Glasgow will host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 if the Scottish government can reach an agreement.
Neil Gray, the health secretary, who is also responsible for sports policy in the cabinet, told the press that he is in talks with Commonwealth Games Australia. It follows the assurance of “a multi-million pound investment” by Australian officials to facilitate Glasgow’s offer to save the multi-sport tournament. However, Gray cautioned that the event would not be on the same scale as the Games previously hosted by Glas
Gray admitted: “Reputationally my worry and the government’s worry has always been that there is going to be a comparison with the incredibly successful 2014 games, which by any stretch of the imagination both in terms of the performances, the spectacle that it was and the legacy, were going to be hard to match… But I’m hopeful that if we are able to recognise that if we are to go ahead, this is a different games, this is a smaller event.”
“Fewer sports across fewer sites but with good collaboration we could see something coming forward that is still positive for Glasgow and for Scotland,” he added.
Because of growing expenses, the Australian state of Victoria decided not to host the Games in 2026.
On having fewer sports
Glasgow also hosted the 2014 Games. Now, the host is almost certain to confirm a redesigned competition with fewer sports.
Following years of difficulty for the tournament, the 2026 event would only have 10 to 13 sports, as opposed to 18 in 2014. Moreover, in order to minimize costs, only four locations—including the Tollcross International Swimming Centre and Scotstoun Stadium—would be utilized in 2026.
The Malaysian government has opted to not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to financial concerns, and with an event that is deemed outdated by some people. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting spearheaded by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, following the withdrawal of the Australian state of Victoria in 2023.
In a statement, Minister Hannah Yeo said: “The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced the government’s decision not to accept an offer from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.”
2026 Commonwealth Games in Limbo
Unfortunately, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is having difficulties in finding a host after Victoria withdrew last July due to financial problems.
The Games are scheduled to take place in over two years from now, and the CGF has invited Malaysia and other possible host countries with 1000 million pounds ($125 million) to step in. However, the Malaysian government stated that the offer will not fully cover the entire costs of such a large-scale sports event.
The minister added: “The government wants to focus on the development of sports as well as the welfare and well-being of the people.”
Fortunately, Singapore, another country that the CGF approached to become its host country, recently admitted that it was considering the proposal for the event.
Singapore is a wealthy city-state that currently holds the annual Formula One night race and will be hosting the World Aquatics Championships in 2025.
The upcoming sporting event that is going to take place in Birmingham 2022, which is officially regarded as Commonwealth Games will begin on 28th July 2022. This is going to be the 22nd season of the commonwealth games this year. In 2017 the official announcement was made that Birmingham will be hosting the 2022 edition of the contest. This is going to be the 3rd time that England is going to be the host of this contest after, the 2002 and 1934 editions.
The commonwealth games 2022 is going to be having 72 participating nations which will be representing their different players in various athletic sports, Barbados is going to take part for the first time in this contest. The opening ceremony will take be on the 27th of July and the closing ceremony will be on the 8th of August 2022. both the occasions will take place at Alexander Stadium. So let’s have a look at the details of this event here, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Schedule, Dates, And How To Get Tickets All You Need To Know
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Schedule
Commonwealth as we know is a multi-sport event that comprises various sporting categories, this year is going to have 283 games scheduled in 20 sports categories. There are going to be 15 venues where the entire contest is going to be spread in the city of Birmingham.
The games for this year’s Commonwealth 2022 games are as follows:
Aquatics
Diving
Swimming
Athletics
Badminton
3×3 basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Cricket
Cycling
Mountain biking
Road
Track
Gymnastics
Artistic
Rhythmic
Judo
Field hockey
Lawn bowls
Netball
Para powerlifting
Rugby sevens
Squash
Table tennis
Triathlon
Weightlifting
Wrestling
We also have the Schedule of the Commonwealth games below, please have a look at it now,
Athletics and Para Athletics: Tuesday, August 2–Sunday, August 7
Badminton: Friday, July 29–Monday, August 8
Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball: Friday, July 29–Tuesday, August 2
Beach Volleyball: Saturday, July 30–Sunday, August 7
Boxing: Friday, July 29–Thursday, August 4, Saturday, August 6–Sunday, August 7
Cricket: Friday, July 29–Sunday, July 31, Tuesday, August 2–Thursday, August 4, Saturday, August 6–Sunday, August 7
Cycling–Mountain Bike: Wednesday, August 3
Cycling–Road Race: Sunday, August 7
Cycling–Time Trial: Thursday, August 4
Cycling–Track & Para Track: Friday, July 29–Monday, August 1
Diving: Thursday, August 4–Monday, August 8
Gymnastics–Artistic: Friday, July 29–Tuesday, August 2
Gymnastics–Rhythmic:Thursday, August 4–Saturday, August 6
Hockey: Friday, July29–Monday, August 8
Judo: Monday, August 1–Wednesday, August 3
Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls: Friday, July 29–Saturday, August 6
Marathon: Saturday, July 30
Netball: Friday, July 29–Sunday, August 7
Para Powerlifting: Thursday, August 4
Rugby Sevens: Friday, July 29–Sunday, July 31
Squash: Friday, July 29–Monday, August 8
Swimming and Para Swimming: Friday, July 29–Wednesday, August 3
Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis: Friday, July 29–Monday, August 8
Triathlon and Para Triathlon: Friday, July 29, Sunday, July 31
Weightlifting: Saturday, July 30–Wednesday, August 3
Wrestling: Friday, August 5–Saturday, August 6
How to But the Tickets for the Commonwealth Games?
As we know that it is going to be held in England and you still have a month for the games o begin, so you can buy the tickets as soon as possible from a reliable source, the information of which is available on the official website, before the ticket are all sold out. Last year the ticket had started going on sale from 14th July for the locals. The tickets are now available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
There are five categories for buying the tickets, category A tickets are closer to the action and hence are more expensive, whereas category E-tickets are further away so they are less expensive. The price of the tickets begins from £8 for those youngsters who are under 16. Meanwhile, for adults, the price is quoted to be £15. Those interested in attending the Commonwealth Games should book without any delays. Tickets are selling out in huge numbers already.
Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022 Schedule: Fixtures, Dates, Timings & Teams List
With a lot of discussion regarding the cricket sport to enter the Commonwealth Games, makers had made it official that Commonwealth Games 2022 will be featuring Cricket Competition for Women. The organizers confirmed the dates where the women’s cricket competition will begin, from July 29 and the final will be played on August 7, 2022.
It is confirmed that the first match will feature Women Australia against Women India in the early session on July 29. Meanwhile, the schedule will follow Pakistan against Barbados. So take a look at the entire fixture, details of the game here, Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022 Schedule: Fixtures, Dates, Timings & Teams List.
Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022 Schedule
As we know that the makers have already given a waiver for Women playing cricket in the Games for this year 2022. Here is the entire schedule for all the teams participating. The time mentioned in the table is below is according to the GMT and IST both. Take a look. The finals of the tournament will be held on the 7th of August 2022 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Date
Match Details
Time
29 July 2022
Australia Vs India 1st Match, Group A, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Barbados vs Pakistan 2nd Match, Group A (D/N), Edgbaston, Birmingham
11:00 AM 4:30 PM
6:00 PM 11:30 PM
30th July
New Zealand vs South Africa 3rd Match, Group B, Edgbaston, Birmingham
England Vs Sri Lanka 4th Match, Group B, (D/N),Edgbaston, Birmingham
4:30 PM
11:30 PM
31st July 2022
India vs Pakistan 5th Match, Group A, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Australia vs Barbados 6th Match, Group A (D/N), Edgbaston, Birmingham
11:00 AM 4:30 PM
11:30 PM
2nd August 2022
England vs South Africa 7th Match, Group A, Edgbaston, Birmingham
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 8th Match, Group B (D/N), Edgbaston, Birmingham
4:30 PM
11:30 PM
3rd August 2022
Australia vs Pakistan 9th Match, Group A, Edgbaston, Birmingham
India vs Barbados 10th Match, Group A (D/N), Edgbaston, Birmingham
4:30 PM
11:30 PM
4th August 2022
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 11th Match, Group B, Edgbaston, Birmingham
England vs New Zealand 12th Match, Group B(D/N), Edgbaston, Birmingham
4:30 PM
11:30 PM
6th August 2022
TBD 1st semi-finals, Edgbaston, Birmingham
TBD 2nd Semi- finalists, Edgbaston, Birmingham
4:30 PM
11:30 PM
7th August 2022
TBA 3rd place Playoffs, Edgbaston, Birmingham
TBA Finals, Edgbaston, Birmingham
3:30 PM
10:30 PM
What are the Teams? Common Wealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition
Here is the entire list of teams and the players that will be playing for their respective nations. There are eight teams that will be participating in the competition, and these eight teams are divided into 2 groups of 4 each, Group A and Group B. Take a look at it here.
India
Pakistan
England
New Zealand
Barbados
South Africa
Australia
Sri Lanka
The squads for the teams haven’t been disclosed by the managers yet. Once the official news regarding the playing squad for Women’s Cricket Competition Commonwealth Games 2022 is announced we will update you. Till then stay tuned and keep reading the articles on this website.
UK Sport to commit £330 million for British Olympic and Paralympic sports
UK Sport has said that it will commit an investment of £330 million on British sport in advance in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
Making their “greatest investment to date”, the funding will be allocated to more than 50 sports, including new sports like squash, flag football, baseball/softball, lacrosse, and paraclimbing.
For the second consecutive cycle, funding for athletics has been reduced, but breaking, which is no longer an Olympic sport, will not be aided. With this, UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner said that they are “disappointed” with the decision that the funds will be cut by £1.725m.
Moreover, Chris Grant, the chair of the British Basketball Federation, said that basketball entered a new era after the sport benefited from a £2.925 million share to upgrade the 3×3 format. Additionally, athlete performance awards, which athletes receive to help cover their living and sporting expenses, will increase funding to over £400 million overall.
Dr Kate Baker, UK Sport director of performance and people, said: “It’s so important for us to be able to keep the momentum going as we head into the LA cycle… This is our greatest investment to date, with more sports set to embark on an Olympic and Paralympic campaign with us than ever before.”
She added: “I’m excited to work with the new sports receiving investment from us for the first time and warmly welcome them to our Olympic and Paralympic community.”
“With every Games cycle comes new sports and athletes with new stories to tell and inspiration to share. With our investment supporting more breadth than ever before, as well as the entertainment, drama and spectacle we’ll no doubt experience from a Games taking place in LA, I can’t wait to see what our athletes can achieve in four years’ time.”
Today we’ve announced a £330m investment in Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sports towards success at @LA28.
It’s our greatest investment to date, thanks to the Government and The National Lottery.@DCMS | @TNLUK
The commonwealth game that is also known as a friendly Game is an international multi-sport event. The very first event was started in the year 1930 and from then it’s going on, the game became the first global multi-sport event with an equal number of men’s and women’s medal events.
In the Commonwealth nation currently, there are 54 members and 72 teams participating in cricket is one of the famous tournaments many teams take part in this league all different teams go against each other and show their strength and skills not only men’s play. We also have women’s cricket that takes place in July month and these matches are played under the T20 format and this is for only women. The official dates and squads list are confirmed you can check out below to get all the latest information and other details that you need.
Commonwealth Game Schedule of Women’s Cricket 2022
There is a total of 8-9 teams that have been participating in the game some team’s squad has officially out-declared their player’s names while some or not yet final you will come to know but as soon as it will get updated it will be out on our page also. Also, the teams are divided into two groups that are Group A features – Australia, India, Barbados, and Pakistan. Group B features – England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
England is going to host the teams and they are handed direct qualification with the sixth-highest rank.
Sophie Devine (c), Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Claudia Green, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Jess McFadyen, Georgia Plimmer.
2. England:
Not out, it will be updated shortly
3. South Africa:
Not out, it will be updated shortly
4. Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka squad has also not been yet official, but it will be updated shortly
The team players are all set and they will try to make their first till last impression good as the teams have now already played ODI matches they are in the confidence now. S let’s hope for the best in the game.
