Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: Curtain raises on games with spectacular ceremony
Gold Coast, April 4 (NsNewsWire) — Curtain raises on Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with spectacular ceremony.
Over 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories will compete for 275 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, which begin on Wednesday.
There will be the same number of men’s and women’s medal events for the first time at a major multi-sport event.
Gold Coast 2018 also includes the largest ever programme of disability sport at a Commonwealth Games, adds BBC.
More than 2.4 billion people – nearly a third of the world – will be represented over 12 days in Australia.
Swimmer Adam Peaty, gymnast Max Whitlock,triathlete Alistair Brownlee and heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson are among England’s high-profile attendees.
Scotland’s team includes athlete Eilidh Doyle,cyclist Katie Archibald and swimmers Hannah Miley and Ross Murdoch.
Wales, who include 11-year-old table tennis player Anna Hursey in their squad, will be captained by triathlete Non Stanford, whileswimmer Jazz Carlin leads the team at the opening ceremony.