2018 Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event in Gold Coast, Australia
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Summary
2018 Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of multi sport event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,347 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Queensland[3]
- Country: Australia[4]
- Instance of: edition of the Commonwealth Games[5]
- Follows: 2014 Commonwealth Games[6]
- Location: Gold Coast[7]
- Commons category: 2018 Commonwealth Games[8]
- Edition number: 21[9]
- Has part(s): badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[10], beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[11], hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[12], rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[13], athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[14], diving at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[15], swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[16], basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[17], boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[18], cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[19], gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[20], lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[21], netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[22], powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[23]
- Officially opened by: Charles III[24]
- Start time: April 4, 2018[25]
- End time: April 15, 2018[26]
- Point in time: 2018[27]
- Official website: http://www.gc2018.com/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:2018 Commonwealth Games[29]
- Number of participants: 4426[30]
- Sports season of league or competition: Commonwealth Games[31]
- Final event: 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony[32]
- Date of official closure: April 15, 2018[33]
Why It Matters
2018 Commonwealth Games has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]