Venues of the 2018 Commonwealth Games explained

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

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Broadbeach Bowls ClubLawn bowling2,500[1]
Carrara StadiumAthletics, Ceremonies (opening/closing)40,000[2]
Carrara Sports and Leisure CentreBadminton, Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Wrestling5,000
[3]
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition CentreBasketball (finals), Netball (preliminaries)5,000[4]
Nerang Mountain Bike TrailsCycling (mountain biking)2,000[5]

North Gold Coast City

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Coomera Indoor Sports CentreGymnastics, Netball (finals)7,500[6]
Gold Coast Hockey CentreHockey5,000[7]
Gold Coast Aquatic CentreAquatics (swimming, diving)10,000/2,500[8]
Oxenford StudiosBoxing, Table Tennis, Squash2,500/2,750/3,000[9]
Southport Broadwater ParklandsAthletics (marathon, racewalking), Triathlon2,500[10]

South Gold Coast City

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Currumbin BeachfrontCycling (road)N/A[11]
Coolangatta BeachfrontBeach Volleyball4,000[12]
Robina StadiumRugby sevens27,500[13]

Outside Gold Coast City

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Anna Meares VelodromeCycling (track)4,000[14]
Belmont Shooting CentreShooting3,000[15]
Cairns Convention CentreBasketball (preliminaries)5,000[16]
Townsville Entertainment and Convention CentreBasketball (preliminaries)5,000[17]

Costs

The Australian and Queensland Governments and the City of Gold Coast invested A$320 million to deliver new and upgraded venues.[18]

The cost invested on building new venues are below:

VenueCost
Coomera Indoor Sports CentreA$40 million
Carrara Sports and Leisure CentreA$105 million
Anna Meares VelodromeA$60 million
Oxenford StudiosA$15.5 million (Queensland Government A$11.1 million)
The cost invested on upgrading the venues are below:
VenueCost
Carrara StadiumA$6 million
Carrara Indoor StadiumA$8 million
Gold Coast Aquatic CentreA$41 million
Gold Coast Hockey CentreA$16 million
Broadbeach Bowls ClubA$4 million
Nerang Mountain Bike TrailsA$3 million
Belmont Shooting CentreA$19 million

Athlete’s Village

See main article: 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village. The Athletes Village was officially opened from 25 March 2018 and provided accommodation and services to 6,600 athletes and officials in 1252 permanent dwellings. It was located in Southport, Gold Coast and was built at a cost of A$550 million.[19] There were 1170 one and two-bedroom apartments and 82 three-bedroom townhouses. The village had three zones - International, Residential and Operational. The residential zone accommodated athletes and officials and also offered recreation, gym and medical facilities. The equipment in the gym was sponsored by Technogym.[20] Adjoining the gym was the Athlete Recovery Area. The International Zone consisted of retail services, shops and the main dining hall. The Festival 2018 events were also held in the International Zone. The Dining hall served over 18,000 meals per day to the athletes during the Games.[21] Australian telecommunications company Optus opened a store in the International zone named "Yes Optus Store" which provided free calling services to the athletes and officials and other services such as phone charging and watching events of the Games in televisions.[22] Optus also provided free Wifi services in the village.[23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Broadbeach Bowls Club Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  2. Web site: Carrara Stadium Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  3. Web site: Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. 2020-01-27.
  4. Web site: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  5. Web site: Nerang Mountain Bike Trails. Gold Coast 2018. 2020-01-27.
  6. Web site: Coomera Indoor Sports Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  7. Web site: Gold Coast Hockey Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  8. Web site: Optus Aquatic Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  9. Web site: Oxenford Studios Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  10. Web site: Southport Broadwater Parklands Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  11. Web site: Currumbin Beachfront Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 2020-01-27.
  12. Web site: Coolangatta Beachfront Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  13. Web site: Robina Stadium Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  14. Web site: Anna Meares Velodrome Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  15. Web site: Belmont Shooting Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  16. Web site: Cairns Convention Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  17. Web site: Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  18. Web site: GC2018 venues and Parklands redevelopment (Commonwealth Games Athletes Village) workforce. Post Games Report Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. CGF. 35. 2020-01-30.
  19. Web site: GC2018 venues and Parklands redevelopment (Commonwealth Games Athletes Village) workforce. Post Games Report Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. CGF. 35. 2020-01-30.
  20. Web site: Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games appoints Technogym as Official Fitness Equipment Supplier. 2018-04-05. Technogym - gym equipment and fitness solutions for home and business. 2020-02-29.
  21. Web site: Inside the Commonwealth Games Village Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 2018-04-18.
  22. Web site: Optus shows off the 'Yes Optus store' at the 2018 Commonwealth Games athletes village. Tyson. Daniel. 2018-03-19. Ausdroid. en-AU. 2020-03-08.
  23. Web site: Optus to connect our athletes around the world at the Commonwealth Games. www.optus.com.au. 2020-03-08.