2022 Commonwealth Games

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The 2022 Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Birmingham, England, featuring athletes from nations and territories of the Commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event
broadcastCountry United Kingdom
broadcastPartner BBC
closingCeremonyVenue Alexander Stadium
closingDate 2022-08-08
commonName 2022 Commonwealth Games self-linksurface differs
surface form: Birmingham 2022
continent Europe
currencyOfHostCountry Pound sterling
followedBy 2026 Commonwealth Games
genderEquality more women’s events than men’s events
hostCity Birmingham
hostCityCountry Birmingham
surface form: Birmingham, England
hostCountry England
hostNation United Kingdom
hostNationSelection awarded to Birmingham in 2017
hostRegion West Midlands
mainStadium Alexander Stadium
motto Games for Everyone
numberOfAthletes approximately 5000
numberOfEvents over 280
numberOfParticipatingNations 72
numberOfSports 19
officialName 2022 Commonwealth Games self-linksurface differs
surface form: XXII Commonwealth Games
openingCeremonyVenue Alexander Stadium
openingDate 2022-07-28
organisedBy Commonwealth Games Federation
organisingCommittee Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
originalHostCityStrippedOfRights 2017
originalHostCityWithdrawn Durban
originalHostCountry South Africa
paraSportIntegration fully integrated para-sport programme
participatingEntities Commonwealth of Nations members and territories
precededBy 2018 Commonwealth Games
regionServed Commonwealth of Nations
sequenceNumber 22
sportsProgrammeIncludes 3x3 basketball
3x3 wheelchair basketball
athletics
badminton
boxing
cricket T20
cycling
gymnastics
hockey
judo
lawn bowls
netball
rugby sevens
squash
swimming
table tennis
triathlon
weightlifting
wrestling
timePeriod July 28, 2022 – August 8, 2022
tookPlaceDuring COVID-19 pandemic era
typeOfCompetition international multi-sport event
year 2022

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Commonwealth Games series hasEdition 2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham hostedEvent 2022 Commonwealth Games
2018 Commonwealth Games followedBy 2022 Commonwealth Games
2022 Commonwealth Games officialName 2022 Commonwealth Games self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: XXII Commonwealth Games
2022 Commonwealth Games commonName 2022 Commonwealth Games self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Birmingham 2022
2026 Commonwealth Games follows 2022 Commonwealth Games
2026 Commonwealth Games precededBy 2022 Commonwealth Games
this entity surface form: 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Alexander Stadium renovationForEvent 2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham, United Kingdom hostedEvent 2022 Commonwealth Games