Commonwealth Games: Birmingham 2022 schedule and how to watch

First held in 1930, the Commonwealth Games were the first with just 11 nations and 400 athletes. Today, 6,600 athletes from 72 countries and territories will compete.

Dina Asher-Smith will not be there, after the English sprinter was forced to drop out with a hamstring injury sustained during the World Athletics Championship. In her absence, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Keely Hodgkinson and Daryll Neita are among those aspiring to perform on home soil.

But when are the Commonwealth Games? Birmingham 2022 and how can you tickets? Find out everything you need to know below.

What are the Commonwealth Games?

The commonwealth games is a sporting event where Commonwealth countries that take place every four years.

In recent years, the games have taken place on the Gold Coast of Australia, Glasgow, Scotland and Delhi, India.

The 2022 Games will be the first time West Midlands has hosted it, following London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002.

Which countries participate in the Commonwealth Games?

The following countries are participating in the Commonwealth Games: Anguill, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, England, Swaziland, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, India, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Scotland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Helena, South Africa Helena, St. Louis St. Kitts and Nevis Lucia, St. Louis Vincent and the Grenadines, Tanzania, Gambia, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Wales and Zambia.

When do the Commonwealth Games start?

The Commonwealth Games start today, Thursday, July 28. The opening ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium.

The first sporting events will take place on Friday, July 29, and the matches will end on Monday, August 8.

Commonwealth Games Program

Tickets for Commonwealth Games

Tickets for this year’s Commonwealth Games were released on April 19 and are currently on sale at Birmingham2022.com.

There are up to five ticket categories for each event. Category A tickets are closer to the action and are more expensive, while Category E tickets are further away and less expensive.

Tickets for the opening ceremony range from £22 to £290, and ticket prices for the sporting events vary.

How to watch the Commonwealth Games

BBC Sport will feature over 200 hours of games across up to 11 live streams. The games will be broadcast on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Three. In addition, the coverage is also broadcast on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and Red Button.

Commonwealth gold medalists Max Whitlock and Beth Tweddle will join a team of expert analysts, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis and Jess Ennis-Hill, who will cover athletics.

Other star athletes to beat the games include Sir Chris Hoy, Rebecca Adlington, Ellie Simmonds, Mark Foster and Ama Agbeze.

From a studio in Birmingham’s Centenary Square, Hazel Irvine, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Jason Mohammad, Holly Hamilton and Ayo Akinwolere will also provide daily live TV coverage.

Commonwealth Games baton relay route

The Commonwealth Games baton arrived in England on July 4, ahead of a tour of the country ahead of the games.

The route of the baton relay was as follows: