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South Africa: Fiery Chad Le Clos Prepared to Go to Dark Places to Win the Title of Commonwealth Games Most Decorated Athlete
Daily Maverick, 31 July 2022
The glisten of gold is irresistible for the South African swimming star as he bids to rewrite the history books Read more »
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South Africa: Teen Swimming Sensations Lara Van Niekerk and Pieter Coetzé Strike Gold At Commonwealth Games
Daily Maverick, 31 July 2022
Unsurprisingly, South Africa's first 2022 Commonwealth Games golds were earned in the pool. Read more »
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Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Team Nigeria Wins Second Medal, Qualified for Table Tennis Semi-Final
Premium Times, 31 July 2022
Team Nigeria's only medals so far have come from the weightlifting events Read more »
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Kenya: Here's Kenya's Day One Schedule At the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Capital FM, 29 July 2022
Different Kenyan athletes will be in action in different sports on the opening day of competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom on Friday, following a… Read more »
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Kenya: Young Weightlifter Achieng Tipped to Handle Pressure at Commonwealth
Capital FM, 29 July 2022
National weightlifting team coach Douglas Locho believes young lifter Rachel Achieng will not be overwhelmed by the big occasion of competing at the Commonwealth Games despite it… Read more »
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Ghana: Birmingham Common Wealth Games Roars Off Today ... Who Gets Ghana Gold?
Ghanaian Times, 28 July 2022
Beginning today through to August 8, the United Kingdom's West Midlands region - Birmingham to be precise, will welcome over 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories -… Read more »
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Africa: Do the Commonwealth Games Still Matter in 2022?
Daily Maverick, 24 July 2022
Birmingham is hosting the 22nd edition of an event that harks back to the heyday of the British Empire. Read more »
Africa Going All Out at Commonwealth Games 2022
Birmingham is hosting this year's Commonwealth Games which kicked off on July 28 with a spectacular opening ceremony according to Commonwealth Sports. The Games, which run to and run to August 8, 2022, are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation, which controls the sporting programme and selects host cities.
Africa is well represented by 21 countries - Botswana, Cameroon, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zamibia. The athletes will participate in various sporting events - including athletics and swimming, weightlifting and basketball, where they hope to smash records and take home gold - but where silver and bronze would also be highly valued.
Although there are 56 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 72 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games, as dependent territories - this includes the four UK home nations England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who send separate teams to the games.
Sporting codes at Commonwealth Games 2022 (file photo).
