The 2022 commonwealth games held in Birmingham ended on Sunday August 7, 2022. The over 11 days of action saw about 6,500 competitors and officials from 72 nations and territories participating in the 22nd Commonwealth Games. It is the biggest multi-sport event to be held in the UK since the 2012 London Olympics.
Para-sport was fully integrated into the Games. The athletes, in 27 sports and eight Para-sports, competed across 15 venues in and around Birmingham. Venues included the Alexander Stadium, the Arena Birmingham, Coventry Arena and Edgbaston, which hosted women’s T20 cricket.
The Games is held every four years since 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, cancelled because of the second world war. Until 1950 they were known as the British Empire Games. The previous Commonwealth Games in 2018 were held on the Gold Coast in Australia, while the 2026 Games will also be held Down Under, in Melbourne and the surrounding state of Victoria.
Australia top the all-time medals table, followed by England, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa.
FULL MEDAL TABLE
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 67 57 54 178
2 England 57 66 53 176
3 Canada 26 32 34 92
4 India 22 16 23 61
5 New Zealand 20 12 17 49
6 Scotland 13 11 27 51
7 Nigeria 12 9 14 35
8 Wales 8 6 14 28
9 South Africa 7 9 11 27
10 Malaysia 7 8 8 23
11 Northern Ireland 7 7 4 18
12 Jamaica 6 6 3 15
13 Kenya 6 5 10 21
14 Singapore 4 4 4 12
15 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 6
16 Uganda 3 0 2 5
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
17 Cyprus 2 3 6 11
18 Pakistan 2 3 3 8
19 Samoa 1 4 0 5
20 Barbados 1 1 1 3
= Cameroon 1 1 1 3
= Zambia 1 1 1 3
23 Grenada 1 1 0 2
= The Bahamas 1 1 0 2
25 Bermuda 1 0 1 2
26 British Virgin Islands 1 0 0 1
27 Mauritius 0 3 2 5
28 Ghana 0 2 3 5
29 Fiji 0 2 2 4
30 Mozambique 0 2 1 3
31 Sri Lanka 0 1 3 4
32 Tanzania 0 1 2 3
33 Botswana 0 1 1 2
= Guernsey 0 1 1 2
35 Dominica 0 1 0 1
= Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 1
= St Lucia 0 1 0 1
= The Gambia 0 1 0 1
39 Namibia 0 0 4 4
40 Malta 0 0 1 1
= Nauru 0 0 1 1
= Niue 0 0 1 1
= Vanuatu 0 0 1 1
By Ferdinand A. Baah
