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England At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
England competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham between 28 July and 8 August 2022. Having competed at every Games since their 1930 inauguration, it was England's twenty-second appearance (and third appearance as the host nation). Following the CGF's decision to revoke Durban's hosting rights, Birmingham was chosen as the English host candidate and submitted its bid. Though originally deemed not fully compliant, adjustments to the bid ensured the city was awarded the hosting rights in December 2017. Jack Laugher and Emily Campbell were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony, and Jake Jarman was the country's flagbearer at the closing ceremony. Administration On 19 September 2019, Commonwealth Games England announced that Mark England had been appointed Chef de Mission for the England team in Birmingham. He fulfilled the same role for Team GB at both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics in Rio and Tokyo respectively. Competitors The following is the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Games England
Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the national Commonwealth Games Association for England. The council is responsible for supporting and managing the participation of England at the Commonwealth Games, Team England at the Commonwealth Games'. Predecessor The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games#List of Commonwealth sports, Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme, supported by a small salaried team.CGCE's President was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway, the first ever winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award and a teammate of Sir Roger Bannister. Present organisation Following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3x3 Basketball At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
3x3 basketball was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This variation of basketball and its wheelchair counterpart was staged at the Games for the first time. All four tournaments took place between 29 July and 2 August 2022. The discipline of wheelchair basketball made its sport debut at the Commonwealth Games. Schedule The competition schedule was as follows: The wheelchair groups were drawn in May 2022; The running groups were drawn at a later date, August 2 Birmingham Time. Venue The competitions were held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield, named after the market that once stood in its place. The venue also played host to beach volleyball and the start of the marathon; After the Games, it will be dismantled and the site is subject to a redevelopment scheme. Medal summary Medal table Medallists Qualification Summary 3x3 basketball Eight nations qualify for each tournament at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squash At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Squash is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the seventh staging of squash at the Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically. The competition is scheduled to take place between 29 July and 8 August 2022. Schedule The competition schedule is as follows: Venue The competition will be held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre, where the hockey tournaments will also take place. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Participating nations There were 28 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in squash with a total of 111 (64 men and 47 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksOfficial website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Squash {{Sports at the 2022 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Sevens At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022. A total of 16 teams competed in the men's tournament, while eight contested the women's tournament. South Africa won the men's tournament, while Australia won the women's. Schedule The competition schedule was as follows: Venue The tournaments were originally scheduled to take place at Villa Park, but instead took place at the Coventry Stadium in Coventry. The venue was moved because there were concerns with Villa Park being available. The football season was anticipated to start earlier because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduling. The adjacent Coventry Arena will play host to judo and wrestling. Medal summary Medal table Medallists Qualification Summary Men Sixteen nations qualified for the men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games: * The host nation. * The top nine nations in combined standings from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para Powerlifting At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Para powerlifting was one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the sixth staging of para powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 2002, and the second staging within England specifically. The competition took place on 4 August 2022, spread across four weight classes (two per gender). Schedule The competition schedule is as follows: Venue The para powerlifting competition was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull. Five other sports - badminton, boxing, netball, table tennis, and weightlifting - also took place there. Qualification A total of 40 powerlifters (20 per gender) qualified to compete at the Games. Nations earned two quotas per weight class, allocated as follows: * Athletes in the World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) Commonwealth Rankings as of 25 April 2022. * Recipients of a CGF/WPPO Bipartite Invitation. Medal summary Medal table Medalists References External links Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Netball is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the seventh staging of netball at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically. The tournament is scheduled to take place between 29 July and 7 August 2022. Schedule The competition schedule for the netball tournament is as follows: Detailed fixtures were first released on 12 November 2021, then updated with the full complement of qualified teams on 4 March 2022. Venue The tournament was originally set to be held in Coventry Arena. However, the sport's heightened profile in light of England winning the 2018 tournament led to the National Exhibition Centre being chosen instead. Five other sports - badminton, boxing, para powerlifting, table tennis, and weightlifting - will also take place in the venue. Qualification Twelve nations from at least four CGF regions qualify for the netball tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Lawn bowls was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in England. This was the twenty-first staging of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games having featured in every Games bar 1966, and the third staging within England specifically. The competition was scheduled to take place between 29 July and 6 August 2022, spread across eleven events (including three parasport events). Schedule The competition schedule was as follows: Venue The lawn bowls competition will be held at the Victoria Park bowling greens in Leamington Spa. Qualification (parasport) A total of 36 parasport bowlers (18 pairs) nominally qualify to compete at the Games. They qualify for each event as follows: * One pair from the host nation. * Five pairs (one per nation, excluding the hosts) receive a CGF / International Bowls for the Disabled (IBD) Bipartite Invitation. Medal table Medallists Men Women Para-sport Participating nations There were 24 participating Commonw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Judo competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, were held from 1 to 3 August 2022. This was the fifth time the sport has been on the program, since it was introduced as a demonstration sport in 1986, and made official at the next edition in 1990. Its second appearance within England specifically, spread across fourteen weight categories.Unlike other international competitions where each country can only enter one athlete per weight. Each participating country can enter up to 2 participants per weight.The sport will give two bronze medals,one for the winner from repechage and another for the athlete who won the third place event. It will be the only time that Judo will become a core sport at the Commonwealth Games, previously classified as an optional sport in three previous editions. Schedule The competition schedule is as follows: Venue The judo competitions was held at the Coventry Arena in Coventry. The wrestling competitions will also take pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
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. Schedule The competition schedule was as follows: Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022. Venue The tournaments were held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre, where the squash competition also took place. Qualification Ten nations from at least four CGF regions qualified for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games: * The host nation. * The defending champions (unless already qualified as host country). * The highest-ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 1 February 2022, excluding those already qualified. Men Women ;Scheduling issues Men's tournament Group stage Pool A Pool B Medal round Women's tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, were held from 29 July to 6 August 2022. The sport made its tenth appearance since its 1978 debut and its second appearance within England specifically, spread across twenty events. Schedule The competition schedule was as follows: Venue The gymnastics competitions are being held at Arena Birmingham, a venue which has played host to more than 30 sports in its history. Medal summary Medal table Artistic Men's events Women's events Rhythmic Participating nations There were 22 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in gymnastics with a total of 132 (56 men and 76 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. Artistic A total of 103 (56 men and 47 women) artistic gymnasts from 21 CGA's competed. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rhythmic A total of 29 rhythmic gymnasts from 13 CGA's competed. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Diving is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. The sport has been staged in all twenty-one previous editions of the Games thus far, and will be contested in England for the third time. The competition is scheduled to take place between 4 and 8 August 2022, spread across twelve events, two more than in Gold Coast as mixed-sex 3 metre and 10 metre synchronised events are held for the first time. All individual events shall have preliminaries and finals, while synchronised events will be a straight final. Schedule The competition schedule is as follows: Venue The diving competition will be held at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, the only new-build permanent venue constructed for the Games. The swimming competition will also take place there. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Men Women Mixed Participating nations There were ten participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) in diving with a total of 75 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held between 29 July and 7 August 2022 at four different venues. There were 26 events altogether in cycling, making the sport third-highestt in terms of number of medals available. There were 20 events in track cycling (including four for para-cycling), two in mountain biking, two in road time trials and two in road racing. Schedule The competition schedule was as follows: Venues Three of the four cycling venues were located within the West Midlands region: * Myton Fields was the start/finish location for a road race course that circulated through Warwick and Leamington Spa. * West Park in Wolverhampton was the start/finish location for a road time trial course that stretched to Dudley. *Cannock Chase Forest was the venue for mountain biking. In addition, it was decided that the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, more than 100 miles away from Birmingham, would host the track cycling. This caused backlash amongst residents in the Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
