Venues of the 2018 Commonwealth Games
.jpg)
2018 Commonwealth Games |
|---|
|
The 2018 Commonwealth Games venues are mostly located in the host city of Gold Coast, though some other events require facilities located elsewhere.
One of the key technical aspects of Gold Coast City's successful bid was the fact that the city 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 and are broadly grouped into three areas; Central Gold Coast City, North Gold Coast City and South Gold Coast City. The only sports that will be held outside of Gold Coast City will be track cycling, shooting and the preliminary rounds of Basketball which will be held in Brisbane and Cairns/Townsville respectively.[1]
Venues
%2C_Gold_Coast.jpg)
Main Stadium
Carrara Stadium, located in the suburb of Carrara, will be the main venue for Athletics, the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.
Central Gold Coast City
The Gold Coast City Convention and Exhibition Centre, located in the suburb of Broadbeach, will host Netball. The Broadbeach Bowls Club will play host to the Bowls competition. Carrara Stadium will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the games while also hosting the Athletics events. A new indoor sports venue called the Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre (replacing the existing Carrara Indoor Stadium) will be constructed close to the athletics warm up track.
The Hinze Dam, located in the suburb of Advancetown, will be the location for the Mountain Bike competition. A new course will be constructed to meet international competition requirements and temporary spectator seating for 2,000 spectators.
North Gold Coast City
A new indoor facility in the suburb of Coomera will be built to host the sport of Wrestling. The existing sound stages of the Village Roadshow complex in the suburb of Oxenford will play host to the sports of Boxing and Table Tennis. During Games mode the venue will be enhanced to provide for the International Sporting Federation technical venue requirements and provide spectator seating of 3,000 (boxing) and 3,200 (table tennis). The Runaway Bay Indoor Sports Centre will be upgraded to host both the Squash and Weightlifting events.
The Gold Coast Hockey Centre will play host to the men's and women's Hockey events during the games. The Southport Broadwater Parklands will host the finals of both the Basketball and Netball competitions as well as the Swimming and Marathon events.
South Gold Coast City
Robina Stadium will play host to the Rugby 7s competition and will require an upgrade to meet World Rugby standards. The Elanora/Currumbin Valley area will host the road racing elements of the cycling programme. Both the road race and time trial events will start and finish within this area. Queen Elizabeth Park in Coolangatta will host the beach volleyball event.
Outside venues
Brisbane
Brisbane, along with the Gold Coast, forms part of the South East Queensland conurbation. Track Cycling is proposed to be held at the Sleeman Sports Complex in the suburb of Chandler, where a new indoor cycling velodrome (Queensland State Velodrome) will be built. The Velodrome will seat 4,000 spectators in Games mode and will remain as a permanent legacy with reduced seating capacity for the sport of cycling post the Games. The Shooting disciplines are proposed to be held at the Belmont Shooting Centre; this will incorporate clay target, pistol, small and full bore disciplines.
North Queensland
In Tropical North Queensland, the Cairns Convention Centre and Townsville Entertainment Centre will play host to the preliminary rounds of both the men's and women's basketball competitions.