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Heart of the UK, soul of the Commonwealth

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is perfectly positioned, sitting at the heart of the UK and standing for the diversity of the Commonwealth.
As Commonwealth Games Federation President Louise Martin CBE said on awarding the 2022 Games to Birmingham: “With its rich history, cultural diversity, youthful dynamism and ambitious spirit, Birmingham embodies all that we cherish about the Commonwealth, and so the Commonwealth Sports Movement looks forward to collaborating with all the Games partners to showcase the city’s humanity and pride to a global audience over the coming months and years.”

One of the youngest cities in Europe, Birmingham is vibrant and richly diverse. It is well known for always offering a warm welcome to visitors from around the world.

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will demonstrate the very best of Global Britain to the world, showcasing the region’s strengths of: being connected and accessible; youth and inclusivity; and a focus on regeneration and rejuvenation. Birmingham is perfectly positioned to attract people to the Games and to ensure that the benefits of hosting extend from the city and region, to the UK and the Commonwealth.

 

#4YTG

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held from 27 July to 7 August – twenty years after the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and on the exact – to the day – ten-year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

From 27 July until 7 August the Birmingham 2022 team are encouraging people to ‘post a 4’ to celebrate four years to go. You can draw it, paint it, bake it or snap it! Be creative!

 

#4YTG

 

A track record of delivering international sporting events

Birmingham has an impressive track record of delivering large international sporting events, recently hosting: the ICC Champions Trophy and The Ashes at Edgbaston; Rugby World Cup fixtures at Villa Park; Diamond League athletics meetings at the Alexander Stadium; World and European Indoor Athletics Championships; Davis Cup tennis; the Classic tennis championships at the Edgbaston Priory Club; the All England Open Badminton Championships; European and World Gymnastics Championships; International Netball, and the UCI BMX Championships.

This year will also see Birmingham hosting the IAAF World Indoors Athletics Championships and the Gymnastics World Cup.

 

World class venues

Birmingham has a wealth of existing sports venues, arenas and conference halls that are ideal for hosting sport during the Games. With 95% of the competition venues already in place, Birmingham 2022 will be both prudent and innovative.

An enhanced and refurbished Alexander Stadium will be pivotal to the Birmingham 2022 Games. Already established as an internationally renowned athletics venue and home to UK Athletics, Birmingham will strengthen its reputation as the ‘City of Running’ through improving competition and training facilities at the stadium and increasing permanent seating capacity.

Central to Birmingham’s bid are four indoor arenas: the NEC, NEC Arena, Arena Birmingham and Symphony Hall.

Three of the NEC’s largest halls will host Boxing, Judo, Table Tennis and freestyle Wrestling. The NEC Arena will host Badminton, Arena Birmingham will host Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics and Symphony Hall will host Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting.

The new Squash Courts and Hockey Pitches at University of Birmingham, one of the UK’s leading sporting universities, will become the competition venues for Hockey and Squash during Birmingham 2022. Additional University facilities will be used as training venues ahead of the Games.

The only new-build venue proposed in Birmingham’s bid, the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre, will host Swimming, Para Swimming and Diving. Along with the Coventry Indoor Arena, which will host Netball, these venues will ensure that the Birmingham 2022 Games benefit the wider West Midlands region. Rugby 7s will take place at Rugby World Cup 2015 Host Venue, Villa Park Stadium.

Birmingham’s Victoria Square will transform into a sporting and cultural landmark for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with the city centre location as the venue for 3×3 Basketball and 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball. Set against the historic backdrop of the Council House and Town Hall, 3×3 Basketball in the open-air of Victoria Square, will showcase the city as well as the youngest Commonwealth Games sport.

Royal Leamington Spa’s Victoria Park, home of Bowls England and the English National Bowls Championships, has been revealed as the Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls venue. The royal titled town’s international standard greens are the annual home of the National Bowls Championships and have hosted two women’s World Bowls Championships, in 1996 and 2004.

Further details of Birmingham 2022’s sports and venues will be announced shortly.

 

Supporters

Backing Birmingham 2022

Birmingham 2022 has the full support of the UK government, Commonwealth Games England, and the wider Midlands region, including: Birmingham City Council; three regional local enterprise partnerships: Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP; Black Country LEP; Coventry and Warwickshire LEP; the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Mayor of West Midlands, Andy Street; the city’s universities; and the Midlands Engine. In addition, Birmingham 2022 is supported by The Birmingham Commonwealth Association.

Contacts:

If you would like to find out more about the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the opportunities it will bring, you can get in touch in the following ways:

Media enquiries: [email protected]

Sponsorship enquiries: [email protected]

Volunteering enquiries: [email protected]

Recruitment and jobs: [email protected]

Suppliers and procurement: [email protected]

Any other enquiries relating to Birmingham 2022: [email protected]

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