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Gold Coast, Australia 2018

The XXI (21st) Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast, Australia. It will be the fifth time the Commonwealth Games have been held in Australia, previously hosting in Sydney 1938, Perth 1962, Brisbane 1982 and Melbourne 2006.

Two cities put in bids to host the 2018 Games - the Gold Coast in Australia and the Sri Lankan city of Hambantota. The winner was announced in Nov 2011.

Sports

• From the 2014 Games onwards, hockey (men and women), netball (women) and rugby 7's (men) will be obligatory sports on the sports program.

Venues

There are 13 venues allocated for the Gold Coast Games - (Gold Coast 11) and Brisbane (2). See details.

Related Pages

• List of Commonwealth Games Host Cities