Location: Birmingham

Sports: Basketball 3x3, wheelchair basketball 3x3 and beach volleyball 

Formerly the site of Birmingham’s Wholesale Markets, Smithfield will be the home of the beach volleyball and basketball 3x3 competitions during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The site was cleared in 2018 as part of a major regeneration project with Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid aiming to transform what he described as a “blank canvas” into a “vibrant venue”.

The basketball 3x3 and beach volleyball venues are expected to seat 2,500 and 4,000 spectators respectively.

The Smithfield Market was opened in 1817 on the site of the demolished Birmingham Manor House in a bid to bring all the city’s various markets to one place. 

During the 1970s, Birmingham City Council cleared the site for the construction of the Inner Ring Road, the Bull Ring shopping centre and the new Wholesale Market.

Considered one of the largest in Europe, the Wholesale Market was moved to a new purpose built premises at the Hub in Witton in 2018.

The basketball 3x3 and wheelchair basketball 3x3 competitions are scheduled to run from July 29 to August 2, while the beach volleyball events are set to be held from July 30 to August 7.