Editing Gold Coast, Queensland (section)

=== 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.