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Ian Ward: How Birmingham’s Commonwealth Games bid shaped the blueprint for multi-sport events of the future

  • Inside the Blogs

When Durban stepped back from the role of host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, a massive opportunity opened up for Birmingham.

West Midlands region.G8 Government summits, the Eurovision Song Contest, Papal visits, World Indoor Athletics

Championships (twice), the All England Badminton Championships, Diamond League athletics and international

national sporting bodies) and the redevelopment of the Alexander Stadium - our much-loved, but tired, athletics


Superfast starter McLaughlin among stars at USATF New York Grand Prix

  • Athletics

Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin, who opened her season in Nashville last week with a time of 51.61sec - the third fastest in history - will be one of the main draws of tomorrow’s USA Track and Field (USATF) New York Grand Prix.

have proved more of a hazard than an advantage, but it has taken its place at the top of the World Athletics

Olympics where he won four golds.Venerable as the venue may be, however, it is a new addition to the World Athletics



First athlete to fall foul of Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act banned

  • Athletics

Sabina Allen has been sentenced to a four-year period of ineligibility by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for two banned substances, in a case which is the first example of an athlete being banned in part through the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA).




Olympic champion Lasitskene criticises Russia ban in letter to IOC head Bach

  • Athletics

Olympic and two-time world high jump champion Maria Lasitskene has criticised International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in an open letter for his recommendation to ban Russian athletes and officials following the invasion of Ukraine.

The International Association of Athletics Federations [now World Athletics], at every opportunity, takes


Paris police chief takes responsibility for Champions League final "failure", admits fake tickets claim was false

  • Football

Paris police chief Didier Lallement has taken "full responsibility" for the chaotic events outside the Stade de France that tarnished the UEFA Champions League final and admitted there was no scientific evidence to support his claim that up to 40,000 Liverpool fans had fake tickets.

learn all the lessons" from the Champions League final fiasco, with the Stade de France due to stage athletics


Seven-time NCAA-winning aquatics coach Bauerle retires

  • Universiade

Aquatics coach Jack Bauerle has retired after 46 years at the University of Georgia, leaving behind a legacy where he won seven National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles during his tenure.

Jack Bauerle's achievements at the University of Georgia ©UGA"It is a bittersweet moment in Georgia Athletics

history," said UGA director of athletics, Josh Brooks."

While we will miss him on the pool deck, we know that Jack will always be a part of our athletics family


Montserrat

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Valerie Samuel can clearly remember the time when things changed forever in Montserrat.

vice-president of the island's Commonwealth Games Association.Montserrat has only ever competed in athletics

facility," said Samuel, a coach for the Government of Montserrat who has taught sports such as netball, athletics


Barker named in Wales squad for Birmingham 2022 weeks after giving birth

  • Birmingham 2022

Olympic cycling gold medallist Elinor Barker has been named in Wales’ squad for this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham just months after giving birth to her first child.

siblings in the latest group of athletes to have been selected to represent the country at Birmingham 2022.Athletics

players Tesni and Emyr Evans are all due to head to the English city.They are among 106 athletes across athletics


Fitzgerald appointed new head of World Para Athletics

  • Paralympics

Paul Fitzgerald has been appointed as the new head of the World Para Athletics.

I am extremely excited to begin this role in service of the World Para Athletics community," Fitzgerald

International Paralympic Committee leadership and I look forward to their continued support as World Para Athletics

His experience in leadership positions in sport federations will be a great asset to World Para Athletics