Less than three weeks are left for the CWG 2022, know the logo and motto of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham
The Commonwealth Games 2022 will kick off on July 28th. 72 nations will take part in the event and will compete against each other for the medals till 8th August 2022. The CWG, 2022 is going to be the 22nd edition of the competition.
Commonwealth (CWG) Games Birmingham 2022 Motto Meaning And Who Is Mascot Perry And Logo
The CWG 2022 events will feature 15 different venues across the UK. Seven of them are in the The city of Birmingham, which is also the third-largest metro city in the UK. The 20 different sports at the Commonwealth Games will be held across 15 venues located in nine cities and towns across the UK.
It is going to be the most expensive sporting event in UK after the 2012 London Olympic Games. Every athlete across 72 participating nations is gearing up to display their best performance in the event.
Talking about India, who had a successful result in the previous edition of the Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast Australia in 2018. India won a total of 66 medals with 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals. India finished third in the overall medals tally.
The motto of the Commonwealth Games 2022
‘‘Sports for All’’ is going to be the motto of the Commonwealth Games 2022. The motto reflects on bringing and connecting people across countries together, the 2022, Birmingham Games will be a motivation for change through this multi-sporting spectacular that will feature the world’s best athletes.
Mascot for the Commonwealth Games 2022
The mascot for the Commonwealth Games 2022 is called Perry and it’s a multicoloured, jazzy bull with an athletic build. In fact, Perry is named after Perry Barr, the area of Birmingham where the transformed Alexander Stadium will host the Games’ opening and closing ceremonies and athletics events.
The reason behind choosing a bull as a mascot for the Games lie in Birmingham’s deep relationship with the animal. The city in the West Midlands has had the Bull Ring for ages which has an iconic bull structure in bronze.
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Perry was designed by 10-year-old Emma Lou from Bolton, Greater Manchester, who won the national competition for making the mascot.
The rainbow colours on Perry also represent the coming together of the Commonwealth in equal partnership with the diverse communities.