The Gold Coast 2018 games logo has been unveiled today on the Gold Coast.
In a special ceremony Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke and Acting Queensland Minister for Sport Simon Finn showcased the logo on the side of the city’s Clipper racing yacht.
Mayor Clarke said having the Council-sponsored yacht carry the logo around the world for the remaining six months of the race was a fantastic opportunity.
“The Clipper Round the World Yacht race attracts an enormous world-wide audience and having our Games logo, even if it is only an interim one, beamed into millions of homes is wonderful promotion for the city and for the 2018 Games,” said Cr Clarke.
“With Gold Coast Australia leading the race overall thanks to the amazing efforts of its skipper Richard Hewson and courageous crew, and the yacht now proudly displaying our Games logo, the sponsorship has truly been worth every dollar.”
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid CEO, Mark Peters, said it was great to see the ‘interim’ logo on the yacht and was a unique opportunity to initiate promotion of the 2018 Gold Coast City Games around the world.
