2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the Gold Coast. The "Gold Coast Bulletin" called the opening ceremony as "dazzling" and "welcomed the world to its biggest ever party". "The West Australian" said that the "Spirits gone high" in the Gold Coast after the opening ceremony. The SBS called the ceremony as "dazzling" and the ABC said that the opening ceremony had "signaled great start for the 2018 Commonwealth Games". Foreign reaction was overwhelmingly positive. The BBC said the 2018 Commonwealth Games started with a "colorful" and "spectacular" opening ceremony. The "Dailymail" said the opening ceremony "kicked off in spectacular style". The "London Evening Standard" said
Portugal at the 2015 European Games Susana Pinto. The delegation will include a staff of 59 people, among which 45 officials, and will be headed by former Olympic canoer José Garcia, who will also lead the Olympic mission to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Four-time Olympic shooter João Costa was chosen to be the flagbearer at the opening ceremony, while multiple world and European medal-winning judoka Telma Monteiro will carry the flag at the closing ceremony. Portugal qualified three athletes in three events, based on the ranking list released by the Badminton World Federation on 26 March 2015. The competition took place at the Baku Sports Hall