Australia finished the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at the top of the medal table with 171 medals, including 70 golds, as the 11-day multi-sport event closed in Scotland on Sunday. Commonwealth Sport confirmed that England placed second with 110 medals and 29 golds, Canada ranked third with 62 medals and 19 golds, and India and host Scotland shared fourth place with 29 medals and 13 golds each.
The final day extended the Games beyond the leading nations. Wales cyclist Emma Finucane became the first sprint rider to win four track gold medals at one Commonwealth Games after adding the keirin to her team sprint, individual sprint and 1,000-metre time-trial victories. Matthew Bostock then won the men's points race, delivering the last title of the Games and the Isle of Man's first Commonwealth gold since 2006.
New Zealand returned to the top of Commonwealth netball for the first time since 2010 by beating Jamaica 56-47 in the final. In judo, Giannis Antoniou won Cyprus's first gold of the Glasgow Games in the men's over-100-kilogram division, while Tonga's Paula Monta took bronze in the same event for her country's only medal in Glasgow and its first Commonwealth judo medal.
The programme brought together more than 3,000 athletes and Para athletes from 74 nations and territories, with 215 titles decided across 10 sports at four existing venue clusters. Organisers staged a record 47 medal events across six integrated Para sports, the largest Para-sport programme in Commonwealth Games history. Australian cyclist Tara Neyland broke her own world record, while 76-year-old Louise Hoskins became the oldest Commonwealth Games gold medallist in Para bowls.
Commonwealth Sport said more than 630,000 people engaged with competition venues, live sites and the cultural festival, exceeding pre-Games targets. The organisation presented the compact use of established facilities as evidence that a major event can reduce cost and environmental impact while preserving athlete and spectator experience. It also reported nearly half a billion views across Games-related social channels.
The closing ceremony at The Hydro, headlined by Simple Minds, formally transferred hosting duties to Amdavad in India for the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030. That edition is expected to expand to between 15 and 17 sports after Glasgow's streamlined 10-sport programme. Organisers said a full evaluation, including final attendance figures, will follow later this year.
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