More Sports More Sports Commonwealth Games chiefs red-faced after ticket gaffe Tickets for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games opening ceremony have been sent out with the wrong day on them. PTI Sydney: 14 February, 2018 17:32 IST The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held in Australia from April 4-15. - Gold Coast Brand Hub PTI Sydney: 14 February, 2018 17:32 IST Tickets for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games opening ceremony have been sent out with the wrong day on them, an error that red-faced Australian organisers admit is embarrassing.Some 14,000 tickets for the showpiece event were printed with Thursday, April 4, when April 4 -- the day for the ceremony -- is a Wednesday.“I was disappointed when Ticketek (the ticketing provider) informed us they had picked up the error,” Games chief Mark Peters told reporters late Tuesday.“The ticketing process has gone really well and this is a glitch that none of us wanted.”He said there were no plans to reprint them.“It’s easily rectified in terms of we are going out to all individuals saying this is an absolutely valid ticket.”Compounding the problems, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported further blunders Wednesday, with weightlifting, table tennis and triathlon tickets sent out with wrong times on them. The Games are contested between nations that are members of the Commonwealth, a group of countries that were once part of the British Empire.The 2018 event will be held in Australia’s Gold Coast in the country’s northeast from April 4 to 15, with thousands of athletes and support staff due to attend. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.