In her New Year's greeting, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin commended the "spectacular" Birmingham 2022, as the organization prepares for 2023.
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In her New Year’s greeting, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin commended the “spectacular” Birmingham 2022, as the organization prepares for 2023. Dame Louise led the third edition of the Commonwealth Games in England, which drew record attendance and set new standards for women’s and para sports. 350 para-athletes were competing in 44 medal events in Birmingham, the most ever in the history of any edition of the Commonwealth Games. Another first in a multi-sport competition was the awarding of more medals to women than to men. There was also a four-perfect rise in the number of women athletes participating in comparison to the Gold Coast 2018 Games.
The organizing committee of the 2022 Games focused on a fresh digital approach in the hopes of providing a more engaging and accessible service for fans. On the Commonwealth Games website and app, 9.7 million users were observed and 154 million impressions were generated on social media. After that, Dame Louise turned her attention to the Commonwealth Youth Games that will be held in Trinidad and Tobago in August 2023 as the Federation gears up to host them. Around 1,500 athletes and team officials are anticipated to participate in the event, which was originally scheduled for 2021 but was postponed and will feature seven sports.
“This time last year Birmingham 2022 was on the horizon, the excitement was well and truly building for the Commonwealth to come together after years apart due to the pandemic. Fast forward to today and I am so proud of what was achieved during these Games. Selling 1.5 million tickets, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was the most well-attended Games ever staged in the UK. From the iconic ‘Raging Bull’ to the legendary Ozzy Osborne, it was simply spectacular. The largest ever sports program saw 4,822 athletes from our 72 countries compete, with an incredible 43 of these winning medals, including the first ever for Niue. Over 11 vibrant days, four world records and 96 Commonwealth records were set,” said Louise.
“2022 has truly been a year for celebration. A year when we could all be together in person again and had the privilege of seeing our shared values of humanity, equality and destiny in action. With so much excitement in store, I have no doubt that the positivity of 2022 will continue into 2023, ” the CGF president added.
