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2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

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

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and

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. 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

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Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium (also known as People First Stadium under naming rights) is a stadium on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara, Queensland, Carrara. The stadium is primarily used for A ...

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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. It is linked by a covered walkway to The ...

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Gold Coast Hockey Centre Gold Coast Hockey Centre is a hockey stadium in Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The venue was renovated to host the Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament, men's and Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth ...

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Anna Meares Velodrome The Sleeman Sports Complex, formerly and still commonly known as the Sleeman Centre, is a sporting and entertainment complex in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Located on Old Cleveland Road in the suburb of Chandler, the facility is east ...

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Costs

The Australian and Queensland Governments and the City of Gold Coast invested A$320 million to deliver new and upgraded venues. The cost invested on building new venues are below: The cost invested on upgrading the venues are below:

Athlete’s 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

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, Gold Coast and was built at a cost of A$550 million. 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

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. 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. Australian telecommunications company

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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. Optus also provided free Wifi services in the village.

References

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