The Commonwealth Games has inspired a whole new generation of sports fans on the Gold Coast and around the nation
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THESE past few weeks might have gone by in a flash, but the Commonwealth Games are already at an end.
For thousands of athletes and spectators, it’s been the source of memories that will last a lifetime.
The same goes for local youngsters, who lined up over the past few weeks to meet their heroes, strut their stuff
and try their hand at the events.
Some even got the chance to show off their skills in front of a royal audience, as the Prince of Wales touched down for the opening ceremony.
As the Coast settles back into its everyday routine and we set our sights on Birmingham in 2022, it’s time to look back on the best and brightest of our Gold Coast students.
His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, visit the Kurrawa Surf Club at Broadbeach during the Commonwealth Games.
Picture: ADAM HEAD
Commonwealth Games athlete and Varsity College teacher Murray Goodwin back at school with some kids including Austin Foat, 8, (front).
Picture: ADAM HEAD Picture: ALEX COPPEL Picture: AAP
Mia Graham 10 from Somerset College with her official 2018 Commonwealth Games pin collection. The “colour run” at Thornleigh West Public School's “Mock Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.”
Picture: GLENN HAMPSON
Fans at the athletics – Jim McClure, 12, and Clancy Hardy, 9, from Beaudesert.
Picture: GLENN HAMPSON
Athletics fans Nyree and Zenon O'Donnell with Wyatt 4, Anneka 8, and Talon, 7, from Mackay.