The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that is currently taking place in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022. Birmingham 2022 will take place in 15 venues spread across the West Midlands region, with seven of them, including the athletics stadium and marathon route, being located in the city of Birmingham. The National Exhibition Centre complex, located on the fringes of the city in neighbouring Solihull, will play host to the Games both in its exhibition halls and at the NEC Arena. The six other regional hosts are Coventry, Cannock Chase, Royal Leamington Spa, Sandwell, Warwick and Wolverhampton. A sixteenth venue, the Lee Valley VeloPark in Stratford, East London, will host the track cycling.
Closing ceremony : 8 August 2022
Motto : Sport is just the beginning
Main venue : Alexander Stadium Nations
Participating: 72 Commonwealth nations
Athletes participating : 5,054
Dina Asher-Smith withdraws from Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Dina Asher-Smith has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games after suffering a hamstring injury at the World Athletics Championships last week.
Emily Campbell lands 87kg weightlifting gold with record lift
Emily Campbell claimed weightlifting gold in the womens +87kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.The 28-year-old set a new personal best and Games record of 124kg in the snatch portion of the event, three kilograms clear of reigning champion Feagaiga Stowers of Samoa.
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