The 2022 Commonwealth Games will see the return of many world class athletes, who will be determined to capture the gold medal in Birmingham, we take a look at the schedule, dates, time, venue of the tournament, CWG opening ceremony, sports and live stream details plus commentator list
The 2022 Commonwealth Games’ Opening Ceremony, which will feature representatives from all 72 Commonwealth nations, will take place at Alexander Stadium on July 28, 2022. The closing ceremony is expected to take place at Alexander Stadium on August 8, 2022, with participation from all 72 participating nations.
Commonwealth Games (CWG) Birmingham 2022 Schedule, Opening Ceremony, Date, Time, Venue, Sports Events List, Commentators, Live Stream Telecast US, India, UK
2022 Commonwealth Games Opening & Closing Ceremony Details, Date, And Time
A multisport international competition for Commonwealth nations, the 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place in Birmingham, England from July 28 to August 8, 2022. The West Midlands region will play host to 15 sites for Birmingham 2022, seven of which, including the athletics stadium and the marathon course, are in Birmingham. The National Exhibition Centre complex, which is part of the city’s outskirts in neighboring Solihull, will host the Games at the NEC Arena in addition to its exhibition halls.
On Thursday, July 28, the Commonwealth Games will get underway. The opening ceremony will take place in Birmingham’s Alexandra Stadium and is scheduled to begin at 7 o’clock. The first athletic events are slated to start on Friday, July 29, and continue until Monday, August 8.
2022 Commonwealth Games List of Events and Full Schedule
The first round of tickets for the games this summer went on sale on April 19 and are still available at Birmingham2022.com. Each event has a maximum of five categories. The most expensive and closest to the action are tickets in category A. Tickets in category E are less expensive and farther away.
• Athletics and Para Athletics; Tuesday 2 August to Sunday 7 August
• Badminton; Friday 29 July to Monday 8 August
• Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball; Friday 29 July to Tuesday 2 August
• Beach Volleyball; Saturday 30 July to Sunday 7 August
• Boxing; Friday, 29 July to Thursday 4 August. Saturday 6 August to Sunday 7 August
• Cricket; Friday 29 July to Sunday 31 July, Tuesday 2 August to Thursday 4 August, Saturday 6 August to Sunday 7 August
• Cycling; Mountain Bike; Wednesday 3 August
• Cycling Road Race; Sunday, 7 August
• Cycling Time Trial; Thursday, 4 August
• Cycling–Track & Para Track; Friday, 29 July to Monday 1 August
• Diving; Thursday 4 August to Monday 8 August
• Gymnastics Artistic; Friday 29 July to Tuesday 2 August
• Gymnastics Rhythmic; Thursday 4 August to Saturday 6 August
• Hockey; Friday, 29 July to Monday 8 August
• Judo; Monday 1 August to Wednesday 3 August
• Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls; Friday 29 July to Saturday 6 August
• Marathon; Saturday 30 July
• Netball; Friday 29 July to Sunday 7 August
• Para Powerlifting; Thursday 4 August
• Rugby Sevens; Friday 29 July to Sunday 31 July
• Squash; Friday 29 July to Monday 8 August
• Swimming and Para Swimming; Friday 29 July to Wednesday 3 August
• Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis; Friday 29 July to Monday 8 August
• Triathlon and Para Triathlon; Friday 29 July to Sunday 31 July
• Weightlifting; Saturday 30 July to Wednesday 3 August
• Wrestling; Friday 5 August to Saturday 6 August
2022 Commonwealth Games List of Broadcasters, Panel of Experts, And How to Watch Live Stream & Highlights
Over 200 hours of the action from the games will be broadcast by the BBC across as many as 11 livestreams. Olympic gold medalists Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis, and Jessica Ennis-Hill will all be on the expert panel of commentators covering athletics, along with Commonwealth gold medalists Max Whitlock and Beth Tweedle.
Mark Foster, Rebecca Adlington, Ellie Simmons, Sir Chris Hoy, and Ama Agbeze are a few other ex-athletes who will be covering the games. Hazel Irvine, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Jason Mohmmad, Holly Hamiliton, and Ayo Akinwolere will provide daily live TV coverage from the studio located at Centenary Square in Birmingham.
JJ Chalmers and Isa Guha will deliver daily game highlights on BBC One. BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, and BBC Sounds will all provide live radio coverage of the event.
Country | Rights holder |
Australia | Seven Network |
Canada | CBC |
India | Sony Pictures Sports Network |
New Zealand | Sky NZ |
United Kingdom | BBC |
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