1970s in sports time the Olympic games were held in Canada. Mindful of the tragedy during the 1972 games, security was high during the Montreal games. Due to its policy on apartheid, South Africa was banned from the games. Even so, twenty-two other African countries sat out to protest. The 1976 Summer Olympics were highlighted by the legendary performance of 14-year-old Romanian female gymnast Nadia Comăneci, who scored seven perfect 10s and won 3 gold medals, including the prestigious All Around in women's gymnastics. The performance by Comăneci also marked the rise of legendary women's gymnastics coach Béla Károlyi, who went on to
Malta at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Malta at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Malta competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. Malta's team consisted of 25 athletes (15 men and 10 women) that competed in eight sports. However, only 24 athletes (14 men and 10 women) competed. Wrestler Gary Giordimaina was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Malta entered three athletes (two men and one woman). Malta entered two male cyclists. Malta entered one female gymnast. Malta entered six