<P> Netball is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition . It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1998 . Netball is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Games </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host city </Th> <Th> Host country </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Medallists </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gold </Td> <Td> Silver </Td> <Td> Bronze </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> XVI </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Kuala Lumpur </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> XVII </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Manchester </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Jamaica </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> XVIII </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Melbourne </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> XIX </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> XX </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Glasgow </Td> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Jamaica </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> XXI </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Gold Coast </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Jamaica </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When was netball first in the commonwealth games