# 2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held on 4 April 2018, 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into Carrara Stadium in the host city of Gold Coast, Australia.

## Parade order

Following tradition, the host of the previous games, Scotland enters first, followed by the rest of the European countries competing. Following this, all countries parade in alphabetical order from their respective regions. After the European countries enter, countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and lastly Oceania march in. The host nation of Australia enters last. Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer carrying a sign with the country's name.
A total of 39 male athletes carried their nation's flag, while 32 females did the same. Athletics was the most represented sport among the flag bearers, with 24 nations being led by track and field athletes.

## Countries and flag bearers

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF.
| Order | Nation | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | Scotland | Eilidh Doyle | Athletics |
| 2 | Cyprus | Georgios Achilleos | Shooting |
| 3 | England | Alistair Brownlee | Triathlon |
| 4 | Gibraltar | Jonathan Patron | Shooting |
| 5 | Guernsey | Matthew Guille | Shooting |
| 6 | Isle of Man | Jake Kelly | Cycling |
| 7 | Jersey | Dan Halksworth | Cycling |
| 8 | Malta | Gary Giordimaina | Wrestling |
| 9 | Northern Ireland | Caroline O’Hanlon | Netball |
| 10 | Wales | Jazz Carlin | Swimming |
| 11 | Botswana | Nijel Amos | Athletics |
| 12 | Cameroon | Clotilde Essiane | Boxing |
| 13 | Ghana | Abdul Omar | Boxing |
| 14 | Kenya | Elijah Manangoi | Athletics |
| 15 | Lesotho | Phetetso Monese | Cycling |
| 16 | Malawi | Joyce Mvula | Netball |
| 17 | Mauritius | Rhikesh Taucoory | Table tennis |
| 18 | Mozambique | Jenito Guezane | Athletics |
| 19 | Namibia | Ananias Shikongo | Para athletics |
| 20 | Nigeria | Blessing Okagbare | Athletics |
| 21 | Rwanda | Salome Nyirarukundo | Athletics |
| 22 | Seychelles | Dylan Sicobo | Athletics |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | Hafsatu Kamara | Athletics |
| 24 | South Africa | Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| 25 | Swaziland | Thabiso Dlamini | Boxing |
| 26 | The Gambia | Ola Buwaro | Athletics |
| 27 | Uganda | Peace Proscovia | Netball |
| 28 | Tanzania | Masoud Mtalaso | Table tennis |
| 29 | Zambia | Kelvin Ndhlovu | Squash |
| 30 | Belize | Alicia Thompson | Cycling |
| 31 | Bermuda | Tyler Smith | Triathlon |
| 32 | Canada | Meaghan Benfeito | Diving |
| 33 | Falkland Islands | Graham Didlick | Shooting |
| 34 | Guyana | Troy Doris | Athletics |
| 35 | Saint Helena | Ben Dillon | Swimming |
| 36 | Bahamas | Joanna Evans | Swimming |
| 37 | Bangladesh | Abdullah Hel Baki | Shooting |
| 38 | Brunei | Amaliah Matali | Lawn bowls |
| 39 | India | P. V. Sindhu | Badminton |
| 40 | Malaysia | Muhammad Hakimi Ismail | Athletics |
| 41 | Pakistan | Usman Amjad Rathore | Weightlifting |
| 42 | Singapore | Teo Shun Xie | Shooting |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | Chinthana Vidanage | Weightlifting |
| 44 | Anguilla | Mauriel Carty | Athletics |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | Priscilla Frederick | Athletics |
| 46 | Barbados | Meagan Best | Squash |
| 47 | British Virgin Islands | Kyron McMaster | Athletics |
| 48 | Cayman Islands | Carl Morgan | Athletics |
| 49 | Dominica | Mitchel Davis | Athletics |
| 50 | Grenada | Kurt Felix | Athletics |
| 51 | Jamaica | Alia Atkinson | Swimming |
| 52 | Montserrat | Julius Morris | Athletics |
| 53 | Saint Lucia | Levern Spencer | Athletics |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | St Clair Hodge | Beach volleyball |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kineke Alexander | Athletics |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Athletics |
| 57 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latoya Rigby | Shooting |
| 58 | Cook Islands | Patricia Taea | Athletics |
| 59 | Fiji | Apolonia Vaivai | Weightlifting |
| 60 | Kiribati | David Katoatau | Weightlifting |
| 61 | Nauru | Itte Detenamo | Weightlifting |
| 62 | New Zealand | Sophie Pascoe | Para swimming |
| 63 | Niue | Pau Blumsky | Lawn bowls |
| 64 | Norfolk Island | Hadyn Evans | Lawn bowls |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | Vero Nime | Para table tennis |
| 66 | Samoa | Lauititi Lui | Weightlifting |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | Jenly Tegu Wini | Weightlifting |
| 68 | Tonga | Magan Maka | Boxing |
| 69 | Tuvalu | Manuila Raobu | Weightlifting |
| 70 | Vanuatu | Miller Pata | Beach volleyball |
| 71 | Australia | Mark Knowles | Hockey |