Fans rejoice as Australia gears up for Commonwealth Games 2018

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