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Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Issue date: 20 March 2018

Overview

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018), which will take place from 4 to 15 April 2018, will be the fifth occasion Australia has played host to the “Friendly Games”. The first Australian Games was in Sydney in 1938, followed by Perth in 1962, Brisbane in 1982 and Melbourne in 2006.

The very first Commonwealth Games (then known as the British Empire Games) was held in Canada in 1930. Since then the Games have been held every four years, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 during World War II. The Games have grown from an event featuring 11 countries and 400 athletes to a modern sporting spectacular that includes 70 nations and territories and more than 6,600 athletes and team officials.

The number of sports has grown over the years, too. The first Games included six sports; in 2018 there will be 18 sports and seven para-sports contested. Sports include Aquatics (Diving and Swimming), Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Cycling (Mountain Bike, Road and Track), Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic), Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby Sevens, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Triathlon, Weightlifting and Wrestling. Para-sports include Athletics, Swimming, Lawn Bowls, Powerlifting, Track Cycling, Table Tennis and Triathlon. GC2018 will set a new Commonwealth Games record by hosting up to 300 para-athletes and 38 medal events across these seven sports. This represents 45 per cent more athletes and 73 per cent more medals than the previous para-sport competition at the last Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.

At the GC2018, for the first time in the history of a major multi-sport games, there will be an equal number of medal events for men and women. GC2018 will be staged across 17 world-class sporting venues across the Gold Coast and event cities Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville.

Products released in this issue

First day cover (gummed)
Sheetlet pack
Minisheet
Maxicard
Medallion cover
Postal numismatic cover
Souvenir cover (with magnet)
Postcards

Technical specifications

Issue date	20 March 2015
Withdrawal date	30 September 2015
Denomination	4 x 70c se-tenant
Stamp design	John White, Australia Post Design Studio
Product design	John White, Australia Post Design Studio
Printer	McKellar Renown
Paper - gummed	Tullis Russell
Paper - self-adhesive	C100
Paper - rolls	B90
Printing process	Lithography
Stamp size	26mm x 37.5mm
Perforations	14.60 x 13.86
Sheet layout	Module of 50
FDI postmark	Victor Harbour, SA 5211
FDI withdrawal date	18 April 2015