1998 Commonwealth Games

 The 16th (16th) edition of hhe Commonwealth Games were in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 🇲🇾 from September 11-21. 70 nations and 3638 athletes competed in 214 events and 15 sports. Queen Elizabeth II opened the games and Koh Eng Tong was final baton runner. Bukit Jalil National Stadium was main venue. These were: 1. First games in an Asian country 2. Last games in the 20th century 3. First games to take place in a nation with a head of state other than head of the Commonwealth 4. First games in a country which English was not the dominant language and 5. First games to have team sports. Field hockey (men and women), netball (women) and rugby 7s (men) were added.  Mascot was an orangutan named Wira. Cameroon 🇨🇲, Kiribati 🇰🇮, Mozambique 🇲🇿 and Tuvalu 🇹🇻 debuted here. Some events began before the opening ceremony. 34 nations won a medal. Australia was first in golds and overall with 80g, 61s, 51b for 198 total (almost 200). England was 2nd in both with 36g, 47s, 53b for 136 total. Canada was 3rd in both with 30g, 31s, 38b for 99 total. Host Malaysia was 4th in both with 10g, 14s, 12b for 36 total. South Africa was 5th (tied 5th overall) with 9g, 11s, 14b for 34 total. New Zealand was 6th in gold and tied for 5th overall with 8g, 6s, 20b for 34 total. Tomorrow  - 2002 in Manchester England. Here is the logo for 1998.