Venues of the 2018 Commonwealth Games - wikipedia Venues of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Main article : 2018 Commonwealth Games The concept image for Carrara Stadium and Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre. Carrara Stadium will host the Athletics events and both the Opening and Closing Ceremony while the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre will host badminton. Part of a series on 2018 Commonwealth Games Bids Venues Queen 's Baton Relay Opening ceremony ( Parade of Nations ) Participating nations Medal table Event calendar Closing ceremony CGF ACGA The 2018 Commonwealth Games venues are mostly located in the host city of Gold Coast, though some other events require facilities located elsewhere. One of the key technical aspects of Gold Coast City 's successful bid was the fact that the city already has 80 percent of the planned venues in place. The vast majority of venues are located within 20 - minutes driving time of the Athletes Village in Parkwood and are broadly grouped into three areas ; Central Gold Coast City, North Gold Coast City and South Gold Coast City. The only sports that will be held outside of Gold Coast City will be track cycling, shooting and the preliminary rounds of Basketball which will be held in Brisbane and Cairns / Townsville respectively. Contents 1 Venues 1.1 Main Stadium 1.2 Central Gold Coast City 1.3 North Gold Coast City 1.4 South Gold Coast City 1.5 Outside venues 1.5. 1 Brisbane 1.5. 2 North Queensland 2 See also 3 References Venues Venue Sports Gross capacity Type Carrara Stadium Athletics, Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony 40,000 Upgrade Robina Stadium Rugby 7s 27,500 Existing Gold Coast Aquatic Centre Swimming, Diving 10,000 / 2,500 Upgrade Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre Gymnastics, Netball ( finals ) 7,500 New Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Basketball ( finals ), Netball ( preliminaries ) 5,000 Existing Gold Coast Hockey Centre Hockey 5,000 Upgrade Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre Badminton, Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Wrestling 2,500 New Village Roadshow Studios Boxing, Table Tennis 2,500 / 2,750 Temporary Runaway Bay Sports Centre Squash 3,000 Temporary Broadbeach Bowls Club Lawn bowling 2,500 Upgrade Carrara Indoor Stadium Weightlifting 2,500 Upgrade Southport Broadwater Parklands Marathon, Racewalking, Triathlon 2,500 Temporary Elanora / Currumbin Valley Road cycling N / A Temporary Nerang National Park Mountain Biking 2,000 Upgrade Queen Elizabeth Park Beach Volleyball 4,000 Temporary Venues outside the Gold Coast Cairns Convention Centre Basketball ( preliminaries ) 5,000 Existing Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Basketball ( preliminaries ) 5,000 Existing Anna Meares Velodrome Track cycling 4,000 New Belmont, Queensland Shooting 3,000 Upgrade Gold coast city skyline. Main Stadium Carrara Stadium, located in the suburb of Carrara, will be the main venue for Athletics, the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony. Central Gold Coast City Gold Coast City Convention and Exhibition Centre will host the Netball as well as being the main media centre for the duration of the games. The Gold Coast City Convention and Exhibition Centre, located in the suburb of Broadbeach, will host Basketball and Netball. 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 Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre ( replacing the existing Carrara Indoor Stadium ) 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 2,000 spectators. North Gold Coast City A new indoor facility in the suburb of Coomera will be built to host Gymnastics and Netball. 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 3,000 ( boxing ) and 3,200 ( table tennis ). The Runaway Bay Indoor Sports Centre will be upgraded to host both the Squash and Weightlifting events. The Gold Coast Hockey Centre will play host to the men 's and women 's Hockey events during the games. The Southport Broadwater Parklands will host Swimming and Marathon events. South Gold Coast City Robina Stadium will play host to the Rugby 7s competition and will require an upgrade to meet World Rugby standards. The Elanora / Currumbin Valley area will host the road racing elements of the cycling programme. Both the road race and time trial events will start and finish within this area. Queen Elizabeth Park in Coolangatta will host the beach volleyball event. Outside venues Brisbane Anna Meares Velodrome, Brisbane Brisbane, along with the Gold Coast, forms part of the South East Queensland conurbation. Track Cycling is proposed to be held at the Sleeman Sports Complex in the suburb of Chandler, where a new indoor cycling velodrome ( Anna Meares Velodrome ) was built. The Velodrome will seat 4,000 spectators in Games mode and will remain as a permanent legacy with reduced seating capacity for the sport of cycling post the Games. The Shooting disciplines are proposed to be held at the Belmont Shooting Centre ; this will incorporate clay target, pistol, small and full bore disciplines. North Queensland In Tropical North Queensland, the Cairns Convention Centre and Townsville Entertainment Centre will play host to the preliminary rounds of both the men 's and women 's basketball competitions. See also Commonwealth Games portal Gold Coast portal Queensland portal Australia portal References ^ Jump up to : `` Sporting venues ''. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 26. Jump up ^ Coolangatta named as venue for Gold Coast Commonwealth Games beach volleyball venue Jump up ^ Exclusive : Beach volleyball to be played at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Venues_of_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games&oldid=800890372 '' Categories : 2018 Commonwealth Games venues Venues of the Commonwealth Games Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 September 2017, at 09 : 34. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the opening ceremony commonwealth games 2018
Answer: Carrara Stadium