All the information you need on the Commonwealth Games including the location, which royals will be there, and more
July 27, 2022 - 06:21 BST Chelsea Coates The Commonwealth Games, the spectacular multi-sport event celebrating the diversity of the 56 Commonwealth member states, is back - and it will be the largest sporting event on UK soil since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.MORE: Royals around the world having fun at the Olympics
The Games will also feature more women's medal events than men’s in a first for global multi-sport events. The spotlight will be shone on female athletes at the Commonwealth Games 2022The festivities will kick off with the opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium, with other sporting competitions taking place at venues across the city such as the NEC Arena, Arena Birmingham and the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre.
Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce is also expected to compete, along with Australian cycling champion Matthew Glaetzer and Fijian rugby star Jerry Tuwai.How to watch the Games on TV The Games will be broadcast on BBC, as it has been since 1954.
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