Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are hopeful of hosting the first major multi-sport event after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid insists he is "comfortable" providing athletes with a platform to express themselves after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said it would be open to anti-racism protests.
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid is confident the Organising Committee’s Board - which has faced criticism over a lack of diversity - will be “much more reflective of the region” as it closes in on appointing two new members.
The renovation of the Alexander Stadium – one of the key venues for the next Commonwealth Games – is "slightly ahead" of schedule and "on budget", according to Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid.
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid says he is looking forward to utilising North’s "unrivalled expertise" in integrated technology to help deliver a successful Commonwealth Games in two years’ time.
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid claimed Solihull could become a "really positive hub" of the Commonwealth Games as he confirmed 1,600 athletes and officials would be accommodated at the borough's National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been announced as the holder of domestic broadcasting rights for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Birmingham 2022 today published its daily schedule with organisers hoping to attract top athletes to the Commonwealth Games even in a condensed period of international events caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid has rejected the idea of pushing the Commonwealth Games back to 2023 after the Athletes' Village was scrapped.
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid revealed he was "confident" of delivering the Commonwealth Games in budget despite the coronavirus pandemic.
The Board of Birmingham 2022 is to be revamped to ensure it better reflects the ethnic diversity of the English city which is hosting the next edition of the multi-sport event.
Birmingham 2022 organisers have today published an Accessibility and Inclusion Commitment, with Sarah Rennie appointed to chair the Accessibility Advisory Forum, which will evaluate whether adequate standards are being delivered.
Birmingham 2022 are expecting a busy year, with major construction projects, the finalisation of venues and development of their cultural programme.
Ticket sales for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be launched after next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo it was revealed today, as the English city celebrated 1,000 days until the start of the event.
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid says it is the Organising Committee’s hope that it will be welcoming India to the Commonwealth Games in three years' time, despite a boycott by the country looking set to be proposed over shooting’s exclusion from the sports programme.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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