Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)

Esports
Events

Birmingham will host the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships this summer, with the event to run alongside the English city’s staging of the Commonwealth Games.
Multi-sport
Events

Melbourne has emerged as a major contender to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Multi-sport
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has acquired exclusive media rights to the XXII Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Birmingham next year from July 28 to August 8
Multi-sport
Events

The Commonwealth Games Federation has unveiled an extensive overhaul of its showpiece event that will see only athletics and aquatics retained as proposed compulsory sports from its 2026 edition in a blow…
Industry Moves

The Commonwealth Games Federation has announced the appointment of Katie Sadleir as its new chief executive, replacing David Grevemberg, who stepped down earlier this year
Archery
Events

Next year’s Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships in India have been cancelled amid the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
Events

The organisers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have today announced the full sporting schedule for the multi-sport event, as well as revealing ticket information
Events

The Commonwealth Games Federation Coordination Commission (CoCom) has completed its latest assessment of Birmingham, the host of the 2022 edition, concluding that the city is “fully on track to host a…
Events

The Organising Committee for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has revealed its legacy plan, including an ambition to become the first ever carbon-neutral Games
Industry Moves

Martin Reynolds has taken up a new role as interim executive director of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)
Industry Moves

David Grevemberg, the chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, is to leave his post next month
Events

A new co-operation agreement has been signed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) that ensures Para sport’s continued involvement at the Commonwealth G…
Media

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed its long-standing media rights to the Commonwealth Games to cover the 2022 edition
Events

Commonwealth Games Australia is looking to rekindle a bid for Adelaide to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, after an economic study argued that the event would bring a A$2.5bn (€1.52bn/$1.8
Events

Donna Skelly, a Member of Provincial Parliament in Hamilton, has questioned whether the city’s proposed bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event is viable due to funding issues.
Events

The city of Hamilton has admitted that it is likely to miss a September deadline to secure support for a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Industry Moves

Dame Louise Martin, the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, has stepped down from the Birmingham 2022 board to be replaced by Sandra Osborne QC, president of the Barbados Olympic and Commonwealth…
Host Broadcast & Production

A “cost-effective” proposal that stripped back unnecessary spending was one of the critical factors in Sunset+Vine being appointed host broadcaster of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, according to …