12 teams competed, the largest number ever in the event, with debuts for Namibia, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, the first Caribbean[1] nations to take part, and India, the first Asian team to take part in the event.

As such, this was the first occasion when all six regions of the Commonwealth Games Federation will be represented.

[3] England regained the title they won in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, individual gold medalist Alex Yee creating a twenty second lead over the run stage of the first leg, and Coldwell, Dickinson and a dominant Taylor-Brown never relinquishing it.

Non Stanford, building on the strong leg of Olivia Mathias, surged on the final run leg to give Wales its first Commonwealth triathlon medal, a silver 46 seconds behind the gold, with 2018 champions Australia profiting from a fast third leg from Matthew Hauser to hold on to the bronze medal a further three seconds back, but eight clear of fourth placed New Zealand.

[4][5][6] The number in brackets indicates individual rankings on their respective leg.