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2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event that will be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games is held between 4 to 15 April 2018.
One of the key aspects of Gold Coast's successful bid was the fact that the Gold Coast already has 80 percent of the planned venues in place. The vast majority of venues are located within 20-minutes driving time of the Athletes Village in Parkwood. The venues are broadly grouped into three areas; Central Gold Coast, North Gold Coast and South Gold Coast.
The only sports that will be held outside of the Gold Coast will be indoor cycling, shooting and the prelim rounds of Basketball which will be held in Brisbane and Cairns/Townsville respectively.
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Main 2018 Commonwealth Games Stadium
Carrara Stadium will be the main venue for Athletics, the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony. Carrara Stadium is located in the suburb of Carrara.
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Main stadium at Carrara, with a 40,000 capacity, to stage opening and closing ceremonies, and athletics. Fifteen of the 17 sports to be staged in Gold Coast, with track cycling and shooting in Brisbane and some preliminary basketball games in Cairns and Townsville. Gold Coast aquatic centre to be redeveloped, with a new new 50 metre swimming pool for competition and seating for 10,000 spectators.
Benefits to flow from the 2018 Commonwealth Games:
- A total economic windfall of $2 billion.
- A world-class squash complex.
- 60,000 interstate and 60,000 international visitors and 10,000 officials and athletes to attend the Games.
- More than $500 million to be invested in sport and transport infrastructure.
- Increasing the capacity of Metricon stadium from 25,000 to 40,000 seats.
- The creation of 30,000 full-time jobs between 2015 and 2020.
- A new Health and Knowledge precinct adjacent to the $1.76 billion Gold Coast University Hospital.
- A $40 million redevelopment of the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
- New badminton courts. New mountain bike facilities at Hinze Dam.
- Development of the Coomera Sports and Leisure Centre.
- Upgrades to the Broadbeach Bowls Club and Gold Coast Hockey Centre.
- Fast-tracking of the city's light rail system.
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