Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre is a multi-purpose arena and sports facility located at

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in Australia, capable of seating 5,000 fans. The centre is located adjacent to the

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and forms part of the Gold Coast Sports Precinct. A section of the centre also serves as a sports administration and indoor training facility for the

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with the facility being called the Austworld Centre under a naming rights partnership, who play home matches and train outdoors at the adjacent

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and training oval. Constructed for use in the

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, Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre hosted

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and

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competitions. During the Games, it was called as Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. On 7 July 2018 the arena hosted a 2018 Suncorp Super Netball Round 10 match between

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and

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. In October 2020, the

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moved their training base to the Gold Coast Sports Precinct and will predominantly use the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre for their indoor training. The venue will be used for Judo and Wrestling for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Boccia for the

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