Just like that, the Commonwealth Games are over for another four years.

Team Australia dominated the medal tally, scooping up 171 medals, 70 of which were gold.

On Monday morning, the final events were held in Glasgow. Within a matter of hours, the Hyrdo was transformed from a netball court to a stage fit for some of the biggest stars, including Delta Goodrem.

FLAG BEARER

Australian cyclist Georgia Baker was selected by Chef de Mission Petria Thomas to be Australia’s flagbearer for the closing ceremony.

Baker won two gold medals and one silver at this Commonwealth Games.

Thomas told Channel 7 that Baker was “very deserving” and immediately accepted the honour.

“She’s very deserving of the honour and has had a great cycling meet here and a great career. It was a real privilege and pleasure to have that conversation with her,” she said.

“She was very surprised. Probably still sinking in at the moment.

“You’re not just looking at performance, you look at the way they are with the team and the broader Australian team as well and she certainly ticks all those boxes.”

Baker told the outlet she was “just so proud”.

“One of the biggest honours of my career. To be trusted to carry the Australian the flag out, I’m so so proud,“ she said.

“As soon as I got told, I just remembered being the young girl getting up at all hours of the morning to watch Australia walk out in the opening and closing ceremonies ... and now for it to be me, I’m just so proud.”

Delta belts out You’re the Voice with a Scottish twist

To kick off the closing ceremony, Australia’s Delta Goodrem performed Born to Try as athletes entered the arena in Glasgow.

She then sang Sitting on Top of the World before belting out an Aussie favourite with a Scottish twist.

Wearing a sparkling silver dress, with a matching bedazzled microphone, she belted out You’re the Voice by John Farnham alongside Scottish artist Cammy Barnes.

The pair were joined by a group of bagpipers who lined the stage and played along as athletes danced and clapped along

David Dixon Award winner

The Games’ David Dixon Award, which is presented for fair play and contribution to sport, was awarded to Scottish athlete Melanie Woods.

She won two gold medals and now she takes home this award too after winning the 1500m T54 title twice.

Her first win was annulled because of a crash in the first 300 metres.

Collecting her award from Commonwealth Games president Donald Ruakere — who praised the largest ever para sport programme — Woods tipped her traffic cone hat, which all of the Scottish athletes wore to the ceremony.

MEDAL TALLY

Athletes wearing green and gold dominated the medal tally at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Australia ended the program with 70 gold medals, 45 silver, and 56 bronze; a total of 171.

The team came out way in front, with England coming in second with 29 gold medals, 45 silver, and 36 bronze; a total of 110.

Behind them was Canada with 19 gold medals, 20 silver, and 23 bronze; a total of 62 medals.

Australia finished these Games with a similar tally to the results at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where we came away with 67 gold, 57 silver, and 56 bronze.

Amdavad 2030

Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, officially closed the 2026 Commonwealth Games about 7.15am (AEST).

Now that the curtain has been drawn on the 11 days of competition in Glasgow, we can look ahead another four years.

The 2030 Commonwealth Games will be held in Amdavad, India.

The city is also known as Ahmedabad.

The next Games will mark the centenary of the event, with the first one held in 1930 in Ontario, Canada, at which time it was called the British Empire Games.

Field hockey and table tennis are expected to return after they were dropped from Glasgow’s program.

As a nod to the 2030 Commonwealth Games, Indian performers clad in colourful garments closed out the ceremony in Glasgow.