query: where are the commonwealth games held in 2022

pos: 2022 Commonwealth Games 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England. This is due to be the third time England has hosted the Games. The Games are expected to take place between 27 July and 7 August 2022. The city was announced as the host at a press conference at the Arena Academy in Birmingham on 21 December 2017. Two cities initially launched bids for the games; Durban, South Africa and Edmonton,

pos: 2022 Commonwealth Games 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England. This is due to be the third time England has hosted the Games. The Games are expected to take place between 27 July and 7 August 2022. The city was announced as the host at a press conference at the Arena Academy in Birmingham on 21 December 2017. Two cities initially launched bids for the games; Durban, South Africa and Edmonton,

pos: Birmingham bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games 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. Birmingham 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

pos: Commonwealth Games of Scotland, with Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper hailing them as "the standout games in the history of the movement". The 2018 Commonwealth Games were held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, the fifth time Australia hosted the Games. There were an equal number of events for men and women, the first time in history that a major multi-sport event had equality in terms of events. The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham, England. They will be the third Commonwealth Games to be hosted in England following London 1934 and Manchester 2002. The three nations to have

pos: 2018 Commonwealth Games country's name. The closing ceremony was held at Carrara Stadium on Sunday 15 April and was produced by Jack Morton Worldwide at a cost of AU$30 million. Australian pop stars Guy Sebastian, Samantha Jade, Dami Im, Ricki Lee and The Veronicas were among the performers along with children's entertainers, The Wiggles. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, declared the Games closed and passed the Commonwealth Games flag to Birmingham, England which will host the 2022 Games. There were 71 nations competing at 2018 Commonwealth Games. Maldives were scheduled to participate, but in October 2016 they withdrew from the Commonwealth. The Gambia

pos: Commonwealth Games and reopened the bidding process for the 2022 games. Many cities from Australia, Canada, England and Malaysia expressed interest to host the games. However, the CGF received only one official bid and that was from Birmingham, England. On 21 December 2017, Birmingham was awarded for the 2022 Games as Durban's replacement host. Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Commonwealth Games at Edmonton in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa. Uganda also stayed away, in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin. During the 1986 Commonwealth Games at Edinburgh, a majority of the Commonwealth nations

pos: Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations Zimbabwe may return to the Commonwealth in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, following The Gambia's return to the Commonwealth under Adama Barrow on 8 February 2018, and The Gambia's return to the Commonwealth Games Federation on 31 March 2018. On May 15, 2018, Mnangagwa submitted an application to rejoin the Commonwealth. Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations have had a controversial and stormy diplomatic relationship. Zimbabwe is a former member of the Commonwealth, having withdrawn in 2003, and the issue of Zimbabwe has repeatedly taken centre stage in the Commonwealth,

pos: 3x3 basketball Japan, for both men and women. In August 2017, it was announced that 3x3 basketball would be held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. a todo lo que se refiere es que es un basketball se juega de a 3 jugadores y que hay 1 ARO SOLO aparte hay un juego olimpico de este gran juego 3x3 basketball 3x3 (pronounced 3 on 3, 3 by 3 or 3x3) basketball is a form of the game played three a side on one hoop. It is the largest urban team sport of the world (ESSEC study commissioned by IOC). This

neg: 2022 Commonwealth Games rights to host the games. It would have marked the first time the games were held in Africa and the second time a Commonwealth republic would have hosted, following Delhi, India in 2010. The games were set to open on the 18 July 2022, coinciding with the birthday of the late South African President, Nelson Mandela. A new bidding process was launched, where Liverpool and Birmingham expressed their interests in hosting the games. On 14 March 2017, Manchester, who previously hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games, expressed their interest in hosting the games. In September 2017, Birmingham beat Liverpool for the

neg: Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was a rejected bid by Durban, South Africa and South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The coastal South African city had previously considered bidding for the 2020 or 2024 Summer Olympics. If Durban were to host the games, it would be the first Commonwealth Games held on the African continent. South Africa's second largest city, Cape Town bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but lost out to Athens. Durban is home to major professional Rugby Union, Cricket

neg: Bids for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur on 24 January to try and resolve these issues and ensure the future of the games. On 31 January 2014 Gideon Sam, vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, was quoted in "The Namibian" stating intentions of holding the 2022 games in Africa following meetings in Kuala Lumpur: “We decided that 2022 will be Africa’s time. Africa makes up a huge number of Commonwealth countries and we now appeal to African leaders to be brave, to club together and to come forward so that we can host the Commonwealth Games" "“We cannot continue doing what we did

neg: Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Land and Property’s £5.5 billion ($7 billion/€6.3 billion) Liverpool Waters scheme - residential developments that already have outlined planning permission meaning construction could start in the first half of 2018. The venues proposed for the games are the following: Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was a proposed bid by Liverpool, England and Commonwealth Games England to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. On 7 September 2017, it was announced that the UK Government would be supporting the Birmingham bid meaning Liverpool would not proceed further. Liverpool was actually planning to bid

neg: Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was a proposed bid by Liverpool, England and Commonwealth Games England to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. On 7 September 2017, it was announced that the UK Government would be supporting the Birmingham bid meaning Liverpool would not proceed further. Liverpool 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 16 June 2017 Liverpool

neg: 2022 Commonwealth Games Council (ICC) about the inclusion of women's cricket. It was also reported that shooting is likely to be excluded from the games citing a lack of facilities around Birmingham, if this is true it will be the first time since 1970 where shooting has not been included in the games. The dropping of shooting from the games programme was confirmed by the Commonwealth Games Federation CEO, David Grevemberg in January 2018. In November 2018,the ICC confirmed that they have submitted a bid to include women's cricket in Birmingham. 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII

neg: Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was an attempt to bring the 2022 Commonwealth Games to the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. On 10 February 2015, Edmonton withdrew its bid for the Games. On March 31, 2014, The City of Edmonton announced its intent to bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games. On July 1, 2014, The City of Edmonton, in partnership with the Government of Alberta and Commonwealth Games Canada, named former Edmonton Airports President and CEO Reg Milley as the Chair of the Bid Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The

neg: Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games were the venues proposed for the games: Commonwealth Games celebrated in Canada Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games is a cancelled bid by Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. On 24 August 2017 Victoria withdrew its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, leaving only Birmingham and Liverpool in the race. On 30 June 2017, Victoria officially announced its bid to host the games. Bid committee chair David Black announced the bid was submitted with letters of support from the provincial government, local

neg: Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games is a cancelled bid by Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. On 24 August 2017 Victoria withdrew its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, leaving only Birmingham and Liverpool in the race. On 30 June 2017, Victoria officially announced its bid to host the games. Bid committee chair David Black announced the bid was submitted with letters of support from the provincial government, local municipalities and the University of Victoria. Lisa Helps, the mayor of Victoria,

neg: Bids for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the past, when we voted with Asia, Oceania or the Americas and not for ourselves. The time has come to show the world that there are no lions roaming the streets or naked people walking around" Bids for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The city of Durban, South Africa was initially elected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games on 2 September 2015, at a General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand. It was reported in February 2017 however, Durban may be unable to host the games due to financial constraints. On 13 March 2017, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)

neg: Commonwealth of Nations is held every four years; the 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland, and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Birmingham is set to be the host for 2022 Commonwealth Games. As well as the usual athletic disciplines, as at the Summer Olympic Games, the games include sports particularly popular in the Commonwealth, such as bowls, netball, and rugby sevens. Started in 1930 as the Empire Games, the games were founded on the Olympic model of amateurism, but were deliberately designed to be "the Friendly Games", with the goal of promoting relations between Commonwealth countries and celebrating

neg: Bids for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Bids for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The city of Durban, South Africa was initially elected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games on 2 September 2015, at a General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand. It was reported in February 2017 however, Durban may be unable to host the games due to financial constraints. On 13 March 2017, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) stripped Durban of their rights to host. On 21 December 2017, Birmingham was awarded for the 2022 Games as Durban's replacement host. Louise Martin, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, made the official announcement at a press

neg: Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games however, Durban may be unable to host the games due to financial constraints. On 13 March 2017, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) stripped Durban of their rights to host. The following were the proposed venues for the games: Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was a rejected bid by Durban, South Africa and South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The coastal South African city had previously considered bidding for the 2020 or 2024 Summer Olympics. If Durban were to host the games, it

neg: Commonwealth Games been the highest achieving team for twelve games, England for seven, and Canada for one. The most recent Commonwealth Games were held in Gold Coast from 4 to 15 April 2018. The next Commonwealth Games are to be held in Birmingham from 27 July to 7 August 2022. A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by John Astley Cooper in 1900, when he wrote an article in "The Times" suggesting a "Pan-Britannic-Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire". John Astley

neg: Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games announced its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Brian Barwick is the chairman of the bid. Liverpool City Council and Joe Anderson, Mayor of Liverpool are the main supporters of the bid. Everton F.C. CEO Robert Elstone and footballer Wayne Rooney, Liverpool F.C. CEO Peter Moore and coach Steven Gerrard are also supporting the bid. Liverpool was ranked as the UK’s Greatest Sporting City for 2017, according to research from ESPN and the University of Bath. The total cost of hosting the Liverpool 2022 Commonwealth Games is anticipated to be in the region of £672 million (US$871 million), with

neg: Birmingham bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games sporting events, such as: Birmingham has a wealth of existing sports venues, arenas and conference halls that are ideal for hosting sport during the Games. 95% of the competition venues are 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 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. Birmingham bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

neg: Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games revealed on 30 April 2017 that the City of Victoria was exploring a possible bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Victoria last hosted the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Vancouver, which is also in British Columbia, hosted the 1954 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. On 24 August 2017 B.C. Finance Minister Carole James announced in a statement that the province won't contribute funding to a 2022 Commonwealth Games bid because there were too many uncertainties. She cited question marks surrounding the bid, including revenue commitments, venue locations, costs for security – which weren’t including in the bid

neg: Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The committee planned to renovate the Commonwealth Stadium for the games and build a new velodrome to replace the aging Argyll Velodrome. The Northlands Coliseum and Rogers Place were also part of the bid. On February 11, 2015, Edmonton announced it was withdrawing its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, citing financial reasons and a global fall in oil prices. The bid team will instead focus on the 2026 event. Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Edmonton

neg: Commonwealth Games results index 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Commonwealth Games results index This Commonwealth Games results index is a list of links which forms an "index" which can be used to quickly find the required Wikipedia page containing the results of each Commonwealth Games sport in any year of interest.

neg: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games scheduled to compete in 2018. Although Canada, one of the strongest basketball nations in the world, did not enter a men's or women's team in 2006, it will do so in both tournaments in 2018. In August 2017, it was announced basketball would be returning for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, along with the addition of the 3x3 format. Although basketball has only been a part of the Commonwealth Games programme twice, there have been Commonwealth Basketball Championships held. In 1978 the first such competition was co-hosted by England, Wales and Scotland. In 2010 the Commonwealth Basketball Championships were

neg: Bids for the 2022 Commonwealth Games only two months to go before the March 2014 deadline for applicant cities. The high cost of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with reports of between £500 million and £1 billion, damage to the reputation of the competition following the 2010 Games and disputes between the Commonwealth Games Federation board and member states' sporting federations were all said to be factors in why no serious hosting intentions were being made. Cardiff, who were pursuing a bid for the 2026 games, said it would be "unlikely" for them to bring their bid forward to 2022. An emergency general meeting was

neg: 2022 Asian Para Games 2022 Asian Para Games The 2022 Asian Para Games, also known as the 4th Asian Para Games, is a multi-sport event that parallels the 2022 Asian Games which will held for Asian athletes with disability in Hangzhou, China. Hangzhou will be the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games, after Guangzhou 2010. As is the tradition of the event, since 2010, the Asian Para Games are usually held after every Asian Games in the same host country. On 16 September 2018, the Asian Paralympic Committee announced that Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China will host the fourth edition of

neg: 2022 Commonwealth Games are ideal for hosting sport during the Games. 95% of the competition venues are already in place for the 2022 games. Alexander Stadium which is scheduled to host the ceremonies and athletics is planned to be renovated and the capacity increased to 50,000 seats. A new 400 metre warm up track is also planned. 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. On 22 December 2017, the BBC Reported that the organisers of the games are currently in talks with the International Cricket

neg: England at the Commonwealth Games scoring team for eleven games, England for eight and Canada for one. England has hosted the Games twice and is planning a third Games as host in 2022: Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the organisation responsible for all matters relating to the Commonwealth Games in England. Membership of the Games Council consists of representatives of 26 sports in the Commonwealth Games programme from which the host city selects up to 17 sports for each Games. The officers are elected by the council and hold office for 4 years, their work will be supported by four salaried staff. The current president

neg: Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games committee’s cost estimate – and any added costs like transit, infrastructure and health services for athletes. The government agreed, with James saying they were dealing with too many other crises including one of B.C’s worst wildfire seasons in history. James suggested to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The total cost of the Victoria 2022 Commonwealth Games was anticipated to be in the region of $955 million with $400 million expected to come from the Government of Canada, $400 million from the province, $25 million from local municipalities and $130 million from sponsorship deals to pay for the Games. Following

neg: Birmingham Games, replacing Durban, which was forced to withdraw as host due to economic problems. The Games are expected to take place between 27 July and 7 August 2022. Birmingham has a wealth of existing sports venues, arenas and conference halls that are ideal for hosting sport during the Games. Alexander Stadium, which will host the ceremonies and athletics, will be renovated and the capacity will be increased to 50,000 seats. The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are expected to generate a £526 million boost to the West Midlands regional economy. The official handover to Birmingham took place at the Gold

neg: Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Men: Commonwealth Water Polo Championships The Commonwealth Water Polo Championships are held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games, although they are no longer included in the Commonwealth Games programme. They are in a round robin format. It is implied that the next Games will be held in conjunction with the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. Although recognised as a Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) sport, water polo has only featured in the Games once at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Only Australia and New Zealand took part, where Australia won all three matches: 11-4,

neg: Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Commonwealth Water Polo Championships The Commonwealth Water Polo Championships are held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games, although they are no longer included in the Commonwealth Games programme. They are in a round robin format. It is implied that the next Games will be held in conjunction with the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. Although recognised as a Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) sport, water polo has only featured in the Games once at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Only Australia and New Zealand took part, where Australia won all three matches: 11-4, 13-2,

neg: 2022 Commonwealth Games recommended bid for England. With Birmingham being the sole bidder for the event they won the right to stage the Games. However, it was announced that the bid was not fully compliant, and the bidding process was extended until 30 November 2017. The CGF had 170 questions regarding Birmingham's bid. On 21 December 2017, Birmingham was awarded for the 2022 Games as Durban's replacement host. Louise Martin, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, made the official announcement at a press conference at the Arena Academy in Birmingham. Birmingham has a wealth of existing sports venues, arenas and conference halls that

neg: Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games logo for the Edmonton bid was also unveiled during the Canada Day celebrations at City Hall. Edmonton is Canada's fifth-largest city and the second-largest city in as well as the capital of the Province of Alberta. It is home to a number of professional sports associations (most notably the Edmonton Eskimos (Canadian) football team and Edmonton Oilers ice hockey team, winners of five Stanley Cups). The 1978 Commonwealth Games, the 1983 Summer Universiade and the 2001 World Championships in Athletics were all held in Edmonton, and the city has also hosted some matches of the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup,

neg: Bids for the 2022 Commonwealth Games conference at the Arena Academy in Birmingham. Two cities had made confirmed bids for the games; Durban, South Africa and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton withdrew its bid in February 2015, leaving Durban as the only bid to go forward to CGF General Assembly in September 2015. The following cities proposed bidding; however, they did not bid or even formally announce their intentions to bid. On 22 January 2014, The BBC reported that the organisers of the Commonwealth Games were concerned about the future of the event, after no member country had expressed serious interest in hosting the 2022 edition with

neg: Mr. Blue Sky in 2002-03 advertising the then-new 2003 New Beetle Convertible. It was also featured during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Closing Ceremony of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in a promotion for the 2022 Games to be held in Birmingham (as ELO are from Birmingham). Jeff Lynne re-recorded the song and other ELO tracks in his own home studio in 2012. The resulting album, "", was released under the ELO name. A music video has been released in late 2012 via the official ELO website and YouTube, a colourful animation directed by Michael

neg: England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games England competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was England's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having participated at every Games since their inception in 1930. England sent a total of 394 athletes across all 18 sports, making it the largest team ever to represent the nation at an overseas sporting event. However, only 388 athletes competed. Triathlete Alistair Brownlee was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. With Birmingham as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the English segment was performed

neg: Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games the track due to be installed after the final home game of the 2021-2022 season and removed before the first scheduled match of the 2022-2023 campaign. The city was also proposing to host swimming at a new 50 metres pool within the city centre dock system that would remain in place after the Games and provide both a swimming and visitor attraction legacy. Among the other proposals was triple jump, long jump and pole vault on the dockside by neighbouring Mann Island in the city. Twenty20 cricket and track cycling, as Liverpool 2022’s "optional sports", would take place in Manchester

neg: 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony of Gold Coast to Sam Coffa, President of Commonwealth Games Australia, to Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, to Ian Metcalfe, Chairman of Commonwealth Games England and finally to Anne Underwood, Lord Mayor of Birmingham. Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate presented his speech to the audience and thanked the volunteers for their support and wished good luck to the Birmingham 2022 committee. President of Commonwealth Games Australia Sam Coffa presented his speech and praised Gold Coast city and the athletes of the Games. He then offered his thanks to the people of Gold Coast for their support. After

neg: Commonwealth Games winter Games were founded by T.D. Richardson. The 1958 Commonwealth Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and was the inaugural games for the winter edition. The 1962 Games were also held in St. Moritz, complementing the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, and the 1966 event was held in St. Moritz as well, following which the idea was discontinued. The Commonwealth Youth Games are an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games are held every four years with the current Commonwealth Games format. The Commonwealth Games Federation discussed the idea of

neg: John Furlong (sports administrator) Victoria, British Columbia bid committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In August 2017, Victoria's bid was cancelled after the provincial government declined financial support. In October 2017, Furlong and Victoria bid committee chair David Black attempted to revive Victoria's bid. In an opinion column published by Victoria News, a Black Press news site owned by David Black, Furlong expressed his support for Victoria's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. There is no evidence that the provincial government reconsidered its decision. In 2010, Furlong joined the board of Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. With the sale of Whistler Blackcomb Holdings to

neg: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games four overs to spare. Gold medal-winning South African captain Pollock praised the Commonwealth experience while recalling his time at the Games for Cricinfo. The success of the IPL, is leading to a T20 tournament in the Commonwealth Games being considered. The president of the Commonwealth Games federation wants to bring cricket back into the games, and the Glasgow bid for the 2014 games had indicated that they would include cricket, but it did not materialise. It is known, however, that the inclusion will occur no sooner than 2022 after the ICC rejected an offer for cricket to feature in the

neg: Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and two association football teams – AmaZulu F.C. and Golden Arrows. The city has previously played host to matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 1996 & 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 1995 Rugby World Cup, as well as the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The Kings Park Sporting Precinct will be part of the bid. In addition Durban also hosted the 123rd IOC Session. The city of Durban, South Africa was elected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games on 2 September 2015, at a General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand. It was reported in February 2017

neg: 2022 Asian Para Games the Asian Para Games after making a visit there in July, as the city was awarded as the host city of the 2022 Asian Games on 16 September 2015 by the Olympic Council of Asia. 2022 Asian Para Games The 2022 Asian Para Games, also known as the 4th Asian Para Games, is a multi-sport event that parallels the 2022 Asian Games which will held for Asian athletes with disability in Hangzhou, China. Hangzhou will be the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games, after Guangzhou 2010. As is the tradition of the event, since 2010, the Asian

neg: Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships in Brisbane, Australia and included: The award for the placings in the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are medals. Taekwondo is now a Category 2 Commonwealth Games Sport and may feature in future Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships The Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are held every two years, in every year the Commonwealth and Olympic Games are held. They are sanctioned by the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union, the Commonwealth Games Federation and the World Taekwondo Federation and involve world class competitors, making them a major event in Taekwondo. The first Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships were held in Brisbane, Queensland, on 14 and 15 October 2006.

neg: Bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics Both of the candidate cities suggested hosting the Games between February 4–20, 2022. The Paralympics will be held from March 4–13. While another city suggested hosting the Games between February 11–27, 2022. The Paralympics will be held from March 11–20. Since 2011, the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been considering a bid for the 2022 games in Almaty, the former longtime capital city and still the largest city and financial centre of the country. Kazakhstan hosted the 2011 Asian Winter Games. Almaty will host 2017 Winter Universiade. The current Kazakh capital Astana considered to joint bid

neg: Gold Coast bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Bid in light of the Government's support for Australia's 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals bid. On 16 April 2009, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh told reporters that a successful Commonwealth Games bid by the Gold Coast could help the tourist strip win a role in hosting the World Cup. "Some of the infrastructure that would be built for the Commonwealth Games will be useful for the Gold Coast to get a World Cup game out of the soccer World Cup if we're successful as a nation," she said. However the decision on the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

neg: Commonwealth Games scoring team for thirteen games, England for seven and Canada for one. Very few Commonwealth dependencies and nations have yet to take part: The 1934 British Empire Games, originally awarded in 1930 to Johannesburg was moved to London after South Africa's pre-apartheid government refused to allow nonwhite participants. The 2022 Commonwealth Games were originally awarded to Durban on 2 September 2015, at the CGF General Assembly in Auckland. It was reported in February 2017 that Durban may be unable to host the games due to financial constraints. On 13 March 2017, the CGF stripped Durban of their rights to host

neg: Commonwealth Games first edition of the winter games and paraplegic games were held in 1958 and 1962 respectively, with their last edition held in 1966 and 1974 respectively and the first youth games were held in 2000. The 1942 and 1946 Commonwealth Games were cancelled because of the second world war. The Commonwealth Games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), which also controls the sporting programme and selects the host cities. The games movement consists of international sports federations (IFs), (CGAs), and organising committees for each specific Commonwealth Games. There are several rituals and symbols, such as the Commonwealth Games

neg: 2022 Winter Olympics 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIV Olympic Winter Games (; ), and commonly known as Beijing 2022, is an international winter multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 4 to 20 February 2022, in Beijing and towns in the neighbouring Hebei province, People's Republic of China. Beijing was elected as the host city in July 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These Games will be the first Winter Olympics ever to be held in China, and the last of three consecutive Olympics to be held in East Asia,

neg: 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony 2022 committee. After him, the David Dixon Award was presented by the CGF president Louise Martin to New Zealand weightlifter David Liti who won gold at the Men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Following the David Dixon award presentation, Louise Martin gave a speech about the conduct of the Games: Martin also announced that the Games mascot Borobi should remain active after the Games in order to support and raise funds for the Yugambeh community. After Martin, Premier of Queensland Ananstacia Palaszczuk gave a speech: The commonwealth Games ceremonial flag was passed from Tom Tate, Mayor

neg: Commonwealth Winter Games and the 1966 event was held in St. Moritz as well, following which the idea was discontinued. A Winter Games was proposed for 2010 in India, complementing the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The proposed venue was Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir, where the Indian National Winter Games had previously been held, but the idea did not come to fruition. Commonwealth Winter Games The Commonwealth Winter Games was a multi-sport event comprising winter sports, last held in 1966. Three editions of the Games have been staged. The Winter Games were designed as a counterbalance to the Commonwealth Games, which

neg: Commonwealth Rowing Championships Commonwealth Rowing Championships The Commonwealth Rowing Championships are a regatta for rowers from Commonwealth nations held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games. Rowing is classed as an 'optional' sport for the purposes of the Commonwealth Games, but is currently not included in the Commonwealth Games programme itself. The Championships are therefore usually held immediately after or before the Games themselves in the same host city, or nearby. They are a recognised championships by the Commonwealth Games Federation, and the Federation provides the medals for the victors. In 1994 and 1999 the Commonwealth Rowing Association organised a Commonwealth Rowing Regatta at

neg: Commonwealth Water Polo Championships held two months prior to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Placings - Women: Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Placings - Men: The third Commonwealth Champions were played from April 5–12, 2014 after an 8-year gap, where no competition was held in conjunction to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The location was Aberdeen, Scotland at the newly-built Aberdeen Aquatics Centre. The Championships were held prior to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Seven teams competed in the men's competition, and six in the women's. Commonwealth Water Polo Placings - Women: Commonwealth Water Polo Placings -

neg: 2022 Winter Olympics emblem was designed by Lin Cunzhen who also created the Nanjing 2014 logo. The mascot(s) for the 2022 Games will be unveiled in Late 2019. In some countries, broadcast rights to the 2022 Winter Olympics are already agreed through existing long-term deals. In France and the United Kingdom, these are the first Games where Eurosport will be the main rightsholder; the BBC will sub-license a limited amount of coverage on free-to-air television, as part of a deal in which the BBC sold the pay-TV rights to the 2018 and 2020 Games to Eurosport. In the United States, the Games will

neg: Commonwealth Rowing Championships Scotland. The fifth edition of Commonwealth Rowing Championships was in the form of the Commonwealth Beach Sprint Regatta at Sandbanks, Poole, England in August 2018. Commonwealth Rowing Championships The Commonwealth Rowing Championships are a regatta for rowers from Commonwealth nations held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games. Rowing is classed as an 'optional' sport for the purposes of the Commonwealth Games, but is currently not included in the Commonwealth Games programme itself. The Championships are therefore usually held immediately after or before the Games themselves in the same host city, or nearby. They are a recognised championships by the Commonwealth

neg: 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship The 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship was a rugby league nines tournament organised by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) to be played in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia in February 2018. The event, featured eight men's teams, six women's teams and three physical disability teams, was one of the exhibition sports for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was in support of the bid for rugby league nines to be a full medal event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The tournament was dominated by Australia, who won all three competitions. The 2014 tournament limited the men's

neg: 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship declared the gold medalists due to having a better pool result. 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship The 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship was a rugby league nines tournament organised by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) to be played in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia in February 2018. The event, featured eight men's teams, six women's teams and three physical disability teams, was one of the exhibition sports for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was in support of the bid for rugby league nines to be a full medal event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The tournament was dominated by Australia,

neg: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020 which had also made an offer. It will be the first Commonwealth Summit held in a country that is not a former British colony or dominion or the United Kingdom itself. The position of Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, held by the government leader of the CHOGM host country, will be transferred at the summit from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the President of Rwanda, who will hold the post until the 27th CHOGM expected to be held in Samoa in 2022. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020 The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020, also known as CHOGM 2020,

neg: 2022 Winter Paralympics 2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (Chinese: 第十三届冬季残疾人奥林匹克运动会), officially known as the XIII Paralympic Winter Games, is an international winter multi-sport event for disabled athletes that is scheduled to take place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 4 to 13 March 2022. Beijing will become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Paralympics. These games will be the first Winter Paralympics held in China. Competitions in the 2022 Winter Paralympics will be held in seven Winter Paralympic sports, with 81 medal events in total. The official emblem "Flying High" (飞得很高) was unveiled on 15 December

neg: 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune, India, a city in the state of Maharashtra. They were the third Commonwealth Youth Games, which are held every four years; they were the first Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Asia. The III Commonwealth Youth Games were conducted from 12 to 18 October 2008. Over 1,300 athletes and 350 officials from 71 countries participated in these games. The III Commonwealth Youth Games is unique for its green theme, which permeates all aspects of the Games. A special drive is being conducted by the game organisers

neg: Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships The Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are held every two years, in every year the Commonwealth and Olympic Games are held. They are sanctioned by the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union, the Commonwealth Games Federation and the World Taekwondo Federation and involve world class competitors, making them a major event in Taekwondo. The first Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships were held in Brisbane, Queensland, on 14 and 15 October 2006. The host was Taekwondo Australia Inc. In 2008, the Taekwondo Championships were held from November 21 to 23 at the MTS Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The 3rd Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships were held

neg: Sport in Cardiff a bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022, having been the host city of the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Sport in Cardiff Sport in Cardiff is dictated by, amongst other things, its position as the capital city of Wales, meaning that national home sporting fixtures are nearly always played in the city. All of Wales' multi-sports agencies and many of the country's sports governing bodies have their headquarters in Cardiff and the city's many top-quality venues have attracted world-famous sport events, sometimes unrelated to Cardiff or to Wales. The city hosts numerous international sporting events, be it

neg: 1978 Commonwealth Games 1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin. The Bid Election was held at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerised system was used to handle ticket sales. These were the first Commonwealth Games to be

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids fund its World Cup bid preparation. Rudd met with Sepp Blatter to discuss the Commonwealth Government's support of the bid in Zurich in July 2009. At the 2008 FIFA Congress, held in Sydney, FIFA president Sepp Blatter suggested that Australia concentrate on hosting the 2022 tournament, but Lowy responded by recommitting Australia to its 2018 bid. However, Australia ultimately withdrew from the bidding for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in favour of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 10 June 2010, following comments from the chief of the Asian Football Confederation that the 2018 tournament should be held in Europe.

neg: Liverpool bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games £547 million (US$710 million) expected to come from the public sector. Liverpool City Council will contribute a quarter of this (£137 million) from its “invest to earn” strategy and existing resources as well as through various income steams raised from the Games. Liverpool’s "transformational plan" for the 2022 games was predicted to accelerate £1 billion ($1.3 billion/€1.1 billion) of investment up to 10 years ahead of schedule and create more than 12,000 jobs. The new Everton football stadium would accommodate a temporary athletics track for the Games. It is claimed this will be "without any disruption to those features" with

neg: 2018 Commonwealth Games World Cup Finals bid. On 16 April 2009, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh told reporters that a successful Commonwealth Games bid by Gold Coast City could help the tourist strip win a role in hosting the World Cup. "Some of the infrastructure that would be built for the Commonwealth Games will be useful for Gold Coast City to get a World Cup game out of the soccer World Cup if we're successful as a nation," she said. However the decision on the venues for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were made eleven months prior to the bid decision for

neg: Commonwealth Youth Games Judo, Beach Soccer and Beach Volleyball have been presented at a Commonwealth Youth Games. An all-time Commonwealth Youth Games from 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games to 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, is tabulated below. The table is simply the consequence of the sum of the medal tables of the various editions of the Commonwealth Youth Games. Commonwealth Youth Games The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games are held every four years with the current Commonwealth Games format. The first version was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 10 to 14 August 2000.

neg: Asian Games Asian Games. Forty-six nations have participated in the Games, including Israel, which was excluded from the Games after their last participation in 1974. The most recent games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The next games are scheduled to Hangzhou, China between 10 and 25 September 2022. Since 2010, host cities are contracted to manage both the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, in which athletes with physical disabilities compete with one another. The Asian Para Games are held immediately following the Asian Games. Before the Asian Games were held, an

neg: Christina Boxer she became Sports Development Manager at the University of Birmingham managing staff and programmes involving Coaching, Club Development, Participation and Volunteering. and was also appointed Chair of the Birmingham Athletic Network. From 2014-2016 Christina worked as Director of Sport and Community Development at Queen Anne's School in Caversham before returning to the West Midlands, developing sport across the full spectrum from health-related fitness through to performance team and individual sports. In 2018 she was working for Warwick District Council helping them to prepare for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Whilst the games will primarily be held in Birmingham, the bowls events

neg: Commonwealth Games medal table is Australia, followed by England and Canada. The 2010 Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi, India. The Games cost $11 billion and are the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India,also the first time that a Commonwealth Republic hosted the games and the second time they were held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events. The final medal tally was led by Australia. The host nation India achieved

neg: 2022 Summer Youth Olympics 2022 Summer Youth Olympics The 2022 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games (), and commonly known as Dakar 2022 will be the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympics, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It will be held in Dakar, Senegal, becoming the first IOC event to be held in Africa. Originally scheduled to be held in 2022, at the 127th IOC Session it was decided to move the organisation of the YOG to a non-Olympic year, starting with the

neg: 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games The 24th Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in 2022 in Panama City, Panama. Panama City had presented itself as the only candidate to organize the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games and also announced the commitment of the Panamanian State to invest 200 million dollars for both infrastructure and the organization of the event. One of the advantages presented by the Panamanian delegation to the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization is that it will not be necessary to build an athletes village for the event, because instead the athletes will

neg: Esports or an exhibition event up to now. Moreover, the Asian Games, which is the Asian top-level multi-sport competition, will also include esports as a medal event at the 2022 edition; esports around games such as "Hearthstone", "Starcraft II", and "League of Legends" were presented as an exhibition event at the 2018 Asian Games as a lead-in to the 2022 games. The 2019 Southeast Asian Games will include six medal events for esports. The Olympic Games are also seen as a potential method to legitimize esports. A summit held by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in October 2017 acknowledged the growing

neg: Commonwealth Youth Games Commonwealth Youth Games The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games are held every four years with the current Commonwealth Games format. The first version was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 10 to 14 August 2000. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18. The Commonwealth Games Federation discussed the idea of a Millennium Commonwealth Youth Games in 1997. In 1998 the concept was agreed on for the purpose of providing a Commonwealth multi-sport event for young people born in the calendar year 1986 or later. The first

neg: Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics and away from Xiaohaituo Mountain Area. Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics The Beijing Olympic Games Bidding Committee unveiled the venue layout plan for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on 20 February 2014: five ice events will be held at the Olympic center, the Capital Indoor Stadium and the Beijing Wukesong Sports Center, which were some of the main venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Competitions for luge, bobsleigh and alpine skiing will be held in Xiaohaituo Mountain area northwest of Beijing, away from the city centre. All other skiing events will be held in Taizicheng Area in

neg: Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics The Beijing Olympic Games Bidding Committee unveiled the venue layout plan for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on 20 February 2014: five ice events will be held at the Olympic center, the Capital Indoor Stadium and the Beijing Wukesong Sports Center, which were some of the main venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Competitions for luge, bobsleigh and alpine skiing will be held in Xiaohaituo Mountain area northwest of Beijing, away from the city centre. All other skiing events will be held in Taizicheng Area in Chongli County, Zhangjiakou, from downtown Beijing

neg: 2022 Commonwealth Games Alberta, Canada. Edmonton withdrew its bid in February 2015, leaving Durban as the only bid to go forward to CGF General Assembly in September 2015. The coastal South African city of Durban initially secured the right to host the games, as they were the sole bidder for the event. The city previously considered bidding for the 2020 or 2024 Summer Olympics. It was reported in February 2017 that Durban may be unable to host the games due to financial constraints. This was confirmed one month later on 13 March 2017 when the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) stripped Durban of their

neg: NBC Olympic broadcasts formations that push up against the boundary of the sport's regulation". Geoff Baker of the "Seattle Times" described NBC's coverage this way: On the other hand, under NBC's influence, some marquee events have been deliberately scheduled to allow live broadcasts in U.S. primetime, regardless of the local time where the Games are actually held. This phenomenon has been apparent in Olympics held in Asia-Pacific countries, where marquee events such as swimming (in 2008 and 2020) and figure skating (in 2018 and 2022) were held in the morning rather than the evening. Athletes were required to adjust to these changes, especially

neg: Sport in Africa compete in the Olympics. Africa is emerging as a powerhouse in Taekwondo. Taekwondo is run by the African Taekwondo Union. Many people of the African diaspora represent African nations at the Winter Olympics. South Africa has hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup, 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup. Africa has hosted six editions of the Pan Arab Games and five editions of the Mediterranean Games. Durban, South Africa was announced as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in 2015, but they were denied as hosts in 2017. Notable continental tournaments are the African Games, Africa Cup of

neg: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Beach Volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 6 to 12. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that Beach Volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games. A total of twelve men's and twelve women's teams are scheduled to compete (48 athletes, at 2 per team) in each respective tournament. The following is the competition schedule for the Beach Volleyball competitions: A total of 12 men's teams and women's team qualified to compete at the games. There are

neg: Moses Mabhida Stadium Maritzburg United winning 1–0. The stadium had been scheduled to host the opening ceremony and athletics events of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which was awarded to Durban in 2015, however the Commonwealth Games Federation withdrew hosting rights in 2017 due to funding concerns. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and hosted five group games, one second round game and a semi-final match. During the World Cup, the stadium was referred to as "Durban Stadium". Moses Mabhida Stadium served as one of the venues for the tournament. It hosted 4 group games, 1 quarter

neg: 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. They were held after the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Most venues other than the specifically constructed Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities. 35 teams were represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold). Note: The medals

neg: 2022 World Lacrosse Championship 13–24, 2022. The maximum number of teams to participate in the 2022 World Lacrosse Championship is 30. Regional qualifiers shall be held to determine the participating teams. The Top 6 nations from the 2018 edition have already qualified for the championship. 2022 World Lacrosse Championship The 2022 World Men's Lacrosse Championship will be the 14th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The tournament will be held at Coquitlam Town Centre Park, with showcase games at Percy Perry Stadium, just outside of Vancouver. The 30-team tournament is an

neg: Commonwealth Games medals. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won 6 gold medals and 1 silver medal. Chad le Clos, South Africa’s most decorated swimmer, has won 17 medals from just three Commonwealth Games (2010, 2014 & 2018), seven of which are gold. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, he won three golds, a silver and a bronze. Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and has taken place every four years since then. The Commonwealth Games were known as the

neg: Central American and Caribbean Games held the first year following a Summer Olympics (e.g. Central American Games) and the Continental Championships, the Pan American Games, held the year before the Summer Olympics. The last games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia between 19 July to 3 August.The next games will be held in 2022, between 22 April~8 May in multiple venues in Panama. The CACGs are the oldest continuing regional games in the world, and only the Olympics have run longer. Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala were the three countries present at the first games, which were then called the "Central American Games". In 1935 their name

neg: 2022 World Lacrosse Championship 2022 World Lacrosse Championship The 2022 World Men's Lacrosse Championship will be the 14th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The tournament will be held at Coquitlam Town Centre Park, with showcase games at Percy Perry Stadium, just outside of Vancouver. The 30-team tournament is an important event for the sport, with lacrosse receiving provisional Olympic status in November, 2018, for the Olympics - likely the 2028 Summer Olympic Games held in the U.S. The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) gave its member associations until the end

neg: Sports in Canada Games were first held in 1967 in Quebec City as part of Canada's Centennial celebrations. Similar events are held on the provincial level, such as the annual BC Games. Canada is one of only six nations to have attended every Commonwealth Games, and hosted the first ever British Empire Games in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario. Canada also hosted the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, and the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia. Canada ranks third in the all-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games. Canada has competed at

neg: Commonwealth Judo Championships Commonwealth Judo Championships The Commonwealth Judo Championships are an international judo competition, open to countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. Inaugurated in 1986, the Championships are held on a biennial basis, and are recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation, and organised by the Commonwealth Judo Association. As Judo is an optional sport for the purposes of the Commonwealth Games, on the three occasions since 1986 that judo has been included in the Commonwealth Games programme, the Games judo tournament has doubled as the Commonwealth Judo Championships for that year; in 1990, 2002 and 2014. On these occasions, the host organising

neg: 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games for the first time are shown in bold). 110 x4 men 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games. Kingston was elected host in Rome, Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 34 teams

neg: Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games tournament was held at the Cae'r Castell School. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below: Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Wales competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 July to 26 July 1958. The athletics tournament was held at the Cardiff Arms Park. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below: The boxing events were held at Sophia Gardens Pavilion. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below: The cycling tournament was held at the Maindy Stadium. The results for the Welsh athletes are as

neg: Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games the country. There are 13 participating nations in the rhythmic gymnastics competitions with a total of 26 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. Nigeria and Sri Lanka made their Commonwealth Games debut in the sport. Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Gymnastics competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, are scheduled to be held from April 5 to 9, 2018 (artistic) and 11 to 13 (rhythmic) at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. A total of 14 artistic gymnastics events are scheduled to be held (eight