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Venues Of The 2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games venues were mostly located in the host city of Gold Coast, though some other events require facilities located elsewhere. Sporting venues The Gold Coast 2018 was hosted across 18 venues located on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns. Sporting venues were well ahead available of Gold Coast 2018 ensuring that they were used and tested before the Games. Central Gold Coast City North Gold Coast City South Gold Coast City Outside Gold Coast City File:Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland 01.jpg, Carrara Stadium File:Gold coast convention and exhibition centre.jpg, Gold coast convention and exhibition centre File:Gold Coast Hockey Centre.jpg, Gold Coast Hockey Centre File:Western Grandstand of Robina Stadium.jpg, Robina Stadium File:Anna Meares Velodrome, Brisbane, Queensland 11.jpg, Anna Meares Velodrome File:Cairns Convention Centre.jpg, Cairns Convention Centre Costs The Australian and Queensland Governments and the City o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport had an equal number of events for male and female athletes. 4,426 athletes including 300 para-athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event. The Gambia, which withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Games Federation in 2013, was readmitted on 31 March 2018 and participated in the event. With 275 sets of medals, the games featured 18 Commonwealth sports, including beach volleyball, para triathlon and women's rugby sevens. These sporting events took place at 14 venues in the host city, two venues in Brisbane and one venue each in Cairns and Townsville. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast Convention And Exhibition Centre
The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) is located on the Gold Coast Highway in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. The venue was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of A$167 million and is linked by a covered walkway to The Star Gold Coast. Managed by the Star Entertainment Group, the Centre caters for 10 to 6,000 people.Gold Coast Australia"Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre" Retrieved 21 December 2010. Situated in Broadbeach, the GCCEC is within walking distance to tourism hotspots, five-star accommodation, shopping facilities and public transport. Expansion The centre was expanded at a cost of $40 million in early 2009. The makeover was funded by the Queensland Government, adding two extra exhibition halls, a registration office, three meeting rooms and three new kitchens and an extra 3,000 square metres of floor space in total. The Queensland Government commenced construction proceedings as a result of the increasing demand on the Gold Coast for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5th to 14th. A total of 16 events are scheduled to be held, 10 for men and six for women. Additional women's events were added by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to get to a gender equal number of events overall for men and women. Medal table ;Key Host nation (Australia) Medallists Men Women Participating nations There are 48 participating nations in boxing with a total of 217 athletes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Results Book – Boxing {{Sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ... 2018 Commonweal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxenford Studios
Village Roadshow Studios are a set of film studios located in Oxenford, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The studios are owned by Village Roadshow and consist of nine sound stages as well as a range of other production facilities. The studio commenced in June 1991 and is one of three film studios in Australia, the others being Fox Studios in Sydney and Docklands Studios Melbourne. The studios have been home to many feature films, telemovies, TV series and miniseries. Some feature film productions include ''Aquaman'', '' San Andreas'', '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', ''Scooby-Doo'', '' House of Wax'', ''Ghost Ship'', and '' Thor: Ragnarok''. TV productions have included H2O: Just Add Water,'' Terra Nova'', '' BeastMaster'' and the ''Lost World'' series. History Village Roadshow Studios opened in 1986 and was commissioned by Dino De Laurentiis for De Laurentiis Entertainment Limited (DEL). Village Roadshow purchased DEL and took over the facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2018 Commonwealth Games ...
The diving competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Queensland was held from 10 to 14 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. A total of ten events was contested (five for men and five for women). Schedule Medal summary Medal table Men Women Participating nations There were 11 participating nations in diving with a total of 69 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Results Book – Diving {{Sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Diving Commonwealth Games 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in the Gold Coast, Australia from 5 to 10 April. A total of 50 events were scheduled. Of the 50, 38 were for able-bodied athletes (19 per gender). The remaining 12 were for para sport athletes (six per gender). Schedule Medal table Medallists Men's events : Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Women's events Para events Men's Women's Records Broken Records in Swimming Participating nations There are 47 participating nations in swimming with a total of 363 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Results Book – Swimming {{Sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (also known as the Optus Aquatic Centre for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games) is a public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It was the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. History The ''Gold Coast Aquatic Centre'' opened in the 1960s as the ''Southport Pool''. The complex was renamed to the ''Gold Coast Aquatic Centre'' in the late 2000s. In 2018, the Gold Coast hosted the Commonwealth Games. The ''Gold Coast Aquatic Centre'' was the swimming and diving facility for the event. Approximately $40 million was spent on redeveloping the complex. The redevelopment included the construction of an additional 10-lane competition pool, additional change rooms and new meeting rooms. Although the expansion was expected to be completed by 2017, the construction was brought forward to allow the venue to host the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 2014. Work began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 5 to 14 April. The hockey competition was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre. This is the sixth time that the hockey competition was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the hockey competitions: Qualification A total of ten men's and women's team qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36 athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017, qualified for the games. Men's qualification Women's qualification Men's competition The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage. Group stage Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast Hockey Centre
Gold Coast Hockey Centre is a hockey stadium in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The venue was renovated to host the men's and women's hockey event of the 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet .... It was redeveloped for $16.5 million and was completed in June 2017. It is located at Keith Hunt Park in Labrador and is home to the Gold Coast Hockey Association and the Labrador Hockey Club. References External links Official site{{2018 Commonwealth Games venues Field hockey venues in Australia 2018 Commonwealth Games venues Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sports venues on the Gold Coast, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, were held from April 5 to 9, 2018 (artistic) and 11 to 13 (rhythmic) at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. A total of 14 artistic gymnastics events were held (eight for men and six for women), along with six rhythmic gymnastics events. Schedule Medal table Medal summary Artistic Men's events Women's events Rhythmic Participating nations Artistic There are 21 participating nations in the artistic gymnastics competitions with a total of 98 athletes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rhythmic There are 13 participating nations in the rhythmic gymnastics competitions with a total of 26 athletes. Nigeria and Sri Lanka made their Commonwealth Games debut in the sport. * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also *Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 16 October at the America Pavilion in Buenos Aires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Coomera Indoor Sports Centre is an Australian entertainment and sporting arena which was built on the Gold Coast, Queensland. History and construction On 12 November 2011, it was announced that the Gold Coast would host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Gold Coast bid included an indoor facility in Coomera that would hold a capacity of 2500 people and would host the Wrestling event. The bid also included the creation of the 7500-seat arena to be built in Southport. On 13 June 2014, the 2018 Commonwealth Games masterplan was finalised and the release revealed a new 7500-seat indoor arena to be built in Coomera. The arena will measure 10,000 square-metres and construction will be complete in 2016. The venue will be used for Volleyball in the 2032 Summer Olympics and Wheelchair Rugby for the 2032 Summer Paralympics. Sporting events The arena hosted the netball and gymnastics events during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. See also * Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland * Venues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Currumbin Beachfront (road), Nerang National Park (mountain biking), both of which are located in the Gold Coast and Anna Meares Velodrome (track, located in Brisbane) from 5 to 14 April. A total of 26 events were held: 4 in road cycling, 2 in mountain biking and 20 in track cycling (including four events in para-track cycling). The 26 events were evenly split between men and women. This was done after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) added more women's events in October 2016, to make the games a gender-equal games in terms of overall medal events. Schedule Medal summary Medal table Road cycling Track cycling Men Women Para-track cycling Mountain biking Records Participating nations Multiple athletes took part in more than one discipline. For example, all of Canada's road athletes also competed in the track events. Road There are 34 participating nations in road cycling with a total of 167 athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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