The coronavirus pandemic looks set to have an impact on construction projects for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with work on the Athletes' Village halted.

Hamilton has been chosen as Commonwealth Sport Canada’s (CSC) preferred candidate city to host the Commonwealth Games, with a decision expected to be made by the end of May over whether to bid for the 2026 or 2030 event.

Venues used at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 and Manchester in 2002, and due to be used at Birmingham 2022 are being transformed into temporary hospitals to help fight the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Campaigners for a legacy velodrome in Birmingham have welcomed a constructive conference call with British Cycling officials, following the publication of a “Cycling Facility Assessment”.

Commonwealth Sport Canada will delay its final decision on a preferred candidate to bid for the Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is writing to International Federations to work on the potential rescheduling of their 2021 World Championships and major events after Tokyo 2020 was postponed, insidethegames understands.

A call for the British Government to guarantee the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be shown on free-to-air television has been rejected.

British Cycling have published a “Cycling Facility Assessment”, which deemed that construction of a velodrome in the city would not be a “high priority” and did not have a "sufficiently strong strategic or business case to justify such an investment".

British building and civil engineering firm McLaughlin and Harvey have been given the contract to redevelop Alexander Stadium for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

World champion cyclist Andy Tennant hopes that road events at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will visit the neighbouring Black Country.

The cost of building the Athletes' Village for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has risen by £91.8 million ($113 million/€102 million), a City Council report has revealed.

Plans have been submitted to increase the capacity of Resorts World Arena, a venue due to be used during the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

A new countdown clock was launched by Birmingham 2022 here today to mark Commonwealth Day and celebrate a new multi-Games partnership with Swiss watchmaker Longines. 

Organisers of the 2022 Commonwealth Games have launched a new community programme entitled "United by Birmingham 2022".