Social and Cultural Impact of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, 2018

Social and cultural impact of
the Gold Coast
Commonwealth, 2018

The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games,2018
 The Commonwealth Games are conducted every fours years at different destinations. It creates wider social and cultural
impact within the country, the following slides will be discussing about the various impacts of the game and the
recommendations.
 The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games was a multilevel sport held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia between the 4 to
15 April, 20818.(gold coast 2018 2018).
 Almost 6,600 athletes, 300 Para-athletes and over 70 Commonwealth Games Association took part in the Gold Coast
Commonwealth, 2018.It provided an unique opportunity for participation into sports activities and creates motivation,
inspiration among the future generation for opting sports as a career option (gold coast 2018 2018).
 The events were held within the vicinity of Gold Coast, it took place in different cities of Brisbane, Carins and Town hill(gold
coast 2018 2018)
 Triathlon made its debut in the gold coast commonwealth of 2018(paralympic.Org 2019).

SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE GOLD
COAST COMMONWEALTH
GAMES,2018: Positive impacts
 The significant investment that was brought help in developing new infrastructure and
investment which in turn created new job opportunities for the people of Gold
Coast(the Guardian 2018).
 Businesses in Australia were increasing and the industrial sector boomed due to the
Gold Coast Commonwealth. This led business growth for the people of Gold
Coast(Pearce & Heers, 2019).
 The job market of Australia especially of Gold Coast had increased. According to data,
there are 67,000 job application for the post of sports coordinators, event coordinators
and village coordinators and for volunteers. (Gold Coast 2018 2018).
 A number of initiatives have been taken at the societal level. For example, the Gold
Coast 2018 Contact Program, which connect the school going children so that they
engage in artistic activities and learn to participate actively in the Commonwealth Gold
Coast 2018. Find the link below(Gold Coast 2018, 2018).
 https://gc2018.com/video/impact-games-future-and-legacy
 People at Gold Coast enjoyed more planned holidays and work from home during the
days of the events and the sell and production of various industries grew to a large
extent due to the influx of tourists. (Pearce & Heers, 2019)
 The impact of the Gold Coast commonwealth on the local residents of Queensland
gave a positive picture. Data shows that people living in that area “really like” the event
even though they find it little crowded during the sport event days (Cdn1-
teq.queensland.com, 2019).
 The Australian Basketball team won gold in the Gold Coast commonwealth which
brought national prestige and pride to the nation (Gold Coast 2018 2018).