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The 2022 Commonwealth Games was accompanied by a six-month long cultural event called the Birmingham 2022 Festival. It had been billed as "the biggest celebration of creativity ever seen in the region" and was taking place in the host city and throughout the West Midlands. With more than 200 events planned, it was one of the biggest cultural ...
The 2022 Commonwealth Games (officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games) was a multi-sport event held in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022. [1] It was the first time that Birmingham hosted the games and also marked England's third time hosting the Commonwealth Games after London 1934 and Manchester 2002, and the seventh Games in the United Kingdom after London and ...
3x3 basketball. The first day of matches in the group stage of the men's, women's, men's wheelchair and women's wheelchair tournaments.; Aquatics – Swimming. Lara van Niekerk (South Africa) set a new Commonwealth Games record time of 29.82 in the women's 50m breaststroke heats, before beating her own record by 0.02 seconds in the semi-finals to set another Commonwealth Games record.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games coincided with the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II and the tenth anniversary of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, both staged in London. The 2022 Commonwealth Games was the last edition to be held under Queen Elizabeth II, before her death on 8 September 2022.
Alexander Stadium during the athletics events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Track and field events (including the race walks events start and the finish) were held at the Alexander Stadium, [3] which was also the chosen venue for the opening and closing ceremonies. [4]
Field hockey was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the seventh staging of hockey at the Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically. The tournaments took place between 29 July and 8 August 2022. [1] [2]
Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. The only Commonwealth members to have never taken part are Gabon and Togo , both of which joined the organisation in June 2022, although several territories of Commonwealth nations (such as Ascension Island , the Pitcairn Islands ...
The Commonwealth Games 2022 was held in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 9 August and had over 5,000 athletes representing 72 Commonwealth Games Associations taking part. [19] Under Commonwealth Games rules, all core Commonwealth sports must be hosted but additional sports may be added by the local organising committee.