Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games

Not to be confused with Commonwealth Wrestling Championships.

Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games is an optional sport for the Commonwealth Games. It was one of the six original sports to be featured on the programme during the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Canada.[1] The events were male only until women's events were added at the 2010 games[2] and wrestling was present at all editions of the games program until 1990 when it was replaced by judo and gymnastics.[3]

It returned in 1994 but was again removed in 1998,[4] when Malaysian organisers replaced it with ten-pin bowling, as the sport lacked popular appeal in the country and medal chances were also low,.

It was removed for a third time in 2006[4] for the addition of basketball. but on its return in 2010, the Indian organisers chose to add Greco-Roman wrestling i addition to the traditional freestyle wrestling.[2] The sport was present in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 editions.[5] It was announced in October 2024 that wrestling had not been chosen for the 2026 games.[6]

Editions

Games Year Host city Host country Best nation
I 1930 Hamilton, Ontario Canada  Canada
II 1934 London  England  Canada
III 1938 Sydney  Australia  Australia
IV 1950 Auckland  New Zealand  Australia
V 1954 Vancouver Canada South Africa
VI 1958 Cardiff  Wales South Africa
VII 1962 Perth  Australia  Pakistan
VIII 1966 Kingston  Jamaica  Pakistan
IX 1970 Edinburgh  Scotland  India
X 1974 Christchurch  New Zealand  Canada
XI 1978 Edmonton, Alberta  Canada  Canada
XII 1982 Brisbane, Queensland  Australia  Canada
XIII 1986 Edinburgh  Scotland  Canada
XV 1994 Victoria  Canada  Canada
XVII 2002 Manchester  England  Canada
XIX 2010 Delhi  India  Australia
XX 2014 Glasgow  Scotland  England
XXI 2018 Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia  Australia
XXII 2022 Birmingham  England  Australia

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada694830147
2 India493926114
3 Pakistan21141146
4 Australia14221753
5 South Africa13101134
6 Nigeria12132449
7 England5224269
8 New Zealand391830
9 Scotland151521
10 Cameroon0347
11 Wales0123
12 Cyprus0022
13 Northern Ireland0011
 Sri Lanka0011
 Zambia0011
 Zimbabwe0011
Totals (16 entries)187186206579

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hamilton 1930 British Empire Games". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Wrestling". Team Scotland. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Tailor-made for Manchester". BBC News. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Home Nations at the Commonwealth Games". British Wrestling. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022 wrestling: Sakshi Malik completes hat-trick of CWG medals". olympics.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Cricket, hockey, wrestling among sports axed for Glasgow". olympics.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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