Opening Ceremony
Officially inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II, the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games 1978 was organized at Commonwealth Stadium.
Participating Nations
The nations participated in 1978 Commonwealth Games were
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- England
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- India
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Scotland
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and The Grenadines
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Wales
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Events
The sports included in Commonwealth Games 1978 were Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Lawn Bowls, Shooting, Swimming and Diving, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Results
Canada, with 109 medals (45 Gold, 31 Silver and 33 Bronze), bagged the 1st position in the 11th Commonwealth Games while England came 2nd with 87 medals and Australia stood 3rd with 84 medals.
Some of the gold medal winners of Commonwealth Games 1978 were
- Sonia Lannaman (ENG), Athletics
- Prakash Padukone (IND), Badminton
- Stephen Muchoki (KEN), Boxing
- Jocelyn Lovell (CAN), Cycling
- Philip Delesalle (CAN), Gymnastics
- Yvon Trempe (CAN), Shooting
- Mark Morgan (AUS), Swimming
- Ekambaram Karunakaran (IND), Weightlifting
- Ashok Kumar (AUS), Wrestling
