Australia won the inaugural women's rugby sevens Olympic gold in Rio, and hope to continue their winning run when they play on the Gold Coast next April. The men's rugby sevens gold medal match will close out the event competition, in a schedule that will see a total of events contested across 11 days. One year to go celebrations were rounded out with a festival of sport, music and art on the Surfers Paradise beachfront. With interactive sport displays and live music, the acceptance and excitement of the Commonwealth Games coming to the Gold Coast was really able to be felt among the locals.
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 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, spectators. 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, boxing and 3, table tennis. The Southport Broadwater Parklands will host the finals of both the Basketball and Netball competitions as well as the Swimming and Marathon events. Gold Coast Football Stadium will play host to the Rugby 7s competition and will require an upgrade to meet International Rugby Board standards.
Both the road race and time trial events will start and finish within this area. Track Cycling is proposed to be held at the Sleeman Sports Complex where a new indoor cycling velodrome Queensland State Velodrome will be built. The Velodrome will seat 4, spectators in Games mode and will remain as a permanent legacy with reduced seating capacity for the sport of cycling post the Games.
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Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus news via our live blog. Western Sydney should make a bid to host the Commonwealth Games because it would fast-track critical transport infrastructure and affordable housing in the region, New South Wales Opposition Leader Luke Foley says.
His comments come as the chief executive of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association, Craig Phillips, wrote last week to the states seeking expressions of interest to host the or Games. Mr Foley said a successful bid by western Sydney to host the sporting competition would offer a "pressing deadline" for the delivery of transport infrastructure and new affordable housing in the region.
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