C'wealth Birmingham 2022

[royboy2]

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Surprised not to see a thread about this but In case you have missed Bruce on the C7 footy coverage telling us at every opportunity.
The Commonwealth Games start tomorrow. 25 disciplines over 11 days.

DISCIPLINE​

28-Jul​

29-Jul​

30-Jul​

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1-Aug​

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5-Aug​

6-Aug​

7-Aug​

8-Aug​

OPENING CEREMONY​

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3 X 3 BASKETBALL​

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3 X 3 WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL​

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ATHLETICS​

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BADMINTON​

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL​

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BOXING​

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CRICKET T20 (WOMENS)​

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CYCLING - ROAD​

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CYCLING - TRACK​

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DIVING​

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GYMNASTICS - ARTISTIC​

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GYMNASTICS - RHYTHMIC​

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HOCKEY​

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JUDO​

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LAWN BOWLS​

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MOUTAIN BIKE​

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NETBALL​

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PARA POWERLIFITING​

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RUGBY 7s​

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SQUASH​

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SWIMMING​

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TABLE TENNIS​

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TRIATHLON​

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WEIGHTLIFTING​

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WRESTLING​

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CLOSING CEREMONY​

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[royboy2]

One thing I think the Comm games do well is having both the Para and able bodied sports competing at the same games

 

[royboy2]

Looks like we will be getting the 30 individual channels on 7+ like the Olympics had. Sevens event commentary will also be simulcast on 1116 SEN (Melbourne), 1170 SEN (Sydney) SENQ 693 (Brisbane) as well as the SEN App.

Event commentators

Athletics: Bruce McAvaney, Tamsyn Lewis-Manou, David Culbert, Jason Richardson
Athletics, Triathlon and Para-Triathlon: Matt Hill
Boxing Jon Harker, Harry Garside
Cricket T20 Alison Mitchell, Lisa Sthalekar
Cycling Scott McGrory, Kate Bates
Cycling – Mountain Bike Paul van der Ploeg
Cycling – Mountain Bike, Road Race and Time Trial Matt Carmichael
Cycling – Road Race and Time Trial Phil Liggett
Cycling, Para-Marathon and Para-Triathlon Curtis McGrath
Diving Matt Mitcham
Gymnastics Liz Chetkovich
Hockey Alister Nicholson, Georgie Parker
Netball Catherine Cox, Sue Gaudion
Rugby 7s Gregory Clark, Tiana Penitani
Swimming Basil Zempilas, Ian Thorpe,Cate Campbell, Anabelle Williams
Triathlon Aaron Royle



Must-see moments (apparently)
• Thursday 28 July: The action kicks off with The Front Bar Birmingham Edition from 8.30pm on Seven and 7plus.

• Friday 29 July: Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony from 4.45am. Ariarne Titmus, Emma McKeon, Ellie Cole and Kyle Chalmers are among a group of Aussies competing in the swimming and para-swimming events, before the men’s individual triathlon and women’s individual triathlon. Then, Australia takes on India in the cricket T20, and the Australian Diamonds meet Barbados in the netball.

• Saturday 30 July: Swimming and para-swimming finals -women’s 200m freestyle final, men’s 400m freestyle final, men’s 200m breaststroke final, athletics and para-athletics – men’s marathon T53/43 final, women’s marathon T53/54 final, men’s marathon final, women’s marathon final, netball – Australia v Scotland, Rugby 7s – women’s and men’s group matches.

• Sunday 31 July: Cycling (track and para-track) – women’s 3000m individual pursuit finals, women’s sprint finals, men’s Keirin finals, gymnastics artistic – women’s team final and individual qualification.
Swimming and para-swimming finals – Australians Kyle Chalmers, Holly Barrett, Abbey Harkin and many more.
Monday 1 August: Swimming and para-swimming – Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Shayna Jack, Cody Simpson, Kyle Chalmers, netball – Australia v South Africa, gymnastics – women’s vault final, men’s pommel horse final, lawn bowls and para-lawn bowls.
Tuesday 2 August: Swimming and para-swimming – 3×3 basketball – men’s and women’s semi-finals and men’s wheelchair semi-finals, men’s hockey – Australia v New Zealand.

• Wednesday 3 August: Swimming and para-swimming – Will Ariarne Titmus win the women’s 400m freestyle?
cricket T20 – Australia v Scotland, weightlifting – men’s 109kg.

• Thursday 4 August: Men’s hockey – Australia v South Africa, swimming and para-swimming – men’s 1500m freestyle final, women’s and men’s 4x100m medley and relay final, athletics and para-athletics – Rohan Browning in the men’s 100m final.

• Friday 5 August: Athletics and para-athletics – Madi De Rozario in the 1500m T53/54 Final, Men’s hockey – Australia v Pakistan, gymnastics – rhythmic team final and individual all-around final, diving – women’s 1m springboard, men’s synchronised 3m springboard final, lawn bowls and para-lawn bowls.

• Saturday 6 August: Athletics and para-athletics – Ash Moloney in the men’s decathlon 1500m, women’s 3000m steeplechase final, women’s triple jump final, Nicola Olyslagers in the women’s high jump final, beach volleyball – men’s and women’s quarterfinals, netball – semi-final one, cricket T20 – women’s semi-final one.

• Sunday 7 August: Wrestling – men’s and women’s freestyle, athletics and para-athletics, Kelsey Lee Barber in the javelin, cricket T20 – women’s bronze medal match, netball – bronze medal match

• Monday 8 August: Hockey – women’s gold medal match, men’s gold medal match, cricket T20 – women’s gold medal match, netball – gold medal match, beach volleyball – women’s bronze medal, women’s gold medal, diving – mixed synchronised 3m springboard final, mixed synchronised 10m platform final

• Tuesday 9 August: Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

There will be same great medal events on at 3am - 5am type time slot. Can't see myself staying up / getting up to watch them.

But there will be some good late night viewing 10pm to 1am time slot events that I will be watching.

 

[BigVic]

Looking forward to this. Unlike Tokyo and Beijing, Birmingham 2022 will have full stadiums which will be nice to see.

 

[Kappa]

Almost fell off my seat when I heard this was starting

Has there been any hype or media coverage?

 

[k31th]

Will probably be watching most of the important events the next day, based on the timings. Interested to see how we do as a country as we are favourites to have the highest medal tally. Hopefully we live up to that favouritism

 

[royboy2]

Did anybody see the Opening ceremony? The 4am AEST start time, made it a no go for most I imagine. I noticed they are replaying it at 1pm today.

Most of the sports kick off today on from 5.30pm tonight

5.30pm AEST
Lawn Bowls

6pm
Badminton
Gymnastics - Artistic
Hockey
Rugby 7s

6.30pm
Table Tennis

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Cycling

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Swimming

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Cricket Aus vs Ind
Mens Triathlon

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Boxing
Netball
Squash

12.30AM
3x3 Basketball

 

[royboy2]

Just finished watching the Ceremony, quote of the night to Joe Lycett.

“I’m going to do something now that the British government doesn’t tend to do and welcome some foreigners"

 

[BigVic]

Was a nice Opening Ceremony. Better than what Gold Coast put up 4 years ago and certainly better than the last two Olympic Games Ceremonies which were scaled-back.

Felt like a pre-COVID era ceremony as well.

 

[royboy2]

I'd love to see this Tandem cycling for the able bodied athletes as well.

Interesting position for the 2nd rider though

 

[AdelaideGT]

Studio hosts already making me groan..

Showing a graphic of Andre De Grasse, the Canadian sprinter, as one of the stars to look out for. When he pulled out due to injury a few days back...

 

[toxic]

Studio hosts already making me groan..

Showing a graphic of Andre De Grasse, the Canadian sprinter, as one of the stars to look out for. When he pulled out due to injury a few days back...

Give him 7 days,

Can only hope he recovers and flys

 

[AdelaideGT]

and now the audio isn't matching the video...

the only way is up, I guess...

 

[AdelaideGT]

Give him 7 days,

He withdrew from the team and is not sure he'll compete again this year.

 

[toxic]

He withdrew from the team and is not sure he'll compete again this year.

Well that escalated

 

[toxic]

He withdrew from the team and is not sure he'll compete again this year.

Is Wayde Van N running

 

[AdelaideGT]

Is Wayde Van N running

South Africa didn't pick him

 

[toxic]

South Africa didn't pick him

Truly??

 

[Donakebab]

So what we watching gang? Mack in the 400m heat right now.

 

[AdelaideGT]

Mack in the 400m heat right now.

Mack in the 400m heat right slow...

 

[Donakebab]

Mack in the 400m heat right slow...

And already the broadcast is ****ed lol

 

[royboy2]

Australians swimming at the Commonwealth games always reminds me of the Simpsons in the 84 games when all the communist nations boycott.

 

[Donakebab]

Swimming broadcast keeps freezing and the commentary skips back about a minute or two.

 

[Shade]

Yeah the swimming stream is cactus