The 2022 Commonwealth Games was a massive hit among viewers due to addition of women’s cricket and dominating perfomance by India in wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, and some other sports, know the 2026 venue and host country
Australia finished first overall with 178 medals, including 67 gold, followed by the hosts England in second place with a total of 176 medals, including 57 gold, and Canada in third place with 92 medals, including 26 gold. With 22 and 20 gold medals, respectively, India and New Zealand took fourth and fifth position.
Commonwealth Games (CWG) Victoria 2026 Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Host, Held In Which Country And Sports Events List
Overnight Vanessa Amorosi, Baker Boy and Taylor Henderson were on the world stage.
And in 2026, all of regional Victoria will be.
The Commonwealth Games baton has officially been passed to Victoria, and in just 1,316 days our state will host some of the world's best athletes. pic.twitter.com/UV0YIEWW7m
— Dan Andrews (@DanielAndrewsMP) August 9, 2022
India has won 203 Golds in Commonwealth Games till date.
63 came in Shooting.
49 came in Wrestling.Shooting was taken out in 2022.
Both Shooting and Wrestling are being taken out in 2026.What should be India's reaction?
— Kiran Kumar S (@KiranKS) August 8, 2022
2026 Commonwealth Games Opening & Closing Ceremony Details, Date, Time, And Venue
The 2026 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Victoria 2026, is a multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth scheduled to take place in four regional sites, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland in the State of Victoria, Australia. The opening ceremonies will be held in the state capital Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In a departure from previous Commonwealth Games, the event will not be held in one major city but will be hosted by the state and held across a number of regional cities outside the capital. The Games will take place over twelve days between 17 and 29 March 2026.
The host city was initially intended to be selected at the 2019 Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda. On 16 June 2019, the CGF confirmed that it would decide the host city in 2020, but the lack of interest from cities and the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the announcement. In December 2021, the CGF reported that it would announce a host some time in March 2022; however, Victoria was announced as the host on 12 April 2022, after two months of an exclusive dialogue process with the CGF.
2026 Commonwealth Games List of Events and Full Schedule
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) mandated that only swimming and athletics be contested in future Games as per new regulations intended to encourage towns to submit bids for the Commonwealth Games. Despite this, sixteen sports—16 in total—were selected for the 2026 Victorian Games, with seven more being discussed between the governing bodies and the state of Victoria. In addition to swimming and diving, athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens, squash, table tennis, triathlon, and weightlifting are on the roster.
The Indian Olympic Association demanded in April 2022 that archery, shooting, and wrestling be added to the 2026 Commonwealth Games. By the end of 2022, the complete list of sports is anticipated to be released. The State Government declared in July 2022 that they had started a process for gathering expressions of interest for the addition of sports beyond the initial 16 planned.
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