{"id":4184,"date":"2018-04-19T11:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T01:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=4184"},"modified":"2018-04-19T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T01:17:30","slug":"the-value-of-sport-maximising-opportunities-in-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/the-value-of-sport-maximising-opportunities-in-the-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Sport: Maximising Opportunities in the Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Value of Sport: Maximising Opportunities in the Commonwealth<\/strong> formed one of the activities of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Trade and Investment Program &#8211; Trade 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The Value of Sport: Maximising Opportunities in the Commonwealth event brought together government, academic, business and sporting perspectives to explore the value, power and influence of sport beyond the playing 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