Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Australia competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, between 23 July and 3 August 2014. It was the nation's 20th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. 417 athletes competed for Australia, the largest team at the competition, just ahead of England with 416 athletes. It is also the greatest number of athletes to represent Australia at any Commonwealth Games. In 2013, Steve Moneghetti was appointed as Chef de Mission, a position he held at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Dianne Gallagher was appointed as
Commonwealth Games by the host nation, which may include some team sports such as basketball. In 2015, the Commonwealth Games Federation agreed large changes to the programme which increased the number of core sports, whilst removing a number of optionals, those removed are listed below. Recognised sports are sports which have been approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation but which are deemed to need expansion; host nations may not pick these sports for their programme until the Federation's requirements are fulfilled. Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Australia has been the highest