Location | Coomera, Queensland, Australia |
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Capacity | 7,500 |
Construction | |
Built | 2014-2016 |
Opened | 2016 |
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2018 Commonwealth Games |
Coomera Indoor Sports Centre is an Australian entertainment and sporting arena which was built on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
On 12 November 2011, it was announced that the Gold Coast would host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Gold Coast bid included an indoor facility in Coomera that would hold a capacity of 2500 people and would host the Wrestling event. The bid also included the creation of the 7500-seat arena to be built in Southport. On 13 June 2014, the 2018 Commonwealth Games masterplan was finalised and the release revealed a new 7500-seat indoor arena to be built in Coomera. [1] The arena will measure 10,000 square-metres and construction will be complete in 2016. [2] The venue will be used for Volleyball in the 2032 Summer Olympics and Wheelchair Rugby for the 2032 Summer Paralympics.[ citation needed ]
The arena hosted the netball and gymnastics events during the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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