Birmingham 2022 reveals ticket details for biggest ever Commonwealth Games sports programme

The full sports event schedule for Birmingham 2022 has been released, allowing sports fans see the detail of exactly which events will be held in each of the 286 sessions that will feature at next summer’s Games.

Women’s cricket T20, basketball 3x3, wheelchair basketball 3x3 and mixed synchronised diving will all make debuts in Birmingham, with the schedule set to includes two ‘Super Sundays’ for spectators to look forward to, with the second set to be the ultimate showcase of women’s sport.

With limited opportunities to attend live sports events in recent months, a huge amount of interest in tickets for the Games is expected, especially as the sports programme is the biggest in Commonwealth history.

The schedule was launched with the help of Team England hopefuls who visited the host city’s Alexander Stadium, an important venue which is currently undergoing a £72 million refurbishment ahead of the Games.

Matt Kidson, Director of Sport for Birmingham 2022 said: “With more detail for our sports programme now revealed, the Games is really taking shape and it’s time for people to start planning which sessions they want to attend next summer, as our tickets will go on sale very soon.

“With 19 different sports and eight Para sports, we have such a rich and varied programme and there will be medal moments on every single day of competition.

“We also have a really interesting mix of venues, with established facilities like the NEC and Arena Birmingham, beautiful parks like St Nicholas Park and West Park and exciting redevelopments like the Alexander Stadium, where the progress in the last 12 months has been phenomenal.”

As well as providing new information about the schedule and revealing details about tickets, in recent weeks organisers have also been providing detailed updates on key venues and attention has now turned to the Alexander Stadium in the Perry Barr area of the city.

The stadium, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies for the Games, as well as the athletics events, is being completely redeveloped ahead of Birmingham 2022 and a huge amount of progress has been made on the project.

The roof on the new stand has been finished, pre-cast terracing (the concrete support for seating) and the metal decking for the new West Stand has been completed, and the feature steps for the northern plaza have recently been installed so the stadium is really starting to take shape.

Councillor Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “The summer of 2022 is set for a spectacular Commonwealth Games, with 11 days of world-class sport in our city and wider region. The redeveloped Alexander Stadium will be at the heart of the Games, as the venue will not only host the athletics but the opening and closing ceremonies.

“The Alexander Stadium redevelopment is progressing at a lightning speed, with the roof of the new West Stand now complete. Once finished the Alexander Stadium will be truly befitting for the world’s best track and field athletes and as a bold centre piece of leisure, health and well-being activity in a regenerated Perry Barr.”

View the event schedule for the Games and find out how to set up your ticketing account