2018 Commonwealth Games

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The 2018 Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held on the Gold Coast, Australia, featuring athletes from nations and territories of the Commonwealth.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event
bidRunnerUp Hambantota
bidWinner Gold Coast
broadcastPartner Seven Network
closingCeremonyVenue Carrara Stadium
closingDate 2018-04-15
continent Oceania
country Australia
followedBy 2022 Commonwealth Games
hostCity Gold Coast
hostCityFirstTimeHostingCommonwealthGames yes
hostCityRegion Gold Coast metropolitan region
hostCountryFirstTimeForCity yes
hostCountryNumberOfTimesHostedCommonwealthGames 5
hostNation Australia
hostSelectionDate 2011-11-11
hostStateOrTerritory Queensland
includedParaSports yes
levelOfCompetition international
localOrganisingCommittee Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation
mainVenue Carrara Stadium
mascot Borobi
mascotSpecies koala
motto Share the Dream
notableFeature first Commonwealth Games to have an equal number of medal events for men and women
largest sporting event staged in Australia since the 2000 Summer Olympics
numberOfAthletes 6600
numberOfEvents 275
numberOfParticipatingNations 71
numberOfSports 18
officialName XXI Commonwealth Games
openingCeremonyVenue Carrara Stadium
openingDate 2018-04-04
organisingBody Commonwealth Games Federation
paraSportsIntegratedIntoProgram yes
precededBy 2014 Commonwealth Games
shortName Gold Coast 2018
sportsIncluded athletics
badminton
basketball
beach volleyball
boxing
cycling
gymnastics
hockey
lawn bowls
netball
rugby sevens
shooting
squash
swimming
table tennis
triathlon
weightlifting
wrestling
timePeriod 4–15 April 2018
torchRelayEndLocation Carrara Stadium
torchRelayName Queen’s Baton Relay
torchRelayStartLocation Buckingham Palace
typeOfParticipants athletes from Commonwealth of Nations members and territories

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