As the Commonwealth Games are being televised around the world via the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC), 150 local youngsters are contributing and benefiting from the experience.

So for Channel 7 in Australia, for instance, or Sky New Zealand, they are thinking more about the time

England's Emily Campbell became a Commonwealth Games champion for the first time following a faultless performance in the women's over-87 kilograms class at Birmingham 2022.

TeamEngland) August 3, 2022Charisma Amoe-Tarrant, runner-up at Gold Coast 2018 for Nauru and now of Australia

Jamal Petgrave prevailed in the golden-score overtime period to seal judo gold at Birmingham 2022, while four other champions were also crowned at the Coventry Arena today.

against Mauritian Rémi Feuillet in the men's under-90-kilograms class - and after Harrison Cassar of Australia

Zealand's Kody Andrews via ippon while bronze went to Mauritius' Sebastien Perrinne and Liam Park of Australia

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embraced after her daughter won gold ©Getty ImagesEngland's 4x100m men's medley relay team took gold from Australia

England flagbearer Jack Laugher is due to begin his Commonwealth Games tomorrow with a title defence in the men's 1 metres springboard.

leads Canada's hopes now Meaghan Benfeito has retired.Melissa Wu, the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist from Australia

Hot favourites including Olympic champions Dame Lisa Carrington, Bálint Kopasz and C2 pair Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya safely advanced on the opening day of the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Halifax.

also won world titles on day one of the International Canoe Federation event.Benjamin Sainsbury of Australia

Scotland's Duncan Scott and England's Ben Proud added to their already-stacked medal collection with victories on the final day of swimming at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, ending competition on a high-note.

the men's 4x100m medley relay team claimed the gold medal by the finest of margins, beating rivals Australia

S14 in 1:54.97 to hold off the Australian pair of Benjamin Hance and Jack Ireland.Ariarne Titmus from Australia

time of 3:58.06.She managed to stave off Canada's Summer McIntosh to the line, while Kiah Melverton of Australia

Evie Richards' gamble of shunning races on the professional circuit to concentrate on the women’s mountain bike cross-country at Birmingham 2022 paid off as she added gold to the silver medal won on the Gold Coast four years ago.

after suffering a chain malfunction while in third.Silver in the women’s race went to Zoe Cuthbert of Australia

India beat Barbados by 100 runs to qualify for the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament.

Earlier Australia beat Pakistan by 44 runs to record a third straight victory and win Group A.They lost

pic.twitter.com/EWF2Gi0mi9— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) August 3, 2022When Pakistan batted, McGrath

nice to get into some rhythm and take some wickets," McGrath added.For the second successive match an Australia

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is saddened by the passing of its former Executive Committee member Doug Donoghue.

AOC over the years. many decades of service.Doug Donoghue was the director and life member of Rowing Australia

Australia's cricket team have pledged to ensure that star all-rounder Ellyse Perry has a face-to-face meeting with Birmingham 2022 mascot Perry.

Australia completed a perfect group phase yesterday with a 44-run victory over Pakistan.During the match

Britain's Adam Peaty redeemed himself in the men's 50 metres breaststroke final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to win his first gold at these Games after he missed out on the podium here in his specialist 100m event two days prior.

pic.twitter.com/F7N4EXIYFU— Swim England (@Swim_England) August 2, 2022Later on in the evening, Ariarne Titmus of Australia

the closing metres before the Englishman eventually came out on top in 1:56.40.Bradley Woodward of Australia

Birmingham-born Myles Hesson pulled off a fairytale finish as he claimed men’s 3x3 basketball gold for England with a match-winning shot in overtime at the Commonwealth Games here.

With Australia leading by one point and the match on a knife-edge, Hesson dispatched a two-pointer from

The match was nip-and-tuck throughout as England and Australia jostled for the lead in a pulsating 20

Johnson to force the final into overtime.Needing to get to 17 points to win the match, Wagstaff edged Australia

Zealand 15-13.In the women’s 3x3 wheelchair basketball final, Canada stormed to a 14-5 triumph against Australia

and Tamara Steeves playing starring roles.It was redemption for Canada whose men’s team lost 11-9 to Australia

Malaysia won the first badminton gold medal of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, beating India in the final of the mixed team event.

the knockout stages.Defending champions India eased through a group featuring Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia

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Eileen Cikamatana claimed gold in weightlifting for Australia after defecting from Fiji ©Getty ImagesLachlan