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The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.
- Executive Summary
- The Birmingham 2022 Games Experience
- Improving Health and Wellbeing
- Bringing People Together
- Being A Catalyst For Change
- Helping The Region Grow and Succeed
- Putting Us on The Map
- Ensuring Legacy Continues
- Evaluation
- Further Information: Data Sources
In July and August 2022, Birmingham hosted the 22nd Commonwealth Games, the largest multi-sport event to be held in England in 10 years, featuring thousands of world-class athletes and over 1.5 million spectators. Home to more than 180 nationalities, Birmingham 2022 has been a home Games for every nation. From the moment the iconic ‘Raging Bull’ st...
Ticket headlines
With the ‘Games for Everyone’ vision in mind, Games organisers prioritised making tickets as accessible as possible, with over 1 million tickets available at £22 or less, and a median ticket price of no more than £25. Concession tickets were available for all sports and both ceremonies from £8, and made up a minimum of 10% of tickets available. Every ticket included local public transport for ticket holders on the day of the event to encourage behaviour change to more sustainable, active trav...
Making Commonwealth sporting history
The sporting competition covered 19 sports across 280 medal events, including 44 medal events across 8 para sports: the biggest para sport programme in the history of the Commonwealth Games. For the first time at any major multi-sporting event, there were more women’s medal events (136 events) than men’s (134 events). 4,822 athletes (2,550 male and 2,272 female) competed in the Games. This included 311 para athletes competing in athletics, cycling, lawn bowls, powerlifting, table tennis, bask...
Building on the power and momentum of the Games, the Games partners have striven to inspire and enable people to improve and sustain their levels of physical activity and increase their mental health awareness, with a particular focus on the most inactive and underrepresented groups.
One of Birmingham’s fantastic assets is its diversity. The city is home to over 180 different nationalities, with many residents of the West Midlands born in a non-UK Commonwealth country. It is the youngest city in Europe, mirroring the youth of the Commonwealth overall. Birmingham 2022 championed this diversity and used the Games to bring people ...
The £778 million investment into Birmingham and the West Midlands to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games was designed to catalyse long-term positive changes for the city and region. In particular, the Games will drive changes across a broad spectrum of economic and social benefits to Birmingham, the West Midlands and the wider UK.
Hosting the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will provide a huge boost to the economies of Birmingham, the West Midlands and the wider UK, and is laying the foundations for wider economic recovery from the pandemic. More than 5 million people came to the city centre during the two-week period beginning 25 July 2022 - a 200% increase on the same p...
With a global audience, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has given the city, the West Midlands region and the UK an unrivalled platform to showcase their best assets, raising the profile of the region and our country and shining a light on all the opportunities they have to offer across the Commonwealth.
Legacy
From the outset, legacy was central to Birmingham 2022 and is reflected in the 5 mission pillars of the Games and its vision to be the ‘Games for Everyone’. 75 projects from across Birmingham, the West Midlands and the nation have joined the Games’ ‘United By Birmingham 2022’ community programme, demonstrating that their projects align with and champion the values of the Games’ mission pillars. With the Closing Ceremony now behind us, Games partners remain committed to ensuring the benefits o...
An independent evaluation is being undertaken into the economic, social and environmental impact of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. An evaluation report focussing on Games delivery will be published later in 2022, and another report capturing the post-Games legacy impacts will be published in late 2023.
You can find more information on the data referenced in this report in the separate annex (data sources). The annex includes information including the data owner, data description, source of the data (and published link, where possible) and any relevant methodological notes.
The 2022 Games will be the first time West Midlands has played host to the event, following London 1934, and Manchester 2002. As preparations for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games take shape, the West Midlands become part of a lasting legacy.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games (officially the XXII Commonwealth Games) were held in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022. This page contains a chronological summary of major events from the Games.
Aug 7, 2022 · 2022 Commonwealth Games. Hosts: Birmingham Dates: 28 July to 8 August. Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV with extra streams on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile...
Aug 2, 2022 · With the exception of an interruption during World War II, the Commonwealth Games have taken place every four years since 1930 – and athletes from 72 nations are heading to the showpiece in...
Jul 28, 2022 · The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place from 28 July to 8 August 2022 and will be the biggest sporting and cultural event ever held in the city featuring thousands of...
