HAT301: Event Brief Analysis of the 2018 Commonwealth Games

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, held in Gold Coast, Australia. It begins with an introduction, detailing the event's significance as a sex-equal sporting event with participation from numerous Commonwealth nations and para-athletes. The report then explores the event's categorization, including its sports focus, location, size, and revenue streams. The analysis covers the substantial investments made in infrastructure and the economic impact, including tourism and hospitality sector boosts. It examines key stakeholders involved, such as the Commonwealth Games Federation, athletes, and the media. The report concludes by summarizing the positive impacts on the economy and community. The report references several academic sources to support its findings.

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Introduction
The commonwealth games, normally called as XXI commonwealth games, took place in
Gold Coast, Queensland Australia, from 4th April to 15th April 2018. This was the fifth occasion
Australia was holding the commonwealth tournaments and was the first occasions when a

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significant event like that one achieved sex equality through accommodating an equivalent
number of females and male sportspersons.
The sports event was attended by more than 4,000 athletes counting 250 para-athletes
from at least 70 commonwealth games association contributed in the affair. The Gambia
withdrew its membership from the commonwealth but was readmitted back in 2013 took part in
the event. The commonwealth games set aside 175 sets of medals (Keech, 2018, p. 361). The
games featured some of the commonly known games, including beach volleyball, women’s
rugby sevens. The events took place in 18 venues in the host city; two of these venues took place
in Brisbane and others in Caims and Townsville, among others (Speight, Cole, Moore, & Pierce,
2018, p. 122). The sporting venues were well prepared in that they were well tested before the
games. The Australian Queens government and the city of Gold Coast invested A4 320 million
and official supporters and infrastructure of the Games meant to deliver new and upgraded
venues. The sports on the gold coast 2018 cost the US $ 1.5 billion (Baviskar, 2014, p. 143). This
is exclusive of the broader costs for the urban and transport infrastructure, which cost more than
the sport-related expenses. The delivery of games cost A $ 1.5 billion, construction of the venues
A $ A $ 657 million, security A $ 580 million, Queens Batton relay A $ 5.6 million, and
upgrading transport infrastructure A $ 2.5 billion. More than 15, 000 volunteers were employed
for the sporting event. Hard Yakka was the formal supplier of uniforms during the event
(Mosadeghi, Barr, & Moller, 2020, p. 152).

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Associated Benefits Related To the 2018 Commonwealth Games
The commonwealth games celebrate this commonality after four years. The
commonwealth sports movement is an extension of the games.by the power of the
commonwealth tournaments, and there was an incessant appointment with communities in
between the game years which embrace and celebrate diversity while endorsing sports for
growth (Powell, 2019, p. 45).
The games also built diplomatic, maintainable, and affluent societies globally by
stimulating the contestants to drive the influence and determination of all commonwealth
residents via sport (McPherson, O’Donnell, McGillivray, & Misener, 2014, p. 165).
The commonwealth games led to an improvement in infrastructure in the Gold Coast.
The upgrades done on the venues and construction of the new venues led to enhanced trade. The
construction created employment for the Australians who were doing the construction in the
venues (Carlini & O’Neil, 2019, p. 286).
The commonwealth games also boosted the tourism and hospitality sector. There have
been more hotels that were constructed during the commonwealth (Powell & McCathy, 2019, p.
155). The number of tourists increased in 2017 on the Gold Coast. Many visitors visited the
country to attend the games (Vette & Andersson, 2019, p. 254). The increase in tourism
increased the number of hotels, and this also led to an increase in visitor expenditure. There was
also an increased utilization of venue through greater sports and attraction to businesses due to
the increased number of visitors (Mosadeghi, Barr, & Moller, 2020, p. 165).

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Stakeholders
On the onset of the commonwealth games in Gold Coast Australia, much focus was done
on the host city (Thomson & Jones, 2017, p. 23). After several years of testing, the organizing
committee was tested. The attitudes and enthusiasm of the local communities and public
specialists considerably affected the more extensive impression of the occasion. The
Commonwealth Games Federation, as the stakeholder, watched out for procedures, yet at that
point had restricted influence to intercede (Mosadeghi, Barr, & Moller, 2020, p. 189).
Competitors and groups chose by Commonwealth Games Associations were in the nation or in
the blink of an eye to show up. Selection methods, settlement, preparing offices, and rivalry
plans were completely organized. Travelers arranged their excursions, even though there was a
probability that, in any case, there were people purchasing tickets at the last minute. The media
crowd anticipated, prepared to watch and read their screens. Support crusades were in progress
(Mosadeghi, Barr, & Moller, 2020, p. 243).
Conclusion
The commonwealth games Gold Coast 2018 were held in Australia in several cities. The
cities received funding from several sources to improve the infrastructure and the venues. These
events impacted on the economy of Australia both directly and indirectly. There was enhanced
improvement in the tourist sector and businesses were highly boosted. The games event leads to
peaceful coexistence between various communities.

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