophie PascoePara swimming
63Pau BlumskyLawn bowls
64Hadyn EvansLawn bowls
65Vero NimePara table tennis
66Lauititi LuiWeightlifting
67Jenly Tegu WiniWeightlifting
68Magan MakaBoxing
69Manuila RaobuWeightlifting
70Miller PataBeach volleyball
71Mark KnowlesHockey