Birmingham bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games


The Birmingham bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was a bid by Birmingham, England and Commonwealth Games England to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. On 21 December 2017 it was announced that the bid has been successful.

Background

was actually planning to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. On 13 March 2017, Commonwealth Games Federation stripped Durban, South Africa of their rights to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games and reopened the bid process for the 2022 games. On 19 June 2017 Birmingham announced its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games along with unveiling of its bid logo.
The bid had the full support of: Birmingham City Council; three regional local enterprise partnerships ; the West Midlands Combined Authority, the West Midlands Growth Company and the newly elected Mayor of West Midlands, Andy Street. Four-time Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Sir Mo Farah and CEO of Aston Villa F.C. Keith Wyness also supported the bid.
Birmingham has also bid to host the 1992 Summer Olympics, but Barcelona was selected.

Previous events hosted

Birmingham has a track record of delivering large international sporting and cultural events, such as:
Birmingham has a wealth of existing sports venues, arenas and conference halls that were ideal for hosting sport during the Games. 95% of the competition venues were already in place for the 2022 games. Alexander Stadium which will host the ceremonies and athletics will be renovated and the capacity will be increased from 12,000 to 50,000 seats. A 400-metre warm up track will also be developed. This would leave the stadium well placed to become the home of UK Athletics, hosting all the major national and international competitions after the Games.

Venues in Birmingham

Venues outside Birmingham