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The official appointed by the United Kingdom Government to oversee the crisis at Birmingham City Council has claimed that it was the "wrong thing to do" to host last year's Commonwealth Games.
Jamaican netball star Latanya Wilson has escaped a fire which destroyed her home in Kingston but has lost the silver medal she won at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Birmingham City Council has released a report outlining the impact of last year's Commonwealth Games after investing PS6 million ($7.7 million/EUR6.9 million) into the community.
On the first anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, a 10-year plan to improve access to sport and physical activity across the region has been jointly launched by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Sport England.
Almost exactly a year after the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Ozzy the "Raging Bull" has finally found his permanent home at the centre of the city's New Street station.
England have won their 58th Commonwealth Games gold medal at Birmingham 2022 after the women's 4x100 metres team were promoted to first place following the disqualification of Nigeria, who originally crossed the line first but have now been disqualified for doping.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced that more than PS3 million ($4 million/EUR3.5 million) of money that was underspent during last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will help to grow the region's businesses.
The West Midlands welcomed an unprecedented 141.2 million visitors last year with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games thought to be the main driver.
A competition to name the Commonwealth Games' "Raging Bull" has been launched today before it is unveiled at its new home at Birmingham New Street Station this summer.
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Bolero, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he "taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director - Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.