Commonwealth games 2022

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...

The From 28 July to 8 August, over 4500 athletes will descend on England’s West Midlands for 11 days of jammed-pack sporting action. Boasting the largest-ever program for female and para-sports athletes in its history, Birmingham 2022 promises to be bigger and better than ever with a total of 1875 medals available across 19 different sporting events. In this edition, women’s cricket T20, With some of sports’ biggest stars set to appear, find out the top things you need to know about Birmingham 2022 below. Adam Peaty is ready and raring to get his Commonwealth campaign under way after suffering from a fractured foot (2021 Getty Images) Commonwealth Games 2022: Top stars to watch Adam Peaty - Swimming If there is one athlete the home nation is going to rally around for Birmingham 2022 it is The 27-year-old’s But the three-time Olympic gold medallist insists he’s now back in form and ready to shine. Set to appear in four events at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre - there will be plenty of opportunity for Peaty to add to his impressive medal haul that already includes six Commonwealth medals. But look out for the breaststroke star in the 50m event. It is the one title missing from his packed trophy cabinet, and Peaty is ready and raring to finally make it his own. Pandelela Rinong - Diving Of the 58 athletes Malaysia is sending to Birmingham, gold medal hopes will likely fall on The queen of the Asian nation's diving team is something of a veteran having represented her country as...

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 ...

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...

Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd Emma Cray, Matthew Hammond and Jen Whatcott of PwC were appointed as joint liquidators of Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd (“the OC”) and its subsidiary Festival 2022 Limited (“Festival”) on 15 March 2023 (together referred to as “the Companies”). Enquiries If you have any queries regarding the Companies, please contact Zahra Abdul-Hussain at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, One Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3AX or alternatively via email: Emma Cray, Matthew Hammond and Jen Whatcott have been appointed as Joint Liquidators of the Company. All are licensed in the United Kingdom to act as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Joint Liquidators are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics which can be found at: The Joint Liquidators may act as controllers of personal data as defined by UK data protection law depending upon the specific processing activities undertaken. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may act as a processor on the instructions of the Joint Liquidators. Personal data will be kept secure and processed only for matters relating to the Joint Liquidators’ appointment. Further details are available in the privacy statement on the

• v • t • e The opening ceremony for the Preparations [ ] On 25 August 2021, the Proceedings [ ] Call to Gather [ ] The ceremony began with the introductory performance titled "Call to Gather", featuring main character Stella – a "dreamer", played by Lorell Boyce. She and 71 other performers carry shards of light, described as the fragments of the star that fall across the Commonwealth nations, which represent hopes and dreams. A combination of video footage and CGI imagery showed that as the athletes pack their shards of light into the bag, their houses floated into the sky and gather above the stadium, forming the "courtyard of the Commonwealth". Welcome of dignitaries [ ] After the video dedicated to the Queen Everything to Everybody [ ] After the video footage of the Hear My Voice [ ] The second segment Hear My Voice recognised the arrival of newcomers to Birmingham and unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Carnival of firsts [ ] Cultural symphony [ ] Parade of Nations [ ] • Guardian. 28 July 2022 . Retrieved 18 October 2022. • . Retrieved 18 October 2022. • . Retrieved 16 October 2022. • Joe Gallop (26 August 2021). accessaa.co.uk. • Christopher Barrett (12 October 2021). accessaa.co.uk. • birmingham2022.com. 25 August 2021. • standoutmagazine.co.uk. 26 August 2021. • insidethegames.com. Dunsar Media. 28 July 2022. • Heather Baver (29 July 2022). thelist.com. • thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. 29...

Para-sport is fully integrated into the Games. The athletes, in 27 sports and eight Para-sports, will compete across 15 venues in and around Birmingham. Venues include the Alexander Stadium, the Arena Birmingham, Coventry Arena and Edgbaston, which will host women’s T20 cricket. The Games have been held every four years since 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, cancelled because of the second world war. Until 1950 they were known as the British Empire Games. The previous Commonwealth Games in 2018 were held on the Gold Coast in Australia, while the 2026 Games will also be held Down Under, in Melbourne and the surrounding state of Victoria. Australia top the all-time medals table, followed by England, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa.

"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 ...

"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 ...

Para-sport is fully integrated into the Games. The athletes, in 27 sports and eight Para-sports, will compete across 15 venues in and around Birmingham. Venues include the Alexander Stadium, the Arena Birmingham, Coventry Arena and Edgbaston, which will host women’s T20 cricket. The Games have been held every four years since 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, cancelled because of the second world war. Until 1950 they were known as the British Empire Games. The previous Commonwealth Games in 2018 were held on the Gold Coast in Australia, while the 2026 Games will also be held Down Under, in Melbourne and the surrounding state of Victoria. Australia top the all-time medals table, followed by England, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa.