Medals in commonwealth games 2022

With less than 100 days to go until the opening of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, the look and feel of the medals have been revealed. Designed by three students, the medals will be awarded to all athletes, including para-athletes, competing across 19 sports and eight para-sports events at CWG 2022. The medals have been minted in a way that visually impaired athletes can feel the design. The design and concept of the medals were shortlisted through a competition held by Birmingham’s School of Jewellery and the Commonwealth Games organisers. The winning all-female team - Amber Alys, Francesca Wilcox and Catarina Rodrigues Caeiro - also designed the ribbon and the box for the medal. The ribbon attached to the medal is adjustable, so that it sits comfortably when worn, no matter the height of the athlete. Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal, box and ribbon. (Patch Dolan Photography) “It has been incredible to see our designs come to life, and we're delighted with the medals, ribbons and presentation boxes,” Amber Alys said. “We wanted to create something with a jewel-like quality so that the athletes had something that they could treasure for the rest of their lives. We really hope the athletes like them.” The medals’ embossed areas resemble the aerial map of the host region’s road and canal network, reflecting the journey that athletes take to reach their goal of competing at the Commonwealth Games. The box, in which the medal is kept, also features the ...

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In hours, Team Canada for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, will walk in the closing ceremony at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, knowing that they did their country proud and surpassed expectations for these unique Commonwealth Games. Team Canada achieved its goal of a top three ranking in total medals, amongst all nations and territories competing. From July 28 th to August 8 th Team Canada competed at the XXII Commonwealth Games, winning 92 total medals, 26 gold, 32 silver and 34 bronze medals. The team, comprised of 110 Olympians and Paralympians, won eight medals in para sports. 59 medals were won by women or mixed teams and 33 medals were won by men. Swimming as a sport contributed the most medals with 20, followed closely by wrestling with 12 medals won. Athletes from Ontario contributed to the most medals, followed closely by Quebec. While celebrating the outstanding success, it is important to note the significant challenges the unified team overcame to realize accomplishments. Due to the global health pandemic and the significant challenges in planning a Games of this magnitude largely remotely, the decision was made by organizers, mid planning cycle, to move away from the single site athletes’ village in the Perry Barr area of Birmingham and instead implements a three ‘campus’ villages model at the University of Birmingham, the University of Warwick and the NEC Hotel Campus. A team spread across multiple c...

Arshad Nadeem. Photo: Twitter Pakistan's tally of medals in the Commonwealth Games 2022 mounted to eight, mainly thanks to the five medals won by wrestlers. Arshad Nadeem is the latest on the bandwagon to bag his Gold in the javelin throw. On August 8, Nadeem won the Gold medal -- the country's second gold in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. During the first round of the javelin throw final, Nadeem created a record through an 86.81-metre throw. In the second attempt, Arshad broke his own record by achieving an 88m throw, followed by an 85.09m throw in the in fourth attempt to remain on top of the list. In the fifth attempt, the Olympian set a new CWG record of a 90.18m throw and became the first Pakistani to hold the record. Related Stories • • • Like Arshad, Nooh Dasatgir Butt created a record by lifting a total of 405 kilograms - a CWG 2022's record. He grabbed a gold medal for his spectacular performance Wednesday's [August 3] evening. Both the gold winners are receiving a lot of love and appreciation from the nation. On August 6, Pakistani wrestlers Mohammad Sharif Tahir and Ali Asad bagged silver and bronze medals, respectively. Thus, Pakistan's total tally of silver and bronze medals reached six - three bronze and as many silver. Tahir lost to India's Naveen Naveen in Men's Freestyle 74kg wrestling event to finish with a silver medal, while Asad defeated New Zealand's Suraj Singh within 55 seconds to win a bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle 57kg categor...