What's playing at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games™

Queensland badminton champion 

Wesley Caulkutt

In 2018 6,600 athletes and team officials will come to the Gold Coast to take part in the Commonwealth Games (GC2018). As a proud sports loving nation, they will feel right at home with the city's great facilities, meaning maximum opportunity for great competition.

Sport Program

The (GC2018) sports program will include 18 sports and seven para-sports. The sports program reflects the Com

monwealth's 10 core sports and an additional eight optional sports. It has been carefully developed to provide a balance of sports, while considering potential athlete participation levels, spectator interest and international broadcast appeal.

The sports program has been developed in consultation with the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA), national and international sporting bodies and anticipated Commonwealth Games broadcasters. The sports program is being refined in consultation with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the International Sport Federations. Final program scheduling will balance the interests of athletes with those of spectators and international viewers.GC201

Sports

• Athletics,
• Aquatics (swimming and diving),
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Boxing,
• Cycling (track, mountain bike, road)
• Gymnastics
• Hockey,
• Lawn bowls,
• Netball
• Shooting (clay, target, full bore, pistol, small bore
• Squash
• Rugby sevens
• Table Tennis
• Triathlon
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

Para-Sports

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games para-sports program is integrated into the event. Seven sports will be contested at the Games making it the largest para-sport program in the history of the Commonwealth Games.
The four core para-sports nominated by the CGF and included in the sports program are: athletics, aquatics (swimming), lawn bowls and power lifting. The three additional para-sports approved by the CGF are Track-Cycling, Table Tennis and

PT1 Para-Triathlon.

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games para-sports program is integrated into the event. Seven sports will be contested at the Games making it the largest para-sport program in the history of the Commonwealth Games.

The four core para-sports nominated by the CGF and included in the sports program are: athletics, aquatics (swimming), lawn bowls and power lifting. The three additional para-sports approved by the CGF are Track-Cycling, Table Tennis and PT1 Para-Triathlon.