<Ul> <Li> CGF </Li> <Li> CGA </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018 . It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for males and female athletes . </P> <P> More than 4,400 athletes including 300 para athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event . The Gambia which withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Games Federation in 2013, was readmitted on 31 March 2018 and participated in the event . With 275 sets of medals, the games featured 19 Commonwealth sports, including beach volleyball, para triathlon and women's rugby sevens . These sporting events took place at 14 venues in the host city, two venues in Brisbane and one venue each in Cairns and Townsville . </P>

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