The Principality of Wales (Cymru) is bordered by England to the east and the Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean to the west and south west. Wales is part of the nation United Kingdom, but at the Commonwealth Games competes as a separate team.

Wales at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Wales finished ninth at Glasgow 2026, the first Commonwealth Games staged with a reduced program of 10 sports. Wales won 9 gold medals, along with 10 silver and 12 bronze for 31 medals in total, a haul hailed at home as a major success given the slimmed-down program.

The final medal standings, with Wales's rank, are shown below:

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 70 45 56 171
2 England 29 45 36 110
3 Canada 19 20 23 62
4 India 13 17 9 39
5 Scotland 13 9 17 39
6 New Zealand 10 14 12 36
7 Nigeria 10 7 7 24
8 Jamaica 10 4 5 19
9 Wales 9 10 12 31

Trivia

  • Wales is one of only six nations have attended every Commonwealth Games (The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Scotland).
  • Having made their debut in the inaugural Games with 3 medals, it was the 1938 gathering in Sydney that brought its first gold, athletics and boxing providing the honors.
  • The capital city of Cardiff hosted the Games in 1958 and the home gold medal hero was Howard Winstone who won the men's bantamweight division in the boxing ring.
  • In 2018, table tennis player Anna Hursey from Wales the youngest competitor at the Games
  • Wales cannot compete at the Olympic Games as a separate nation.