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 of Nations that is currently taking place in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022.
A women's cricket tournament is being held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, during July and August 2022. It is cricket's first inclusion in the Commonwealth Games since a List A men's tournament was held at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The matches are being played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.
Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held between 29 July and 7 August 2022 at four different venues. There will be 26 events altogether in cycling, making the sport third-best in terms of number of medals available. There are 20 events in track cycling, two in mountain biking, two in road time trials and two in road racing.
Netball is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the seventh staging of netball at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically.
Weightlifting is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the nineteenth staging of weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1950, and the second staging within England specifically.
Beach volleyball is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the second staging of beach volleyball at the Commonwealth Games since its debut four years prior, and therefore the first staging within England specifically.
Diving is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. The sport has been staged in all twenty-one previous editions of the Games thus far, and will be contested in England for the third time.
Swimming is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. The sport has been staged in all twenty-one previous editions of the Games thus far, and will be contested in England for the third time.
Athletics is one of the core sports that will be held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. As a founding sport, athletics has appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games, the recognized precursor to the Commonwealth Games.
Badminton is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the fifteenth staging of badminton at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1966, and the second staging within England specifically.
Gymnastics competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, are to be held from 29 July to 6 August 2022. The sport will make its tenth appearance since its 1978 debut and its second appearance within England specifically, spread across twenty events.
Lawn bowls is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in England. This will be the twenty-first staging of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games having featured in every Games bar 1966, and the third staging within England specifically.
Para powerlifting is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the sixth staging of para powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 2002, and the second staging within England specifically.
Squash is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the seventh staging of squash at the Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically.
Table tennis is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the sixth staging of table tennis at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 2002, and the second staging within England specifically.
Triathlon is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the fifth staging of triathlon at the Commonwealth Games since the sport's debut in 2002, and the second staging within England specifically.
Wrestling competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, are to be held on 5 and 6 August 2022. The sport made its debut in the inaugural Games and will feature for the nineteenth time, spread across twelve weight categories in the freestyle discipline.
Field hockey is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the seventh staging of hockey at the Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically.
Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022.
Boxing is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre Hall 4. It is one of the founding sports, having featured in every edition of the Games since the inaugural 1930 edition; the boxing competition will take place within England for the third time.
