Canada competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia from 4 April – 15 April 2018.[1] It was Canada's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
For the first time ever, there has been entry quotas set for all sports and therefore each country is restricted in the number of athletes it could enter.[3]
Canada's team consisted of 282 athletes competing in 17 sports. The team consisted of 137 male athletes and 146 female athletes.[4] This included a record 21 para-sport athletes.[5] Canada competed in all sports on the program except netball, which it failed to qualify in. Also, Canada did not qualify an athlete in the discipline of powerlifting.
Canada's athletics team was given a quota of 45 athletes (36 able-bodied and 9 para athletes).[10] However, this was later increased by one by Commonwealth Games Canada. The official team was later announced on 10 January 2018 and consisted of 26 men and 20 women.[11][12][13] Potential medallist Andre De Grasse withdrew from the team in March 2018 and was replaced with Bismark Boateng.[14]Brendon Rodney did not compete in any events.
Canada qualified a men's and women's basketball teams for a total of 24 athletes (12 men and 12 women). Both teams qualified by being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth. This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the Commonwealth Games.[16] Canada did not compete in the sport at its only appearance in 2006 in Melbourne. Both of Canada's teams were announced on 20 March 2018 and are developmental teams consisting of young players.[17][18]
Canada's boxing team of seven athletes (three men and four women) was named on 12 December 2017.[21][22] In February 2018, Mandy Bujold withdrew from the team and was replaced by Marie-Jeanne Parent.[23]
Canada's cycling team consisted of 18 cyclists, nine men and nine women. The team was officially named on 24 January 2018.[24] On 16 February 2018, Tegan Cochrane withdrew from the team and was replaced with Lauriane Genest.[25] All cyclists competing in the road events are also scheduled to compete in the track events.
Canada qualified both a men's and women's field hockey teams by being ranked in the top nine (excluding the host nation, Australia) among Commonwealth nations in the FIH Rankings as of 31 October 2017. Each team consisted of 18 athletes, for a total of 36.[3]
Canada qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking.[32]
Canada's swimming team was scheduled to consist of 44 swimmers (30 able bodied and 14 para-swimmers).[35][36] On 26 September 2017 the able bodied team of 26 swimmers (10 male and 16 female) was announced.[37][38] A team of 11 para swimmers (3 men and 8 women) was announced on 18 January 2018. So the team size was 37 swimmers.[39]
Canada's table tennis team of six athletes (three per gender) was named on 21 December 2017.[40] Canada's table tennis team also consisted of two para sport athletes.[4]
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