Griffith University students got a valuable industry insight into the logistics behind
planning the largest event to be staged in Australia this decade, just six days out from the
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).
GC2018 Athletics Road Events Manager Ryan McDonald gave Organising and Staging
Major Events students the inside scoop into the planning processes behind staging the
Marathon, which is being held on Sunday April 15th.
Mr McDonald, a Griffith graduate with a double degree in Exercise Science and Sport
Management, has worked on the planning of the Marathon for two years and told
students the event and course planning involved many factors and input from a wide
variety of event delivery partners and stakeholders.
“With four GC2018 marathon medal races all held on the same day, factors include
incorporating the broadcasting element into the race schedule so that competitor start
times are staggered for the best TV coverage; factoring in the lead-in times for athlete
introductions; modelling the predicted athlete
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