Editing Gold Coast, Queensland (section)

==Sport==
{{Main|Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland}}
[[File:Sunny Carrara Stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Carrara Stadium]], home of the [[Gold Coast Suns]] in the [[Australian Football League]]]]
The two most popular sports on the Gold Coast are [[Australian rules football]] and [[rugby league]],<ref>[https://goldcoastlifestyle.com.au/afl-or-nrl-which-is-more-popular-on-the-gold-coast/ AFL or NRL Which Is More Popular On The Gold Coast?] Gold Coast Lifestyle. Retrieved 15 November 2024.</ref> of which the city is represented by professional teams in two most popular national competitions:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team name
! Competition
! Sport
! Years
|-
| [[Gold Coast Titans]]
| [[National Rugby League]]
| [[Rugby league]] football
| 2007–present
|-
| [[Gold Coast Suns]]
| [[Australian Football League]]
| [[Australian rules football]]
| 2011–present
|}
[[File:Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre main entrance.jpg|thumb|[[Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre]]]]
[[Burleigh Bears]] [[rugby league]] football club play in the [[Queensland Cup]] and have won four premierships (in 1999, 2004, 2016 and 2019).{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Recreational activities on the Gold Coast include surfing, fishing, cycling, boating and golf. The Gold Coast area has numerous [[golf links]], including [[Hope Island, Queensland|Hope Island]], [[Sanctuary Cove]] and The Glades.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Sporting facilities include the [[Carrara Stadium]], Carrara Indoor Sport Centre, [[Nerang Velodrome]] and the Sports Super Centre. Some of these facilities are being superseded by newer and larger capacity facilities. Two examples of these are the [[Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre]] to play host to a Gold Coast Basketball team and [[Robina Stadium]] to host [[National Rugby League|NRL]] games.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Former [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] performer [[Nathan Jones (wrestler)|Nathan Jones]] comes from the Gold Coast, as do Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer [[Grant Hackett]], [[2011 US Open (tennis)|2011 US Open]] tennis champion [[Samantha Stosur]] and [[Sally Pearson]] (who received the keys to the city).{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

The Gold Coast has garnered a reputation as a "sporting graveyard", as many of the professional clubs that have represented the Gold Coast in national leagues since the 1980s experience generally poor on-field performances, consistently struggle to support themselves financially, and have generally folded within a decade of being founded; as of 2019 no Gold Coast-based team has won a premiership in a national professional club competition.<ref>[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/united-joins-gold-coast-sporting-graveyard-20120404-1wckb.html United joins Gold Coast sporting graveyard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105225633/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/united-joins-gold-coast-sporting-graveyard-20120404-1wckb.html |date=5 January 2017 }}. Brisbanetimes.com.au (4 April 2012). Retrieved on 5 May 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/another-club-gone-in-a-blaze-of--nothing-20120718-22ai5.html Another club gone, in a Blaze of ... nothing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124034418/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/another-club-gone-in-a-blaze-of--nothing-20120718-22ai5.html |date=24 January 2023 }}. Theage.com.au. Retrieved on 5 May 2015.</ref><ref>Barbieri, Paul. (31 December 2107) [http://www.sportal.com.au/afl/news/gold-coast-graveyard-where-sport-teams-go-to-die/1acvrttl9idfi1f2nc6enfrvpf Gold Coast Graveyard: Where sport teams go to die] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132953/http://www.sportal.com.au/afl/news/gold-coast-graveyard-where-sport-teams-go-to-die/1acvrttl9idfi1f2nc6enfrvpf |date=2 April 2015 }}. Sportal.com.au. Retrieved on 5 May 2015.</ref>

=== Commonwealth Games ===
{{Main|2018 Commonwealth Games}}

[[File:2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.jpeg|thumb|[[2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony|Opening ceremony]] of the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the [[Carrara Stadium]]]]
The Gold Coast hosted the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], an international [[multi-sport event]] for members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], held between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the [[Commonwealth Games]] and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved [[gender equality]] by having an equal number of events for male and female athletes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-13/commonwealth-games-more-relevant-than-ever/9644954|title=This Commonwealth Games will be remembered as a year of 'firsts', on and off the field|date=13 April 2018|work=ABC News|access-date=2018-04-17|language=en-AU|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226161841/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-13/commonwealth-games-more-relevant-than-ever/9644954|url-status=live}}</ref> More than 4,400 athletes, including 300 para-athletes, from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/gold-coast-2018-commonwealth-games-come-end|title=Up to 300 Para athletes participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games|date=16 April 2018|website=International Paralympic Committee (IPC)|access-date=18 February 2020|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226161845/https://www.paralympic.org/news/gold-coast-2018-commonwealth-games-come-end|url-status=live}}</ref>

The venues such as [[Carrara Stadium]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/carrara-stadium|title=Carrara Stadium {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101100/https://gc2018.com/venue/carrara-stadium|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gc2018.com/venue/carrara-sports-and-leisure-centre|title=Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512084554/https://gc2018.com/venue/carrara-sports-and-leisure-centre|archive-date=12 May 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Carrara Indoor Stadium|Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium]], [[Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/gold-coast-convention-and-exhibition-centre|title=Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100952/https://gc2018.com/venue/gold-coast-convention-and-exhibition-centre|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Broadbeach Bowls Club]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/broadbeach-bowls-club|title=Broadbeach Bowls Club {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101015/https://gc2018.com/venue/broadbeach-bowls-club|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Nerang National Park|Nerang Mountain Bike Trails]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gc2018.com/venue/nerang-mountain-bike-trails|title=Nerang Mountain Bike Trails {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512081322/https://gc2018.com/venue/nerang-mountain-bike-trails|archive-date=12 May 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Coomera Indoor Sports Centre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/coomera-indoor-sports-centre|title=Coomera Indoor Sports Centre {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101024/https://gc2018.com/venue/coomera-indoor-sports-centre|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Oxenford Studios]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/oxenford-studios|title=Oxenford Studios {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101004/https://gc2018.com/venue/oxenford-studios|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Gold Coast Hockey Centre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/gold-coast-hockey-centre|title=Gold Coast Hockey Centre {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101034/https://gc2018.com/venue/gold-coast-hockey-centre|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Southport Broadwater Parklands]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/southport-broadwater-parklands|title=Southport Broadwater Parklands {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101017/https://gc2018.com/venue/southport-broadwater-parklands|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Gold Coast Aquatic Centre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/optus-aquatic-centre|title=Optus Aquatic Centre {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100958/https://gc2018.com/venue/optus-aquatic-centre|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Robina Stadium]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/robina-stadium|title=Robina Stadium {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101040/https://gc2018.com/venue/robina-stadium|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Currumbin, Queensland|Currumbin]] Beachfront,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gc2018.com/venue/cycling-road|title=Currumbin Beachfront {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512080446/https://gc2018.com/venue/cycling-road|archive-date=12 May 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Coolangatta]] Beachfront<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/venue/coolangatta-beachfront|title=Coolangatta Beachfront {{!}} Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=Gold Coast 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127101043/https://gc2018.com/venue/coolangatta-beachfront|archive-date=27 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> were used for the Games.

=== Olympic and Paralympic Games ===
Gold Coast will be one of the three zones for the [[2032 Summer Olympics]] and [[2032 Summer Paralympics]] in Brisbane to use the venues as the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Gold Coast Zone will have seven venues, and will host nine Olympic and six Paralympic sports. The [[Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre]] will be used for the preliminary Volleyball along with Powerlifting and Sitting Volleyball during the Paralympics. [[Broadbeach, Queensland|Broadbeach Park Stadium]] will host Beach Volleyball for Olympics as well in the Football 5-a-side in the Paralympics. The [[Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre]] will be used for Judo and Wrestling in the Olympics and Boccia in the Paralympics. [[Southport Broadwater Parklands]] to be used for Triathlon and Marathon Swimming in the Olympics and will be used for Paratriathlon in the Paralympics. [[Coomera Indoor Sports Centre]] will host the Volleyball for the Olympics and will be used for Wheelchair Rugby in the Paralympics. The [[Robina Stadium]] will host the preliminary football matches. The [[Carrara Stadium]] could potentially host the Cricket matches if the IOC approves cricket in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Purohit |first1=Abhishek |date=10 August 2021 |title=Will cricket bat again at the Olympics? Know process for inclusion at LA28 |url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/cricket-olympics-los-angeles-2028-games-icc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018234152/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/cricket-olympics-los-angeles-2028-games-icc |archive-date=18 October 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref>

===Other events===
[[File:Lexmark indy champ car2 2006.jpg|thumb|[[Gold Coast Indy 300]]]]

The [[Gold Coast 500]] (formerly known as the Gold Coast 600 & [[Gold Coast Indy 300]]) is a car racing event held annually, usually in October. The [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit]] through the streets of [[Surfers Paradise]] and [[Main Beach, Queensland|Main Beach]]. The Gold Coast 500 typically is accompanied by a range of on and off track events such as the Indy Undie Ball, Miss Indy Competition and the King of Burleigh Hill [[Billy cart]] Race which take place in the week prior to and/or during the race weekend. Formerly an [[IndyCar]] event, [[Supercars Championship|V8 Supercars]] are now the headline attraction, using a shorter track route, as the circuit was limited following the construction of the [[G:link|Gold Coast Light Rail]] as the Light Rail line replaced the northbound traffic lanes on Surfers Paradise Boulevard which was previously used as the southern section of the street circuit.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Each June, Coolangatta hosts [[Cooly Rocks On]], a two-week 1950s and 1960s nostalgia festival with free entertainment and attractions, including [[hot rod]]s, restored cars and revival bands playing music of the era. Every July, more than 25,000 congregate on the Gold Coast from around the world to participate in the [[Gold Coast Marathon]]. It is also the largest annual community sporting event held on the Gold Coast. In 2015, it will be held on 4–5 July and the 37th Gold Coast Airport Marathon is set to motivate and challenge more than 25,000 people of all ages and abilities. The [[Gold Coast Airport Marathon]] will feature an event for all ages and abilities, including the full Gold Coast Airport Marathon, ASICS Half Marathon, [[Southern Cross University]] {{convert|10|km|mi}} Run, Suncorp Bank {{convert|5.7|km|mi}} Challenge, and Junior Dash over {{convert|4|and|2|km|mi}}.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In August [[Currumbin]] hosts the annual half distance Challenge Gold Coast triathlon, with the 1.9&nbsp;km swim taking place in the Currumbin River, the 90&nbsp;km bike going through the Currumbin and [[Tallebudgera Valley]]s in the Hinterland, and the 21.1&nbsp;km run going along the beach to Elephant Rock and [[Tugun, Queensland|Tugun]].<ref>[http://www.challenge-goldcoast.com.au/ The Event Crew – Home<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105040348/http://www.challenge-goldcoast.com.au/ |date=5 November 2014 }}</ref>

Late November to early December sees thousands of school leavers across the country descend on the Gold Coast for [[Schoolies week]], a two-week period of celebration and parties throughout Surfers Paradise, hosted by the [[City of Gold Coast]]. The event is often criticised nationally and locally for its portrayal of drinking and acts of violence, however every effort by the [[Queensland Police Service]] and State Government to ensure all school leavers have a good time are put into place, including locals volunteering by walking the streets and keeping an eye out for those in need of assistance.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Early each year the Gold Coast hosts one leg of the [[ASP World Tour]] of surfing, where some of the world's best surfers compete in the [[Quiksilver Pro]] at Coolangatta.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

[[The Arts Centre Gold Coast]] located in Evandale, features a fine art gallery featuring local and international works from painting to sculpture and new media. In addition, there is a theatre for live productions including musicals as well two arts cinemas showing foreign and independent films from Australia and abroad.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

[[Chinatown, Gold Coast]], located in Southport, hosts the annual citywide Lunar New Year festival as well as regular monthly events.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}