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Wales at the Commonwealth Games

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10, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. The largest medal haul was at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, at which Wales won 36 medals including five gold. Both records were equalled at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Team Wales announced its provisional squad of athletes on 27 November 2017 and 24 January 2018. The current 27-strong squad of 14 men and 13 women is correct as of 12 March 2018. However, only 12 women competed.

Team Wales announced its squad of 7 boxers (4 men and 3 women) on 24 January 2018

Team Wales announced the selection of para-cyclist James Ball on 29 November 2017.

Most of the 21-strong squad of 15 men and 6 women was made public on 24 January 2018, with Pete Mitchell confirmed as a para-cycling pilot on 1 February 2018

Wales qualified both men’s and women’s teams by placing in the top nine (excluding the host nation, Australia) among Commonwealth nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017. Each team consists of 18 players for a total of 36.

Both teams were announced on 1 March 2018.

Team Wales announced its squad of 17 lawn bowlers and directors (10 men and 7 women) in two tranches.

The first tranche of 7 participants was announced on 29 November 2017; the second tranche of 10 participants was announced on 24 January 2018.

Wales qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.

The following is the Wales roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. It was announced on 1 March 2018

Wales qualified a team of 12 men by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking. In addition, they qualified a team of 12 women by being the top ranked Commonwealth nation in the 2017 Rugby Europe Women’s Sevens Grand Prix among those not already qualified though the 2016–17 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series ranking. During the tournament, Harri Millard replaced the injured Morgan Williams.

The women’s team was announced on 12 March 2018, [20] followed by the men’s team on 19 March 2018.

Team Wales announced the selection of two para-swimmers on 20 December 2017. The remainder of its 14-strong squad of 5 men and 9 women was made public on 24 January 2018

Team Wales announced its squad of 16 weightlifters and power lifters (8 men and 8 women) in three tranches.

Twelve weightlifters were selected on 6 December 2017.[23] Three power lifters were selected on 20 December 2017[22] and a final weightlifter was added on 22 December 2017

Team Wales uses the Welsh national flag, Y Ddraig Goch, at the Commonwealth Games. This flag is common for all sporting teams that represent Wales as an entity distinct from the United Kingdom.

The Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (“Land of My Fathers”) is used as the Welsh victory anthem at the Commonwealth games.

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