Birmingham 2022 set to create first as sports programme approved

The Commonwealth Games Federation has today (Tuesday) signed off on the sports programme for the next Commonwealth Games, claiming that the addition of women’s T20 cricket, beach volleyball and para table tennis, but controversial omission of shooting, will make Birmingham 2022 the first major multi-sport competition to feature more women’s than men’s medal events.

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