The Commonwealth Games begin in Birmingham this week. Here’s the refresher you need before the action starts on Friday.
The XXII Commonwealth Games will run across 11 days of competition from July 29 to August 8. Keep in mind, however, there’s a nine-hour time difference between Birmingham and the east coast of Australia. The opening ceremony begins on Friday morning at 4.45am AEST, with competition beginning later on Friday for Australian viewers. The closing ceremony takes place at 5.15am on August 9.
Swimming heats, beginning on day one, will run from 7.30pm to 9.30pm , while finals will favour the early risers. Medal races begin at 4am and go until 7am . We’re set for six days of swimming action.There are two days of competition where the swimming and athletics programs overlap. On August 2, action gets underway on the athletics track at Alexander Stadium . There are two athletics sessions per day; a morning and an evening.
The smallest, when it comes to population, are Niue , Falkland Islands Montserrat , Tuvalu and Nauru .Credit:Australia is sending a team of 433 athletes, comprising 231 female athletes, 201 male athletes and one non-binary athlete. The team also features nine Indigenous athletes, Australia’s biggest ever representation; Brandon Wakeling , Taliqua Clancy , Alex Winwood and Callum Peters , Indiana “Indi” Cooper , Ruby Storm , Ash Gardner , Maurice Longbottom , Ally Wilson and Mariah Williams .The average age of the Australian team is 26.6 years old and 65 per cent of athletes will be competing at their first Commonwealth Games.
Four years ago on the Gold Coast, Australia picked up 80 gold, 58 silver and 59 bronze. By comparison, Australia snared 17 gold, 7 silver and 22 bronze at last year’s Tokyo Olympics. Shooter Phillip Adams has the Australian record for overall medals won, with 18 to his name from five campaigns.Where to begin? McKeon, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown are Australia’s best female hopes when it comes to high medal hauls in the pool, while Kyle Chalmers is returning for more Commonwealth Games success. Swimmers picked up six gold medals in relays at the last Games.
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