PROJECT OVERVIEW Leading up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Sunshine Coast hosted 500 visitors from nine countries training for Commonwealth glory in 16 different sports - making it the non-Games destination with the largest range and number of pre-Games visiting athletes and officials. Securing visitation of this level was the result of lead in work starting four years out from the Games. Sunshine Coast Council worked with local stakeholders such as the Sports Federation and the University of the Sunshine Coast to compile a prospectus, showcasing our region’s outstanding natural and built sporting assets. The region was then pitched to sporting bodies from a number of Commonwealth countries. By attracting Commonwealth countries for pre-Games training camps, Sunshine Coast planned to leverage the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (the Games), by: • growing the region’s reputation as a training destination for high-performance sports • strengthening community engagement, and • generating new economic opportunities for local businesses.
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