Day-by-day guide to must-see events
DAY 1 THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Cycling
B&Vi 1000m Time Trial, 4000m Team Pursuit, Team Sprint (Men) 7pm – 10pm
B&Vi Sprint, 4000m Team Pursuit, Team Sprint (Women) 7pm – 10pm
Gymnastics
Team Final: Artistic (Men) 5pm – 8.15pm
Swimming
200m Breaststroke S14, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle (Men) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
S7 50m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 400m Individual Medley, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (Women) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Triathlon
Women’s race 9.30am. Men’s race 1pm
Weightlifting
56kg (Men) 9.30am – noon
48kg (Women) 2pm – 4.30pm 62kg (Men) 6.30pm – 9pm
DO NOT MISS Swimming
Men’s 400m freestyle:
Olympic champion Mack Horton could kick things off in style for the Aussies with gold in this event. He will have to hold off teammates Jack McLoughlin and David McKeon as well as England’s James Guy.
Triathlon
Women’s final:
Gold Coast product Ashleigh Gentle could get Australia off to a winning start in the first medal event of the Games just hours after the opening ceremony. But she’ll have to overcome the world No.1, Bermuda’s Flora Duffy, to take gold.
Cycling
Men’s team pursuit:
Just how fast can Australia go? They rode a 3min51.008sec in the final in Rio which set the world record but the Poms broke it by more and took gold in 3:50.265. With Great Britain’s riders now split among their separate nations, the Aussies will start hot favourites but the question is can they go sub 3:50?
DAY 2 FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Cycling
4000m Individual Pursuit, Keirin (Men’s) 7pm – 10pm Sprint, 3000m Individual Pursuit (Women’s) 7pm – 10pm
Gymnastics
Team Final – Artistic (Women) 4pm – 9pm
Swimming
100m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly, S9 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Individual Medley, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (Men) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
S9 100m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 100m Butterfly (Women) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Weightlifting
53kg (Women) 9.30am – noon 69kg (Men) 2pm – 4.30pm 58kg (Women) 6.30pm – 9pm
DO NOT MISS Swimming
Men’s S9 100m freestyle:
Australia’s Timothy Diskin (below left) and Brenden Hall (below right) quinellaed this event at the Rio Paralympics and are likely to fight out the major medals again on the Gold Coast.
Cycling
Women’s sprint:
Stephanie Morton has assumed the role of Australia’s queen of the track now that Anna Meares has retired but that process began in Glasgow four years ago when she upstaged her superstar teammate to win the women’s sprint. Now she’s going into the Gold Coast Games as defending sprint champion and ready to deliver on expectations.
Gymnastics
Women’s team final:
Australia have won four of the eight Commonwealth Games women’s team gold medals, including at the most recent home Games in Melbourne in 2006, and they are again chances but they will need to step up to beat more-fancied Canadian and English rivals.
DAY 3 SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Cycling
B&Vi Sprint, Sprint, 15km Scratch Race (Men) 6.30pm – 10pm
B&Vi 1000m Time Trial, 500m Time Trial, 25km Points Race (Women) 6.30pm – 10pm
Gymnastics
Individual All-Around (Women) 4.30pm – 7.30pm
Swimming
SB8 100m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Butterfly (Men) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
100m Backstroke, 200m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle, SM10 200m Individual Medley,
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
(Women) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Triathlon
PTWC Final (Men and Women) 9.30am – 1pm
Mixed Team Relay 1pm – 3pm
Weightlifting
77kg (Men) 9.30am – noon 63kg (Women)
2pm – 4.30pm 85kg (Men) 6.30pm – 9pm
DO NOT MISS Swimming
Men’s 100m breaststroke: England’s Adam Peaty is a superstar of world swimming and out to dominate this event after winning gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and last year’s world championships. Australia’s Jake Packard and Scotland’s Ross Murdoch will push him all the way.
Gymnastics
Women’s All-Around:
Gold Coast-born and raised Georgia Godwin (pictured) was the secondhighest ranked Commonwealth gymnast in last year’s world championships in Canada with a standout 13th but she must get past Canadian star Elsabeth Black and a world-class British team to become only the fourth Australian woman to snare the coveted all-round gold.
Paratriathlon
Men’s and women’s event:
Bill Chaffey will start favourite for the men. In the women’s event, Emily Tapp will lead Australia’s charge but her teammate and newcomer to the sport Lauren Parker will also be a contender.
DAY 4 SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Athletics
20km Race Walk (Men and Women) 7am – noon 5000m, Hammer Throw (Men) 2pm – 6pm T38 Long Jump (Women) 2pm – 6pm
Cycling
1000m Time Trial, 40km Points Race (Men) 7pm – 10pm 10km Scratch Race, Keirin (Women) 7pm – 10pm
Gymnastics
Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings (Men) 2.30pm – 6pm Vault, Uneven Bars (Women) 2.30pm – 6pm
Lawn Bowls
Triples (Men) 9am – 3.45pm Singles (Women) 5.30pm – 8.30pm
Shooting
10m Air Rifle (Men) 9am – 5pm
10m Air Pistol, Skeet (Women) 9am – 5pm
Swimming
50m Backstroke, 100m Freestyle, SM8 200m Individual Medley,
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (Men) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
200m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly, S9 100m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley (Women) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Table Tennis
Team (Women) 4pm – 9.15pm
Weightlifting
69kg (Women) 9.30am – noon 94kg (Men) 2pm – 4.30pm 75kg (Women) 6.30pm – 9pm
DO NOT MISS Swimming
Men’s 100m freestyle:
The Olympic champion against the fastest man in history in a textile suit. Kyle Chalmers, Cameron McEvoy and Jack Cartwright will fight it out, with Scot Duncan Scott the dark horse.
Cycling
Men’s 1000m Time Trial:
Aussie sprinter Matt Glaetzer this year set the sea level world record with 59.759secs at the nationals. Favourite for gold but can he get the world record too?
Gymnastics
Women’s uneven bars:
If Queensland gymnasts Georgia-Rose Brown and Rianna Mizzen can nail their difficult and high-scoring routines they can be medal contenders.
DAY 5 MONDAY, APRIL 9 Athletics
100m, T38 100m, Shot Put (Men) 7pm – 10.30pm 100m, 10,000m, F46 Javelin (Women) 7pm – 10.30pm
Badminton
Team event (Mixed) 5.30pm – 9.30pm
Gymnastics
Vault, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar (Men) 2.30pm – 6pm Balance Beam, Floor Exercise (Women) 2.30pm – 6pm
Lawn Bowls
Pairs (Men) 9am – noon Fours (Women) 9am – 3.30pm
Shooting
10m Air Pistol, Skeet (Men) 9am – 5pm. 10m Air Rifle (Women) 9am – 5pm
Squash
Singles (Men and Women) 6pm – 9.30pm
Swimming
200m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 100m Butterfly, S7 50m Freestyle (Men) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
SB9 100m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle (Women) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Table Tennis
Teams (Men) 4pm – 9.15pm
Weightlifting
105kg (Men) 9.30am – noon
90kg and +90kg (Women) 2pm – 4.30pm +105kg (Men) 6.30pm – 9pm
DO NOT MISS Athletics
Men’s 100m:
With Andre De Grasse and Asafa Powell out, it looks like the event is 2011 world champion Yohan Blake’s to lose.
Swimming
Women’s 100m freestyle:
Cate Campbell has been in fine form since a post-Olympic break but faces her toughest test yet in a rematch with Canadian flyer Penny Oleksiak who won gold in Rio de Janeiro as Campbell fell flat.
Gymnastics
Men’s vault:
With his powerful and fast-twisting abilities, South Australian AIS-based gymnast Chris Remkes (above) is world class and favourite for gold on the vault.
DAY 6 TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Athletics
400m, T54, 1500m, 110m Hurdles, Decathlon: Javelin, 1500m (Men) 7pm – 10.30pm
T54 1500m, 1500m, Triple Jump, Hammer Throw (Women) 7pm – 10.30pm
Cycling
Individual Time Trial (Men) 10am – 1.30pm Individual Time Trial (Women) 2.45pm – 4.30pm
Para Power Lifting
Lightweight (Men) 10.30am – 12.30pm Lightweight and Heavyweight (Women) 2.30pm – 5.45pm
Heavyweight (Men) 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Shooting
50m Final (Men) 9am – 5.10pm 25m Pistol (Women) 9am – 5.10pm Queen’s Prize Pairs (Open) 9am – 5.10pm
Swimming
S9 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (Men) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
50m Backstroke, S8 50m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (Women) 7.30pm – 10.30pm
DO NOT MISS Athletics
Women’s 1500m:
South African Caster Semenya begins her bid for two middle distance gold medals beginning with the 1500m with an aim to double her collection in the 800m.
Swimming
Women’s 400m freestyle:
Ariarne Titmus will be one of the undisputed stars of the Games, likely to figure in the medals in the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle after taking the treble at Australia’s trials. With the 4 x 200m freestyle relay also in the mix at the Games, this event could provide a fourth medal for the teen nicknamed “The Terminator”.
Swimming
Medley relay (men and women): The last events of the swimming meet always promise a great deal of excitement. Last time round the women pipped the Brits while the opposite happened in the men. Double gold for Australia would be the ultimate way to finish the meet.
DAY 7 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Athletics
High Jump, Long Jump, F38 Shot Put (Men) 7pm – 10.15pm
T35 100m, 400m, 3000m Steeplechase, Javelin (Women) 7pm – 10.15pm
Diving
Synchronised 3m Springboard (Women) Noon – 12.45pm
1m Springboard (Men) 7pm – 10.20pm Synchronised 10m Platform (Women) 9pm – 10.20pm
Gymnastics
Rhythmic Team Final (Women) 5pm – 8.30pm
Lawn Bowls
B2/B3 Pairs (Mixed) 7pm – 10.15pm
Shooting
Double Trap, 50m Pistol (Men) 9am – 5.10pm Double Trap (Women) 9am – 5.10pm
DO NOT MISS Athletics
Men’s long jump:
South Africa’s world champion Luvo Manyonga is an inspiring story while Australian veterans Fabrice Lapierre and Henry Frayne will be in the medal mix. T35 100m:
Teenager Isis Holt is already a four-time world champion and will once again threaten her own world record.
Gymnastics
Rhythmic team final and individual qualification:
Having already created Games history as Australia’s first three-time female gymnastics representative, Danielle Prince (pictured above) has the world championship form as well as experience and skill to beat her Commonwealth rivals.
DAY 8 THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Athletics
T12 100m, 200m, 800m, 400m Hurdles, Pole Vault (Men) 7pm – 10.30pm
T38 100m, 200m, 400m Hurdles, Long Jump, Discus (Women) 7pm – 10.30pm
Beach Volleyball
Men’s finals 3.30pm – 6pm Women’s finals 7.30pm – 10pm
Cycling
Mountain Bike Cross Country (Men and Women) 10.30am – 3.35pm
Diving
3m Springboard (Men) 7pm – 9pm 10m Platform (Women) 9pm – 10.35pm
Gymnastics
Rhythmic Individual All-Around (Women) 2pm – 6pm
Lawn Bowls
B6/B7/B8 Triples (Open) 9am – 3.45pm Triples (Women) 5.30pm - 8.30pm
Shooting
50m Rifle Prone (Women) 2pm – 3.15pm
Wrestling
57kg, 74kg (Men) 5pm – 8pm 53kg, 76kg (Women) 5pm – 8pm
DO NOT MISS Beach Volleyball
Men’s and women’s finals:
One of the hottest events of the Games, the sand will be flying and the crowds will be flocking to Coolangatta.
Athletics
Women’s discus:
Dani Stevens (below) is in the form of her career after a silver at last year’s world championships. A lock for Aussie gold.
Women’s 200m:
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson won the Olympic sprint double in Rio while local youngster Riley Day will be our focus.
DAY 9 FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Athletics
T47 100m, 10,000m, 3000m Steeplechase, Discus (Men) 7pm – 10.15pm
800m, 100m Hurdles, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Heptathlon 800m (Women) 7pm – 10.15pm
Diving
Synchronised 10m Platform (Men) 11.50am – 12.45pm
1m Springboard (Women) 7pm – 10.10pm Synchronised 3m Springboard (Men) 7pm – 10.10pm
Gymnastics
Rhythmic: Hoops, Ball, Clubs, Ribbon (Women) 10am – 12.45pm
Lawn Bowls
Pairs (Women) 9am – 3.45pm Fours (Men) 12.30pm – 3.45pm Singles (Men) 5.30pm – 8.30pm
Shooting
25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men) 8.30am – 5.15pm 50m Rifle 3 Positions, Trap (Women) 8.30am – 5.15pm
Table Tennis
Doubles (Women) 8.05pm – 9.30pm
Wrestling
65kg, 97kg (Men) 5pm – 8pm 57kg, 68kg (Women) 5pm – 8pm
DO NOT MISS Athletics
Women’s 100m hurdles:
Sally Pearson has been waiting for this moment for years, the Commonwealth Games in her hometown and the reigning world champ will start red-hot favourite.
Diving
Women’s 1m springboard final: Australia’s Maddison Keeney won gold at the world championships last year. She heads in as an almost unbackable favourite at a home Games but will face competition from teammate Esther Qin, England’s Katherine Torrance and
Malaysia’s Cheong Jun Hoong.
Shooting
Women’s trap:
She brought home Australia’s first gold in Rio and Catherine Skinner (left) will be at short odds to also be crowned the Commonwealth champion as well.
DAY 10 SATURDAY, APRIL 14 Athletics
1500m, Triple Jump, Javelin, 4 x 100m Relay, 4 x 400m Relay (Men) 2pm – 5.45pm
5000m, High Jump, 4 x 100m Relay, 4 x 400m Relay (Women) 2pm – 5.45pm
Basketball
Women’s Finals 6pm – 11.05pm
Boxing
46-49kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, 91kg, +91kg (Men) 12pm – 10pm
45-48kg, 51kg, 57kg, 60kg, 69kg, 75kg (Women) 12pm – 10pm
Cycling
Road Race (Women) 7.45am – 11.15am Road Race (Men) 12.30pm – 4.45pm
Diving
3m Springboard (Women) 7pm – 9pm 10m Platform (Men) 9pm – 10.40pm
Hockey
Finals (Women) 10.30am – 2.50pm Finals (Men) 7pm – 11.20pm
Shooting
Queen’s Prize Individual (Open) 9am – 4.50pm 50m Rifle 3 Positions, Trap (Men) 12.45pm – 4.50pm
Squash
Doubles finals (Mixed) 6pm – 9.30pm
Table Tennis
TT6-10 Singles (Men & Women) 12.20pm – 3pm Singles finals (Women) 6pm – 10pm Doubles finals (Men) 8pm – 10pm
Wrestling
86kg, 125kg (Men) 5pm – 8pm 50kg, 62kg (Women) 5pm – 8pm
DO NOT MISS Cycling
Men’s road race:
There’s no doubting the quality of the field with a red-hot Aussie line-up which includes national champion Alex Edmondson (pictured above) and Paris-Roubaix winner Mathew Hayman.
Hockey
Men’s and women’s finals:
The world No.1-ranked Kookaburras (below) go into the event in hot form but with the Hockeyroos ranked behind England and New Zealand, competition for the women’s title will be at fever pitch.
Basketball
Women’s final:
It’s the first tournament in charge for new Australian coach Sandy Brondello, leading the team into a new era following the disappointment of Rio. Commonwealth gold and a world championship medal are both on the agenda this year.
DAY 11 SUNDAY, APRIL 15 Athletics
Marathon (Men & Women) 6.10am – 12.10pm T54 Marathon (Men and Women) 6.10am – 12.10pm
Badminton
Singles (Men and Women) 9am – 2pm Doubles (Men and Women) 9am – 2pm
Basketball Finals (Men) 9am – 2.05pm Netball
Finals (Women) 11am – 3.05pm
Rugby Sevens
Finals (Men’s and Women’s) 9.30am – 4pm
Squash
Doubles (Men and Women) 10am – 2.30pm
Table Tennis
Doubles (Mixed) 9.30am – 2.50pm Singles (Men) 11.30am – 2.50pm
DO NOT MISS Athletics
T54 Marathon:
The great Kurt Fearnley (below) will call time on his magnificent career after the Gold Coast and is on a mission to win the first Commonwealth Games marathon title.
Rugby Sevens
Men and women:
The event is expected to be a highlight of the Games and it will be Charlotte Caslick’s women’s team who will be hoping to add Commonwealth gold to their Olympic triumph.
Netball
Final:
Only two teams have played the five netball Commonwealth Games finals, with Australia edging the Kiwis by three to two. New Zealand would love nothing more than to take the Diamonds down in front of their home crowd.