Where will the Commonwealth Games be held in 2018?

Gold Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games/Location

What was the name of 2018 Commonwealth Games?

Gold Coast 2018
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.

When do the Commonwealth Games start in 2018?

Commonwealth Games 2018 schedule. The opening ceremony for the 2018 Commonwealth Games will take place on Wednesday, April 4, with no competitions being held that day. The competitions will run from April 5 to Sunday, April 15.

When is the closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games?

The opening ceremony for the 2018 Commonwealth Games will take place on Wednesday, April 4, with no competitions being held that day. The competitions will run from April 5 to Sunday, April 15. The final day on April 15 will see several gold medal events and the closing ceremony for the games.

Where are the Commonwealth Games being held in Australia?

In short, a lot of excitement! And this will take place across 18 sports and 7 para-sports. More than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 nations and territories will all gather on the Gold Coast for the Games. They will kick off with an impressive Opening Ceremony held at the Gold Coast’s Carrara Stadium on 4 April.

Where was the Commonwealth Games held in 2011?

The host city Gold Coast was announced at the CGF General Assembly in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, on 11 November 2011.[6] Gold Coast became the seventh Oceanian city and the first regional city to host the Commonwealth Games. These were the eighth games to be held in Oceaniaand the Southern Hemisphere.

When do the Commonwealth Games start on the Gold Coast?

On 4 April 2018, over 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories will converge on the Gold Coast for an 11 day sporting and cultural event.

Which is the host city for the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

On 3 June 2009, Gold Coast City was confirmed as Australia’s exclusive bidder vying for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. “Should a bid proceed, Gold Coast City will have the exclusive Australian rights to bid as host city for 2018,” Bligh stated.

Where did England finish in the Commonwealth Games?

England and India finished second and third respectively. Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, British Virgin Islands and Dominica each won their first Commonwealth Games medals. On 22 August 2008, the Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, officially launched Gold Coast City’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018.

Who are the athletes in the Commonwealth Games 2018?

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.