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Perry is Birmingham 2022’s official mascot! The best of Brum, second to none, our latest icon is an extra special, multi-coloured bull!

With 500 days to go, Birmingham 2022 has joined forces with Severn Trent to help deliver the first ever carbon-neutral Commonwealth Games.

The Birmingham 2022 Cultural Festival has received a £1 million funding award from Spirit of 2012, the London 2012 legacy charity.

Birmingham 2022 has begun the search to find suppliers who can deliver nearly £5 million worth of catering services at Games time.

The first eleven apprentices have been settling into their new roles which will see them play a key part in helping to organise the biggest event ever to be held in the West Midlands.

Another significant milestone has been reached at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick after the dive tower, which will be used for the diving competition at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Game...

Midlands-based Cube International will develop official range of Birmingham 2022 and Commonwealth Sport merchandise.

We are excited to announce that we have been awarded £6 million of funding by Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games cultural festival.

To support the delivery of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee is looking for a number of suppliers for a wide range of services in the run up to the Games.

England cricket star Amy Jones says bringing the Commonwealth Games to her home city in 2022 will give everyone something to look forward to after lockdown.

It is undeniable that 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone but we are grateful that despite the complexities that Covid-19 has brought, we’ve been able to make significant progress in organis...

Athletes and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games project partners are set to visit the Alexander Stadium site today, to inspect progress on its redevelopment ahead of the Games.

Birmingham 2022 is proud to be partnering with Gi Group Apprenticeships, who will be delivering all apprenticeships in the run up to the Commonwealth Games.

Birmingham 2022 is pleased to announce that North, one of the UK’s leading integrated technology specialists, has been appointed as Official Network Technology Integrator for the Birmingham 2022 Commo...

The United By Birmingham 2022 community programme has welcomed a further seven organisations, with 50 projects being accepted onto the scheme since it was launched in March.

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The BBC has signed up to be the Domestic Broadcast Rights Holder for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Tickets may not be on sale yet, but you can now start planning your trip to Birmingham 2022 following the release of the daily competition schedule!

One of the UK’s top IT firms has been awarded a major contract to deliver the IT services that will help stage the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Birmingham 2022 is asking you to nominate those who deserve to be recognised for making a difference to their communities by dedicating their lives to grassroots sport.

Proposals for a programme to engage 200,000 community participants in Birmingham 2022 culture-related activities is set for approval by the city council’s Cabinet on (13 October).

It’s been a busy few months for Birmingham 2022 and we are pleased that, despite the challenges that the global pandemic has brought, we’ve been able to make a great deal of progress.

Historic parks in Wolverhampton and Warwick will host the start and finish of the road cycling events at Birmingham 2022.

Birmingham 2022 has officially launched its search for the first group of apprentices to work as part of the team delivering the biggest sports and cultural event to be held in the UK for ten years.

The University of Birmingham has been unveiled as an official partner for Birmingham 2022, signing the most comprehensive university partnership agreement in the history of the Commonwealth Games.

Businesses from diverse communities in the West Midlands are being encouraged to apply to the Inclusive Commonwealth Legacy Programme (ICLP) after the application deadline was extended until 30 Septem...

A share of £600,000 has been awarded to three West Midlands organisations to create inclusive arts and cultural projects linked to the Commonwealth Games, following a collaboration between the Olympic...

A further nine projects from organisations have been added to our community programme, United by Birmingham 2022, bringing the total to 42.

The search for local areas and facilities to host pre-games training camps is underway.

Birmingham 2022 is marking this major milestone on the countdown to the Games by unveiling Smithfield, with its impressive cityscape backdrop, as the chosen location to create two bespoke arenas side ...

Birmingham 2022 wants to see Birmingham and the West Midlands reflected in its search for a mascot for the Games

Could you design the mascot for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games?

The world-leading sports broadcast production company Sunset+Vine has been appointed as Host Broadcaster for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Racism, discrimination, and intolerance of any kind is abhorrent. It has no place in society, or the Commonwealth Games.

Businesses are being invited to take part in the process of acquiring licensing and merchandising rights to produce and sell official Birmingham 2022 and Commonwealth Sport branded products in the run...

Birmingham 2022 has announced today (Thursday 11 June) a 24-hour change in start date for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Dinner with Strangers aimed to bring people together during a time of separation. Not only did it do just that, but it ignited new friendships across the entire region.

Our Dinner With Strangers project is all about bringing people from different backgrounds together ahead of Birmingham 2022, so it was only right that we brought in some sporting names to take part.

Partners involved in organising the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have appointed a Director of Legacy for the major international event.

We’re now able to confirm the names of the businesses we’ll be working with over the next two years to support our marketing activity, and we’re delighted that we’ve been able to draw on local talent ...

A new Programme Director has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to head-up the local authority’s involvement in the planning, preparation and delivery of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The contract to redevelop Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium into a high-quality venue for diverse sporting, leisure, community and cultural events has been awarded by the council to McLaughlin & Harvey.

On a brisk morning in early March, a group of 30 people launch United by Birmingham 2022, the community programme for Birmingham 2022.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has signed a partnership agreement with Longines for the next three editions of the Commonwealth Games, starting with Birmingham 2022.

Today we’re launching our exciting new community programme – United by Birmingham 2022!

Major construction is now underway on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. What will be a state-of-the-art venue is being built to host swimming and diving at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Birmingham 2022 has partnered with Spirit of 2012 to create a new £600,000 West Midlands Challenge Fund for West Midlands’ arts and cultural programmes

We’ve appointed five people from Birmingham and the West Midlands to our Legacy and Benefits (LAB) Committee

It has been announced that the proposed plans to enhance the existing Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr have been approved.

The Inclusive Commonwealth Legacy Programme (ICLP), a new initiative to support Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) owned businesses in bidding for and securing contracts for the Birmingham 2022 C...