1 year to go: Gold Coast counts down to Commonwealth Games
7 years, 11 months ago

1 year to go: Gold Coast counts down to Commonwealth Games

Associated Press  

GOLD COAST, Australia — Just days after floods devastated nearby cities and towns, one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations is marking the one-year countdown to the Commonwealth Games. The quadrennial event may be shrouded in uncertainty after Durban was stripped of the hosting rights to the 2022 edition, but organizers on the Gold Coast are confident the estimated $1.8 billion investment in the games and infrastructure will help revitalize the country’s fastest-growing region. “I’m not just running for myself,” said Pearson, the 2012 Olympic 100-meter hurdles gold medalist, “I’m running for my whole city.” The sports program for the games was released Tuesday, exactly a year from the opening ceremony, with the marquee track and field events — the men’s and women’s 100 — set for April 9. “We want the Gold Coast to be a model event that can be showcased around the world.” Australia dominated the medal standings the last time it hosted the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006.

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ABC  

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Associated Press  

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