The British Athletes Commission (BAC) is set to assist Commonwealth Games England with the finalisation of selection policies for Birmingham 2022 under the terms of a new deal between the two bodies.
The decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to send a team to Birmingham 2022 is a major boost to Commonwealth Games organisers.
Two-time Commonwealth Games triathlon champion Jodie Stimpson is looking forward to races again taking place in front of packed crowds at Birmingham 2022.
Nicola Philips will serve as the Wales Chef de Mission for the second Commonwealth Games in a row after landing the role for Birmingham 2022.
British heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson has confirmed her recovery from injury is going well ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and she wants to compete at Paris 2024 too.
The International Netball Federation (INF) has decided to delay the qualification deadline for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games organisers have released a national legacy plan, outlining a series of Games' firsts designed to leave a lasting, positive impact on jobs, skills, education, culture, physical activity and investment across the West Midlands and United Kingdom.
A bull adorned with a patchwork of multi-coloured hexagons called Perry has been revealed as the official mascot of next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Bermuda has appointed Donna Raynor as its Chef de Mission for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Birmingham 2022 could become the first carbon-neutral Commonwealth Games, with organisers pledging sustainability in partnership with water company Severn Trent.
The Birmingham 2022 Cultural Festival has received a £1 million ($1.39 million/€1.16 million) funding award from a London 2012 legacy charity to enable 300 young people across the West Midlands to co-create a series of dance performances for the Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
The final third of Birmingham City Council’s £6 million ($8.3 million/€7 million) Commonwealth Games Community Fund allocations will be considered by the council’s Cabinet on March 16.
Residents and community groups have been given the opportunity apply for a slice of a £2 million ($2.8 million/€2.3 million) fund designed to help people feel involved in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
England rugby sevens star Heather Fisher has revealed she has previously been kicked out of women's toilets because people think she is male.
England netball star Ama Agbeze believes the Birmingham 2022 Board’s diversity issues are behind it and that the focus can now be on putting on a Commonwealth Games that represents society.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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