Fans rejoice as Australia gears up for Commonwealth Games 2018
The first two have come relatively easy for organizers of the Commonwealth Games which begin Wednesday on the glitzy Gold Coast tourist strip.
An Australian family poses with the Commonwealth Games mascot Borobi before entering Carrara Stadium for the opening ceremony of the games, in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
A cyclist rides past Commonwealth Games banner on the side of the road in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
A Gold Coast Tram painted with Commonwealth Games announcement drives past in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
A cyclist rides past Commonwealth Games banners on the side of the road in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
A police officer stands guard at the Commonwealth Games village in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
Australian artists present a dance sequence during flags hoisting ceremony of participating countries at the Commonwealth Games village in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
An artist performs a dance sequence during a flag-hoisting ceremony of participating countries at the Commonwealth Games village in Gold Coast, Australia. |ap
An Australian woman with a child pose for the photographs in front of the Commonwealth Games count down clock at the Surfer's paradise beach in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
Artists dance with Pakistani team official during flag-hoisting ceremony of participating countries at the Commonwealth Games village in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
Artists present a dance performance during a flag-hoisting ceremony of participating countries at the Commonwealth Games village in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
A girl hugs Commonwealth Games mascot, Borobi, at the Surfer's beach in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
Children pose for the photographs with Commonwealth Games mascot, Borobi, at the Surfer's paradise beach in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
Athletes from the Falkland Islands play with Commonwealth Games mascot Borobi at the Games village in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
Police patrol at the Carrara Stadium as hundreds of people arrive to witness opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
Australian women wave their country flags as they wait in a queue to enter the Carrara Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. | AP
