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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.

Order Nation Flag bearer Sport
1 ScotlandEilidh Doyle[5]Athletics
2 CyprusGeorgios Achilleos[3]Shooting
3 EnglandAlistair Brownlee[6]Triathlon
4 GibraltarJonathan Patron[7]Shooting
5 GuernseyMatthew Guille[8]Shooting
6 Isle of ManJake Kelly[9]Cycling
7 JerseyDan Halksworth[10]Cycling
8 MaltaGary Giordimaina[11][12]Wrestling
9 Northern IrelandCaroline O’Hanlon[13]Netball
10 WalesJazz Carlin[14]Swimming
11 BotswanaNijel Amos[3]Athletics
12 CameroonClotilde Essiane[3]Boxing
13 GhanaAbdul Omar[15]Boxing
14 KenyaElijah Manangoi[16]Athletics
15 LesothoPhetetso Monese[3]Cycling
16 MalawiJoyce Mvula[17]Netball
17 MauritiusRhikesh Taucoory[3]Table tennis
18 MozambiqueJenito Guezane[3]Athletics
19 NamibiaAnanias Shikongo[18]Para athletics
20 NigeriaBlessing Okagbare[19]Athletics
21 RwandaSalome Nyirarukundo[20]Athletics
22 SeychellesDylan Sicobo[21]Athletics
23 Sierra LeoneHafsatu Kamara[3]Athletics
24 South AfricaCaster Semenya[22]Athletics
25 SwazilandThabiso Dlamini[3]Boxing
26 The GambiaOla Buwaro[3]Athletics
27 UgandaPeace Proscovia[23]Netball
28 TanzaniaMasoud Mtalaso[3]Table tennis
29 ZambiaKelvin Ndhlovu[24]Squash
30 BelizeAlicia Thompson[25]Cycling
31 BermudaTyler Smith[26]Triathlon
32 CanadaMeaghan Benfeito[27][28]Diving
33 Falkland IslandsGraham Didlick[3]Shooting
34 GuyanaTroy Doris[3]Athletics
35 Saint HelenaBen Dillon[3]Swimming
36 BahamasJoanna Evans[3]Swimming
37 BangladeshAbdullah Hel Baki[29]Shooting
38 BruneiAmaliah Matali[3]Lawn bowls
39 IndiaP. V. Sindhu[30]Badminton
40 MalaysiaMuhammad Hakimi Ismail[31]Athletics
41 PakistanUsman Amjad Rathore[32]Weightlifting
42 SingaporeTeo Shun Xie[33]Shooting
43 Sri LankaChinthana Vidanage[34]Weightlifting
44 AnguillaMauriel Carty[3]Athletics
45 Antigua and BarbudaPriscilla Frederick[3]Athletics
46 BarbadosMeagan Best[35]Squash
47 British Virgin IslandsKyron McMaster[36]Athletics
48 Cayman IslandsCarl Morgan[37]Athletics
49 DominicaMitchel Davis[3]Athletics
50 GrenadaKurt Felix[3]Athletics
51 JamaicaAlia Atkinson[38]Swimming
52 MontserratJulius Morris[3]Athletics
53 Saint LuciaLevern Spencer[3]Athletics
54 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Clair Hodge[39]Beach volleyball
55 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKineke Alexander[3]Athletics
56 Trinidad and TobagoMichelle-Lee Ahye[40]Athletics
57 Turks and Caicos IslandsLatoya Rigby[3]Shooting
58 Cook IslandsPatricia Taea[41]Athletics
59 FijiApolonia Vaivai[42]Weightlifting
60 KiribatiDavid Katoatau[43]Weightlifting
61 NauruItte Detenamo[3]Weightlifting
62 New ZealandSophie Pascoe[44]Para swimming
63 NiuePau Blumsky[3]Lawn bowls
64 Norfolk IslandHadyn Evans[45]Lawn bowls
65 Papua New GuineaVero Nime[46]Para table tennis
66 SamoaLauititi Lui[47]Weightlifting
67 Solomon IslandsJenly Tegu Wini[48]Weightlifting
68 TongaMagan Maka[49]Boxing
69 TuvaluManuila Raobu[3]Weightlifting
70 VanuatuMiller Pata[50]Beach volleyball
71 AustraliaMark Knowles[51]Hockey

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