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28 Jul 2022 22.35 BST The ceremony closes: As Le Bon belts out the final chorus of Ordinary World, the sky over Alexander Stadium explodes in colour as thousdands of fireworks are set off. It’s quite the spectacular way in which to sign off on what has been a heartfelt love letter to Birmingham, whose • • 28 Jul 2022 22.26 BST It's time for Duran Duran!!! Barely looking barely a day older than the smouldering sex-symbol whose image used to be Blu Tacked to my older sister’s bedroom wall in the mid-eighties, Simon Le Bonis is a vision in a salmon pink blazer, black T-shirt and silver strides as he, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and The Other One launch into a medley of their greatest hits, accompanied by the City of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra. 28 Jul 2022 22.19 BST Over to you, Prince Charles: Dame Louise opens the baton to remove a message from the Queen which is read by her first born son, who proceeds to declare the Games open. Cue: pyrotechnics as, clutching their shards, the central characters of this ceremony retreat to their wedding cake shaped house at one end of the stadium. So long, Stella and the Dreamers ... it’s been emotional. And quite weird and a little sinister. Welcome to Birmingham! • • 28 Jul 2022 22.13 BST The Queen’s Baton relay concludes: Diving’s Tom Daley, hockey’s Alex Danson, table-tennis’s Kim Daybell, boxing’s Galal Yafai, gymnast Max Whitlock, and track and field’s Denise Lewis do the honours before handing the baton over to Dame Louise Martin. D...

"Birmingham 2022" redirects here. For the World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, see XXII Commonwealth Games Host city Motto Sport is just the beginning [ citation needed] Nations 72 Commonwealth nations Athletes 5,054 Events 280 in Opening 28July2022 ( 2022-07-28) Closing 8August2022 ( 2022-08-08) Opened by Closed by Athlete's Oath Anthem Champion, Main venue Website .birmingham2022 .com • v • t • e The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international The 2022 Commonwealth Games was the largest Commonwealth Games ever held, with 72 participating nations and over 5,054 athletes competing in 280 events in 20 sports. Birmingham was announced as the host city on 21 December 2017. Host selection [ ] The bidding process for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was relaunched in March 2017 where English cities By April 2017, the The CGF announced that the deadline for the submission of bids was 30 September 2017 and its executive board was expected to announce the host by the end of 2017. 2022 Commonwealth Games bidding results City Nation Votes England Unanimous (2017) South Africa Sole Bidder (2015) Withdrew (2017) Development and preparation [ ] The In March 2018, the BOCCG paid £25 million ($35 million) fee to the CGF for the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The fee included the £20 million ($28 million) for the Games hosting charges and £5 million ($7 million) for the development work in ...

With the exception of an interruption during World War II, the Commonwealth Games have taken place every four years since 1930 – and athletes from 72 nations are heading to the showpiece in Birmingham in 2022. There will be 286 sessions across 11 days in the UK city, covering 19 sports from 3x3 basketball to mixed synchronised diving. The Maldives is the newest entrant on the countries list, taking on the runaway most successful country in the history of the Games, Australia, as well as hosts England and the likes of Canada, India and Kenya. The Sporting News looks at some of the key details involved in one of the most anticipated sporting spectacles of the summer. Where are the 2022 Commonwealth Games? When it first formulated its bidding route in 2016, Birmingham, England had been targeting the 2026 Games. That changed when Durban, South Africa was stripped of the showpiece in March 2017 after failing to meet financial deadlines. Liverpool also expressed an interest, and the UK government decided to back the Birmingham bid, which hit a hitch when the federation behind the Games declared its plan "not fully compliant" and extended a deadline for potential rival bids. The West Midlands city eventually triumphed, winning praise for the diversity of a local population containing peopleoriginating from all of the Commonwealth member federations. There are 16 venues hosting events, including flagship setting the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr, which will have a capacity of ar...

England's Liam Pitchford is in the final of the table tennis singles 2022 Commonwealth Games Hosts: Birmingham Dates: 28 July to 8 August Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV with extra streams on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app. Full details The 22nd Commonwealth Games are taking place - and here's your day-by-day guide to all the action in Birmingham. All times are BST and events are subject to change. • BBC TV times and extra live streams • Birmingham 2022 medal table Monday, 8 August - day 11 Gold medals: 12 Badminton: Women's and men's singles, women's and men's doubles, mixed doubles Diving: Mixed synchro 3m, mixed synchro 10m Hockey: Men Squash: Women's and men's doubles Table tennis: Women's doubles, men's singles Medal highlights 09:00-14:00 - The final day of the Games begins with badminton and there are England players in three finals . Marcus Ellis won gold in men's doubles in 2018. He's back in another final, this time the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith . Smith has won five Commonwealth medals but never gold. She's also in the women's doubles final and could come away with two gold medals on the final day. 09:30-13:15 - It's a long, long time since anyone other than Singapore won the table tennis women's doubles. Three of Feng Tianwei's incredible 10 Commonwealth table tennis medals have come in this event, and she's in the final again, this time against Australia. Wales, featuring teenager Anna Hursey and Charlotte Carey are in ...

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eqUIP - Empowering Youth The eqUIP programme offers Commonwealth youth a skills development and employment opportunity that supports CGA capacity building and empowers young leaders to make positive change in sport and their communities. Since 2018, the eqUIP programme has delivered a total of 83 internships in Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Europe & Oceania. Previous Next • eqUIP - Empowering Youth The eqUIP programme offers Commonwealth youth a skills development and employment opportunity that supports CGA capacity building and empowers young leaders to make positive change in sport and their communities. Since 2018, the eqUIP programme has delivered a total of 83 internships in Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Europe & Oceania. • GAPS - Together as Equals GAPS is a unique multi-stakeholder partnership programme developed for the purpose of offering emerging athletes and coaches access to additional skills, knowledge and resources with the aim of advancing coach education, removing barriers to participation, and supporting the development of inclusive sport pathways that promote positive social change in sport and communities. Through GAPS numerous…

The story of the Commonwealth Games is one of values and evolution. It is a cultural and social celebration of the two billion people who make up a third of the global population — and the diverse races, languages, beliefs, cultures, traditions and perspectives that make up this mass of humanity. This is also reflected in the balanced structure and organisation of the Games. The Games are considered to have three key values: humanity, quality and destiny. These help the Games to symbolise the coming together of the diverse group of nations in a central setting — as fellow human beings. These values are echoed in the Athlete’s Oath, which is taken on behalf of all the competitors at the Opening Ceremony of the Games. The oath goes: ‘We declare that we will take part in the Commonwealth Games of (insert year) in the spirit of true sportsmanship, recognising the rules which govern them and desirous of participating in them for the honour of our Commonwealth and for the glory of sport’. The Commonwealth Games have evolved over time much like the Commonwealth of Nations it represents. From its inception in 1930 as the British Empire Games, it has mirrored the changing orientation of the greater organisation. It was known by this name until 1950, then from 1954 to 1966 it was the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1970 to 1974 as the British Commonwealth Games, and from 1978 it finally became known by its present name. In terms of participants the Games are also significant....

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