The Commonwealth games are being played from the 29th of July to the 8th of August.
Commonwealth countries are countries that were part of the British Empire at any time.
It has countries from the Pacific, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas are participating.
A total of 56 countries are part of the Commonwealth.
Many sports like weightlifting, lawn bowling, and hockey are taking place. Here is the current medal tally:
Rank | TEAM | G | S | B | Total |
1 | Australia | 31 | 20 | 21 | 72 |
2 | England | 22 | 24 | 12 | 58 |
3 | New Zealand | 13 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
4 | Canada | 7 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
5 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
6 | India | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
7 | Scotland | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
8 | Wales | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
9 | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
India has won 3 golds in weightlifting and 1 in lawn bowls.
Lawn bowls is a sport in which one team bowls a ball towards the jack. The team which has the nearest ball near the jack gets as many points as the number of balls close to the jack.