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27 July - 7 August

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in venues across Birmingham and the West Midlands from 27 July until 7 August 2022. Find information about sports, venues and tickets for the Games.

Sports

The most dedicated, highly trained and determined athletes from across 71 nations will come together for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in a momentous celebration of sport, competition and community.

Venues

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is a West Midlands Celebration with Birmingham at its heart. The venues being used for the Games stretch from Coventry and Royal Leamington Spa in the east to Cannock Chase in the north west of the region.

Tickets

Over 1 million tickets will be issued for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Find out when they’ll be released and how to secure them here.

Athletes village

Due for completion in early 2022, the Athletes Village will be home to more than 6,600 athletes and officials. Post-Games it will provide 1,400 homes for the people of Birmingham and completely transform the Perry Barr area. This is the first phase of a long-term regeneration plan for Perry Barr and surrounding areas that will provide 5,000 homes.

3×3 Basketball

Feel the frenetic energy of 3X3 Basketball where teamwork, tactics and athleticism converge during one intense 10 minute period...

Aquatics

The new Sandwell Aquatics Centre will play host to relays, medleys and individual swimming events as well as jaw-dropping dives from the 10m platform...

Athletics

Throwers, jumpers and sprinters put their bodies and minds to the test in this classic event...

Badminton

This is the fastest racket sport in the world, where athletes need speed, power and agility in order to win…

Beach Volleyball

See teams desperately fight to keep the ball off the ground in this energetic sand soaked tournament...

Boxing

Witness contenders maintain focus, speed and composure through powerful bouts of boxing...

Cycling

Watch cyclists reach break-neck speeds as they tackle the velodrome, roads and demanding off-road trails...

Gymnastics

In an incredible display of human performance, watch the Commonwealth’s most talented gymnasts execute routines in disciplines of Artistic and Rhythmic...

Hockey

Players display heroic determination in this strategic field sport as they enter into ferocious tackles and intercept powerful passes...

Judo

Explosive athletes throw, strike and sweep their way to victory in this iconic martial arts event...

Lawn bowls

Sharp shooting bowlers vie for position as they attempt to topple their opponents to be closest to the jack...

Netball

With meticulously planned formations and astute tactics, this tournament of netball promises to be full of energy, teamwork and tension...

Rugby Sevens

Watch this rapid paced showdown where teams of seven rugby players go head-to-head over two seven minute halves...

Squash

One of the most intensely demanding racket sports in the Games. Athletes will need stamina and power if they want to beat their opponents...

Table tennis

Incredible focus and coordination is on show as singles, doubles and teams try to dominate opponents in explosive, fast-paced game-play...

Triathlon

This punishing endurance event will see athletes swim, cycle and run as they battle against the clock in a race to the podium...

Weightlifting

Calling on every fibre of muscle, the Commonwealth’s strongest men and women will attempt to perform their most impressive, vein-popping lifts...

Women’s Cricket

Women from across the Commonwealth will step up to bat, field and bowl in what promises to be one of the crowning jewels of Birmingham 2022.

Wrestling

A display of strategy and technique will unfold as opponents grapple, throw and pin their way to victory…