On a memorable last day in Birmingham, they topped the medal tally ahead of England as the Diamonds delivered the nation's 1000th Commonwealth Games gold medal. Australia's 257-member Glasgow team boasts some of the nation's biggest sporting stars, such as pole-vaulting flag bearer Nina Kennedy and 'King' Kyle Chalmers. The 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games is now officially open. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementJemima Montag (10,000m walk) and Kurtis Marschall (pole vault), both aiming to win their third-successive Commonwealth Games gold medals, will also be ones to watch. Eileen Cikamatana won her first weightlifting gold medal for Fiji in 2018, then defected to Australia and won again in Birmingham.