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A total of 283 medals will be awarded to successful athletes this summer. Sports sessions within the Birmingham 2022 schedule invite you to the highly anticipated medal matches and finals as well as the ceremonies in which proud athletes will take to the podium.

The medal moments and ceremonies are filled with celebration and emotion, national anthems will fill the stadia and national flags will be raised in pride and recognition of elite sporting achievements.

These sessions are selling out, almost at the speed of Dina Asher-Smith completing a 100m sprint! They are some of the hottest tickets up for grabs and promise for an action-packed day at the Games.

Sports for which these sessions are available span a variety of our 19 sports and 8 para sports, including those with spectator-worthy fast paced action, a vibrant party atmosphere and intense, focused competition!

Rugby Sevens at Coventry Arena
Rugby Sevens matches take place on a full-size pitch with seven players aside instead of the usual 15, with two gripping halves consisting of seven minutes each. The large pitch offers for many exciting games per sports session where you’ll see players battle to fit as many goals as possible into snappy, seven-minute matches!
 
LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced an 18-member squad for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, scheduled to commence later this month.

After the conclusion of the trials here, the head coach of the national hockey side finalised the squad with the consideration of the PHF management. Whereas, Mohammad Umar Bhutta will lead the side in the global event.

Pakistan squad

Goalkeepers: Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan

Defenders: Mubashir Ali, Amad Shakeel Butt, Mohammad Hammad, Mohammad Abdullah, Rizwan Ali

Midfielders: Mohammad Umar Bhutta, Moin Shakeel, Abdul Mannan, Junaid Manzoor, Ghazanfar Ali

Attackers: Ajaz Ahmed, Rana Abdul Waheed, Rumman, Afraz, Abdul Hannan, Shahid, Ahmed Nadeem

The Green Shirts are placed in Group A, alongside Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Scotland, while India, England, Canada, Wales, and Ghana are in Pool B.

Pakistan Hockey team will start their Commonwealth Games campaign against South Africa on July 30 and will lock horns with New Zealand on July 31 before taking on Switzerland and Australia in their remaining fixtures.
 
More than 200 extra buses and coaches will be used to transport people to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games during planned rail strikes, transport chiefs say.

Railway workers in the RMT union are due to stage a one-day strike on 27 July, and drivers who are members of Aslef plan to walk out on 30 July.

The Games are due to start on 28 July.

Transport for West Midlands said contingency plans also included 60,000 park and ride spaces.

The public body, which is responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the region, has urged people to use public transport to travel to the Games, pledging that alternatives to rail would be available.

It said it had arranged for 50 extra coaches to take people from across the country into Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, adding these were available to book.

It added there would also be 150 extra free-to-use shuttle buses, plus a number of accessible buses, for spectators, staff and volunteers.

Travel West Midlands said it was "confident that anyone wanting to come to the Games will have a fantastic experience".
Both the RMT and Aslef unions say the action follows ongoing dispute over members' pay, with RMT also citing dispute over jobs and conditions.

Jonny Wiseman, West Midlands Trains customer experience director, said: "It's incredibly disappointing that the unions have chosen to take this course of damaging industrial action."

He said it would disrupt the plans of thousands of people travelling to the Games.

Andy Street, the West Midlands' Conservative mayor, tweeted: "It is deeply disappointing and frankly unnecessary for rail workers to decide to disrupt the Commonwealth Games in this way."

He urged them to "think again because it's not too late to do the right thing and protect what should be a collective celebration".

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I was going to make a thread about the games haha bit MeninG beat me too it haha regardless pakistan medal hopes lie in wrestling and javelin and maybe judo. Regardless all the best to pakistan and canada.
 
As many as 1.2 million tickets have been sold for the Commonwealth Games beginning in Birmingham on July 28, the organisers have said, adding that the women's cricket match between India and Pakistan has "really caught the interest" of the local public. Women's cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games, and India and Pakistan will be clashing at the Edgbaston on July 31. The city is home to a substantial number of Indian and Pakistani-origin people. Speaking to PTI, Birimgham Games CEO Ian Reid said the semifinals and final tickets have already been taken while he expects a sell out crowd even for the India- Pakistan fixture.

"I am a big cricket fan myself. India are in the same group as Pakistan so that has really caught the interest here in Birmingham. It is an iconic venue, your men's team recently played here over the last few weeks. So it would certainly be one of the highlights of the Games," Reid said.

"The semifinals and final tickets have already been sold out probably with the expectation that India and England will be there. India and Pakistan will be close to capacity. We will see an uptick in sale of tickets much closer to the event. So I expect that India-Pakistan game to be sold out soon." More than 5000 athletes will take part in the Games which will be the biggest sporting event in the UK since the London Olympics in 2012.

"We have sold 1.2 million tickets for the event. We expect that number to go up as we get closer to the Games. So by far the biggest sporting event in the UK since London 2012.

"We will have about 45000 volunteers and paid staff working on the event. It is a huge event for the region and the city," Reid added.

All 72 Commonwealth members have confirmed their participation in the multi sporting event.

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Duran Duran will headline the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in their home city of Birmingham next week, organisers have announced.

The 80s pop group will perform on the same bill as fellow local musician Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).

Singer Simon Le Bon said he was "honoured" to play the homecoming gig.

Peaky Blinders director Steven Knight will executive produce the event, which will be broadcast live on the BBC.

Duran Duran formed in Birmingham in 1978 and went on to become leading figures of the new romantic scene with hits like Hungry Like the Wolf, Girls on Film and Rio.

After a brief hiatus in the mid-80s, they reunited and scored another worldwide hit with Ordinary World in 1993. They continue to tour and record, and recently headlined the BST festival in London's Hyde Park.

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A little more than a month ago, the Sri Lankan government told its Olympic association to “forget” about participating in the Commonwealth Games to be held in the UK. With the island nation bankrupt, out of fuel and short on food supplies, its government was in no mood to entertain the request to fund what would be Sri Lanka’s largest-ever contingent for the Games, which begins in Birmingham on July 28.

“The Treasury said they don’t have money. Forget about it,” Sri Lanka’s chef de mission Dampath Fernando told The Indian Express from Colombo on Friday. “We fell into a difficult, desperate situation.”

But just when the doors were seemingly shut on them, the athletes were rescued by an unlikely source — the country’s cricket board, which contributed 22 million Sri Lankan rupees.


“It’s a fairly big amount,” Fernando said. “Ours is a small country, we (administrators) know each other very well. In a crisis situation like the one at present, we need to appreciate that the cricket board volunteered to help the Olympic association. That’s very unique.”

With the money, the government bought air tickets to Birmingham for some athletes and officials, while the national federations will use a part of it to organise competition attire. From boxers to track-and-field stars, including sprint sensation Yupun Abekoon — the first South Asian to run 100m in less than 10 seconds — dozens of athletes stand to gain from the helping hand extended by Sri Lanka Cricket.

In fact, Abekoon will continue to get direct monetary support from the cricket board for the next two years to continue training and competing abroad. The women’s cricket team, Fernando said, will be funded separately by the cricket board.

Amidst the unprecedented economic crisis and massive protests, Sri Lanka Cricket has managed to remain insulated due to broadcast deals and ticket sales. Recently, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, crowds were allowed into the stadiums for the series against Australia. The board reportedly donated revenue generated from the Australia series, approximately $2 million, to public welfare initiatives.

Sri Lankan Olympic Association secretary general Maxwell de Silva said officials have adopted severe austerity measures for the Games although funding has been secured.

For instance, at the opening and closing ceremonies, instead of wearing traditional attire made by designers, as was the case at the Tokyo Olympics, Sri Lankan athletes will emerge out of the tunnel of the Alexander Stadium wearing basic tracksuits.

“We are going with bare minimum… making it as simple as possible,” Fernando said. “We are issuing only three t-shirts, one tracksuit and one bag to each athlete. Other than that, nothing — no new shoes, no new shirts… we can’t afford that. But we will make sure athletes are comfortable.”

Yet, there are routine reminders of the struggle they have had to endure. In May, De Silva says he was attacked at his home with knives by two unknown people. “They took my vehicle and left. However, I later got it back. I don’t know if the attack was politically motivated or because of sports, the police are investigating,” De Silva said.

Earlier this week, Fernando held a meeting with the officials and athletes from across disciplines, urging them to focus on their training and resist taking part in the protests. And on Thursday, the boxing team, Fernando says, reached out to him, saying they had run out of nutrition and medical supplies at their training base in Colombo.

“It wasn’t as if we ran out of supplies. The situation was such that we did not have fuel to transport it to the boxers. I had to engage the sports ministry’s medical unit,” Fernando said. “Transport has become a big issue, there’s no fuel in the country… Most senior managers come to work on bicycles. The same situation is being faced by our athletes, coaches and officials. It puts us in a very difficult kind of situation.”

Sri Lanka will send a total of 114 athletes — 60 women and 54 men — to Birmingham, 34 more than the 2018 edition. At Gold Coast four years ago, the country won three medals each in boxing and weightlifting.

De Silva and Fernando said they hope for an increased tally this time. “The media is asking why are we spending so much money to send a contingent of this magnitude when there’s a big crisis in the country? But our participation is critical. None of this is the fault of our athletes, who can send a message of hope and positivity with their performance,” Fernando said. “In difficult times, we shouldn’t go on the back foot. We must go forward and make our mark.”

https://indianexpress.com/article/s...-lankan-athletes-get-a-cricket-boost-8032390/
 
Cricket returns to the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 24 years, with a women’s tournament played out for the first time.

Eight sides will take part across 16 matches at Edgbaston, with a winner crowned and all the medals finalised on August 7.

All you need to know ahead of the first ball of the T20 tournament on July 29.

The Groups

The teams are split across two groups of four, with the top two in each qualifying for the semi-finals. Sides finishing first in their group will take on the second-place finisher in the opposite group, with the winners of the semis reaching the final.

The losers of the semi-finals will face off in a third-place playoff for the bronze medal, with the final determining the gold and silver medallists.

Group A: Australia, Barbados, India, Pakistan

Group B: England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka

Cricket at the Commonwealth Games begins on 29 July.Cricket at the Commonwealth Games begins on 29 July.

Where are the West Indies?

While the team's T20I ranking would have been good enough for automatic qualification, the West Indies are made up of a group of nations that compete separately in the Commonwealth Games, so their spot at the tournament was to be determined by a regional qualifier.

Covid-19 prevented the qualifier, and Barbados were selected by virtue of winning the most recent Twenty20 Blaze in 2019.


How the rest of the teams qualified

As hosts, England qualified automatically for the tournament, with the next five best teams on the ICC Women’s T20I rankings also gaining qualification (Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan).

The final spot was determined at the Commonwealth Games Qualifier, held at the Kinrara Oval in Malaysia.

In the five-team round robin event, Chamari Athapathu’s Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh, Scotland, Malaysia and Kenya for the final spot, going through the tournament undefeated.

Meeting in the final match of the competition, Sri Lanka edged their nearest rivals in Nigar Sultana Joty’s side by 22 runs, with Athapaththu’s 48 (28) the top score across the two teams. Athapaththu was unsurprisingly the leading run-scorer at the tournament, and will likely be the biggest threat to Sri Lanka’s opponents at the tournament proper.


Has cricket featured at the Commonwealth Games before?

Cricket has featured once before at the Games - as a 16-team tournament on the men’s side - at the Kuala Lumpur Games, back in 1998.

South Africa claimed gold by beating Australia in the final, chasing down a target of 184 after Shaun Pollock’s 4/19 (9). Mike Rindel top-scored with 67 (106), with Jacques Kallis’ 44 ensuring victory. In the Bronze Medal Match, Chris Harris was crucial with both bat and ball, joint top-scoring with 56* before taking 2/20 (7.4) in a 51-run victory.


Will cricket be back in 2026?

Regional areas of the Australian state of Victoria will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with cricket already in its initial programme.

A women’s tournament for four years’ time has been confirmed, with a men’s equivalent yet to be determined.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2683974
 
Mens Field Hockey Will be something to watch out for, although Pakistan has a tough group, it is interesting they were not paired in the same group as India. That being said the young squad, will have a challenge in did, this is Pakistan group.

Australia- New Zealand- Pakistan- South Africa- Scotland.

Pakistan most difficult match will be vs Australia. South African and New Zealand, will not be easy for Pakistan, and it can be suspected they lose those matches as well, even Scotland go either way. If Pakistan can come out of this group, that will be a great achievement.

Realistically speaking Pakistan could end up 3rd or 4th place in this group, an acceptable result would be 3rd place in this group, should try to not finish lower than that ( possible they end lower).

The one thing I do like about the Pakistan squad is the goalkeepers Hussain Akmal and Abdullah Ishtiaq, they are very solid, and will get better with more games they play.

Here is what I suspect results to be

Pakistan vs Australia ( Australia win)
Pakistan vs New Zealand (draw)
Pakistan vs South Africa ( Pakistan win)
Pakistan vs Scotland ( Draw)

All the best to the men in green.
 
Less Than 48 Hours Left For Departure, Six CWG-bound Cricketers Await Visa
Women's cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games. The Indian squad is currently training in Bengaluru and is scheduled to leave for Birmingham on Sunday.

New Delhi: Six members of the Indian women’s cricket contingent are yet to get visa, less than 48 hours before their departure for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Women’s cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games. The Indian squad is currently training in Bengaluru and is scheduled to leave for Birmingham on Sunday.

The BCCI is in touch with the Indian Olympic Association on the issue.

“Few of the visas came in today but they are still six left for processing including three players and three players’ support staff,” an IOA source told PTI.

“The remaining should come by tomorrow. We have very little over control over the process anyway. There is summer rush and UK visas are taking time.”

The kits have not reached Bengaluru as well but the IOA official assured that it will be delivered by Saturday.

The BCCI had announced a 15-member squad for the Games, beginning July 28. India open their campaign against the mighty Australia on July 29 before facing Pakistan on July 31. An eight member support staff was also named with three reserve players.

Chef de Mission gets visa, his deputy awaiting
India’s Chef de Mission Rajesh Bhandari finally got his visa on Friday and he will soon be flying out to join his colleagues in Birmingham.

The IOA has named three Deputy Chef de Mission for the Games. Anil Dhupar and Maninder Singh, who too had to wait for his visa till the last minute, took the flight on Friday morning. Deputy Chef de Mission Prashant Kushwaha is the one left waiting for his visa.

“His visa should also come soon,” the IOA source added.

Earlier this month, star wrestler Bajrang Punia also had to change his training plans for a training stint in US as he stayed back in India to get his UK visa. He is now in the US and will travel straight to Birmingham from there.

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had on Thursday informed that one of the squad members has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation. It has been learnt that the cricketer is “recovering fast”.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...e-six-cwg-bound-cricketers-await-visa-1032640
 
For weightlifting, Pakistan will be sending three athletes.

- Nooh Dastgir Butt 109kg+
- Hanzala Dastgir Butt 109 kg
- Haidar Ali 77 kg

In terms of Medal hopeful Nooh Dastgir might be the only one who can come away with something, he did capture bronze medal in 2018 commonwealth games. Regardless best of luck to all three and make the nation proud.


For Sqaud Pakistan will have 4 athletes as well, do not know if we will have medal hopeful, here do not see one personally hoping to be wrong, but best of luck regardless to all 4

Nasir Iqbal
Tayyab Aslam
Amna Fayyaz
Faiza Zafar
 
After years of planning there are now just days to go until the Commonwealth Games begin in Birmingham.

With a billion people expected to tune in to watch the opening ceremony on Thursday, Britain's second city will be in the spotlight.

On an industrial estate in the shadow of spaghetti junction, Nechells Green Amateur Boxing Club holds classes for children of all ages.

In recent months some parents have said they can no longer afford the £2 lesson fee.

Mark Holt, the head coach, has taken a decision to allow those children in for free.

"If we weren't here I think half of the kids would be out on the streets, round the chip shops, hanging around with their mates, up to no good," he said.

"At least I know if they're here they're being looked after."

The club lost its previous venue when the council sold off a community centre in Nechells three years ago.

As a grassroots club, it had hoped to benefit from the Commonwealth Games being held in the city, but Mark said they've received "nothing at all".

"The amount of money the council is spending on, to me, things that they don't need to do, I think it needs to go on the younger kids, trying to keep kids off the street more than anything else," he said.

"I run a boxing club so I'd like to see boxing clubs get it but you know there's football teams out there that are struggling, swimming clubs, things like that so the money needs to be put to the younger kids."

Birmingham was awarded the games in 2017 after the Commonwealth Games Federation stripped Durban of the right to host the event for failing to meet promises made in its bid.

The total cost of the event is expected to be around £778m, with the city council and local partners contributing around £184m.

A legacy plan drawn up by organisers promises that the games will bring people together and improve health and well-being.

Recently retired triple jumper Nathan Douglas competed in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Glasgow and on the Gold Coast.

He spent much of his career based in Birmingham and is convinced the games will bring benefits to people right across the city by encouraging participation in sport.

"It's a very diverse and multi-cultural city, probably up there as the most so in the country," said Mr Douglas.

"What I hope is it's going to inspire local people to move, you know to help them with their health and wellbeing physically, mentally and so for me that's what I look at hopefully as the legacy of the games."

Training has been taking place in schools, with young people making up some of the 14,000 volunteers who will help deliver the games.

Sharoana Handley, 14, a pupil a Bristnall Hall Academy in Oldbury is going to be a kit bearer for the swimmers.

She sees it as "a once in a lifetime opportunity" to see world class athletes up close.

"It's a great opportunity for younger people in Birmingham to see and aspire to be just like them," she told Sky News.

Ian Reid, the chief executive of Birmingham 2022, said "bringing a spotlight to the city and the region is really important for Birmingham".

She added: "We've seen the impact of, for example, the Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the Olympics in London so I think the perception of the city, putting it on the international stage, giving it wall to wall exposure, I think will be hugely beneficial."

But you don't have to look far from the athletics stadium to see evidence of major projects that won't be ready in time for the games.

Building of an athletes village in Perry Barr was delayed due to the pandemic. Instead athletes will be housed in three "campus" villages at the University of Birmingham, the University of Warwick, and the NEC Hotel Campus.

But organisers say the regeneration of the Perry Barr area will be a key physical legacy of the games and work will continue on the site to deliver more than 5,000 new homes over the next 20 years.

Councillor Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council, told Sky News the city "will see well in excess of a billion pounds invested into Birmingham as a result of hosting the games".

He said: "For every £1 the council is investing the government is investing £3 and I can't think of any other deal that we could have done with the government that would have brought that level of investment into the city.

"I absolutely believe that the people of Birmingham will look back on the Commonwealth Games and say that was the moment this city changed for the better."

Saidul Haque Saeed, from community organisation Citizens UK Birmingham, hosted an event where families from across the city called on games bosses to "commit to a legacy which improves the life chances of the poorest children".

"Birmingham is the 'Commonwealth city' as our diversity makes it the place where you're likely to meet other Brummies from every Commonwealth heritage," he said.

"So, we welcome the power of sport to bring people together from different communities: visitors and residents alike."

But he said families want to see a legacy that includes every child in the poorest areas being able to try out a new organised sport for free.

"We have hope but not 100% confidence the legacy of the £750 million spent on the Games will improve the lives of our city's poorest families," he said.

SKY
 
Good to see that Birmingham is hosting.

I discovered this morning that some of my relatives from Lichfield are due to appear in the opening & closing ceremonies.
 
KARACHI: Mahoor Shahzad had made history for Pakistan but was soon flooded with thoughts over why she’d gone through the rigours to achieve that.

Having become the first badminton player from the country to reach the Olympics, she was put through the wringer — first being accused of favouritism upon getting the tripartite invitation, then seeing her every move at last year’s Tokyo Games coming under intense scrutiny before being harshly, unduly criticised for failing to win either of her pool matches.

The joy of making it to the Olympics quickly dissipated. Mahoor was contemplating whether the journey was worth it.

“It was tough for me … really tough,” Mahoor told Dawn during a telephone interview on Thursday night ahead of her participation at the Commonwealth Games, which begin later this month in Birmingham. “I was left questioning myself. You end up losing your motivation.”

Rather than succumb to the noises, Mahoor became resilient. That trait has helped her in a country where athletes are used to expecting the unexpected.

Just this month, having completed a 12-day training camp for the Commonwealth Games, Mahoor received news that the Pakistan Sports Board had slashed the originally proposed contingent with the country’s sports regulators body saying it will only bear the expenses of those athletes which had medal-winning chances.

It meant the four-member badminton team was on its way out only for the Pakistan Olympic Association to intervene and pick up the cost of those athletes who were cut.

“First there were trials in Lahore to select the team and then the camp and just like that we were slashed from the plans,” Mahoor said. “For a week we were faced with uncertainty before thankfully the POA decided it will support us. It was a big relief for us.”

The POA reasoned that athletes benefit from international events and Mahoor fully agrees with that notion.

“It’s a learning curve for us,” Mahoor said, referring to her singles match against then-Indian number one Saina Nehwal at the last edition of the Commonwealth Games in Australia during Pakistan’s clash with their arch-rivals in the mixed team event.

“India blanked us [5-0] in that encounter but the opportunity to play against the very top players gives you more exposure and you learn a lot of new things and try to improve.”

At last year’s Tokyo Olympics, Mahoor was up against current world number one Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and Great Britain’s Kristy Gilmour.

“I don’t think I’d have a chance to face Yamaguchi if I wasn’t at the Olympics,” the 25-year-old said. “It’s that big-game experience that helps you and motivates you to do better.”

Getting better, however, is tough for athletes in Pakistan. “We train by ourselves, we have to find courts [to play] on our own,” she said.

Ranked 175th in the world, Mahoor however isn’t giving up.

“The aim is to break in the top 100 in the world … that’s what I’m focusing on,” she disclosed. “I just have to keep playing in international tournaments and try to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.”

Ensuring regular participation in international ranking tournaments is the hard part. The Pakistan Badminton Federation, like other sports federations in Pakistan apart from cricket, isn’t cash-rich and struggles to find sponsors.

Thankfully for Mahoor, she’s one of 12 athletes from Pakistan who receive a monthly stipend of US$650 from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity programme for the Paris Games.

“It helps me fund my trips to the tournaments,” informed Mahoor. “I’m also on Badminton Asia Olympic Project which also helps.”

For the last several years, Mahoor has been the most dominant player in the country and has been winning tournaments despite nursing a hamstring injury she suffered at the end of last year.

However, mindful of the challenge she will face, she’s keeping her goals low for the Commonwealth Games.

“The draws for the Commonwealths are still to be announced but I’m aiming to at least get to the quarter-finals of the singles event,” Mahoor said, “and then we’ll see from there how far I can go.”

Published in Dawn, July 23rd, 2022
 
For Athletics Pakistan participants are

Shajar Abbas ( 100m and 200 m)
Arshad Nadeem ( Javelin Throw)
Jamshad Ali ( Shot Put).

Aneela Gulzar (100m and 200m)
Anila Baig ( Discus Throw)

Gymnastics Pakistan participant are

Mohammad Afzaal


Judo Pakistan Participant are

Shah Hussian Shah (90 kg)
Qaisar Khan (100 kg)


Best of luck to all
 
NEW DELHI: After he bagged a silver medal in the World Athletics Championships a few days ago, India’s Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra has been ruled out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 due to an injury.

According to the Indian media reports, the Javelin star communicated his inability to defend the title at the Commonwealth Games as he was not completely fit to participate in the event.

“Team India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra had called me earlier today from the US to convey his inability to take part in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games owing to fitness concerns.” Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta said in a statement.

He further informed that after his participation in the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Chopra had an MRI scan done on Monday and, based on it, he had been advised a month’s rest by his medical team.

The 24-year-old athlete won the gold medal for the javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.

Moreover, he also created history for his country when he topped the javelin competition at last year’s Tokyo Olympics to become India’s first Olympic athletics gold medallist.

It is pertinent to mention here that Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham commencing on July 28.

A-sport
 
nextover666666 said:
For Athletics Pakistan participants are

Shajar Abbas ( 100m and 200 m)
Arshad Nadeem ( Javelin Throw)
Jamshad Ali ( Shot Put).

Aneela Gulzar (100m and 200m)
Anila Baig ( Discus Throw)

Gymnastics Pakistan participant are

Mohammad Afzaal


Judo Pakistan Participant are

Shah Hussian Shah (90 kg)
Qaisar Khan (100 kg)


Best of luck to all
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Good opportunity for Nadeem given Chopra not coming
 
Pakistan Participants for Boxing Event

Zohaib Rasheed (Men's Flyweight)
Ilyas Hussain (Men's Featherweight)
Suleman Baloch (Men's Light welterweight)
Nazeerullah Khan (Men's Heavyweight)
Mehreen Baloch (Women's Featherweight)

Boxing in the past was an event Pakistan was pretty decent at this time around, I do not know how they will fare, however really interesting to see Mehreen participant in women's event, I believe this might be a first for Pakistan women's boxing, I could be wrong.


Pakistan Participant for Wrestling

Ali Asad (Men's -57 kg)
Inayat Ullah (Men's -65 kg)
Sharif Tahir (Men's -74 kg)
Muhammad Inam (Men's -86 kg)
Tayab Awan (Men's -97 kg)
Zaman Anwar (Men's -125 kg)

Table Tennis
Pakistan will send one participant Fahad Khawaja in singles event.

Swimming
Haseeb Tariq
Bisma Khan
Jehanara Nab
Mishael Ayub


Badminton

Murad Ali
Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti

Mahoor Shahzad
Ghazala Siddique

Regardless of the sport, gender or where they from in Pakistan we want to see our heroes do well and bring us joy, all the best prayers are with all of you.
 
BIRMINGHAM: Two national Hockey players tested positive for COVID-19 amid the on-arrival testing of the Pakistan contingent that reached here to participate in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022.

As the Pakistan contingent landed in the country to compete in the forthcoming global event, two hockey players tested positive and have been sent to isolation.

According to the sources, the contracted players are Rana Abdul Waheed and goalkeeper Abdullah.

Besides COVID-19 testing, the doping control officer also conducted doping tests on two Pakistan hockey players and one national swimmer.

It is pertinent to mention here that the flag hoisting and opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games will take place on July 27 and 28 respectively.

National wrestler Inam Butt and captain of women’s cricket team Bismah Maroof will be the flag-bearers for the Pakistan contingent in the global event.

A-sports
 
Team England's Dina Asher-Smith has been forced to withdraw from the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a hamstring injury.

Asher-Smith, who pulled up midway through the women's 4x100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, announced her decision on Instagram.

The Commonwealth Games 2018 gold and bronze medallist was due to compete in the women's 100m and 4x100m relay at Birmingham 2022.
 
<b>Celebrity Watch, Cricket And Chaos: Commonwealth Games In Birmingham</b>

The Arena in Birmingham will be the home of Gymnastics events over the next few days.

The third largest indoor stadium complex is also the home of journalists from 72 Commonwealth Countries and territories.

From collecting accreditations to bibs to venue access guidelines, this is a journalist's must-go destination and is by far the busiest hub in the city as the event waits to open.

Elsewhere it is a lull before the storm.

Azreel from a Malaysian TV station is curious about India's Lakshya Sen because the Malaysians are formidable in badminton and he wants all the tid-bits on Sen.

But stops 10-mins into the conversation- “Hang on, isn't cricket returning after Kuala Lumpur in 1998?'

The Commonwealth Games has 19 sports. India is participating in 16 of 19. For the moment, the talk of the town is Women's Cricket.

With Neeraj Chopra's exit and the Women's cricket team delivering an opening day opening show, all roads are leading to Edgbaston.

Craig Cooper, Programme Director, Birmingham City Council affirms, “Cricket is a highlight of these games. We had the Test match here a few days ago and the T20, India did particularly well. Also the Pakistani community is a big part of this city.”

And that also means the big ticket event will be on 31st July, when the Indian women take on their Pakistani counterparts.

In Birmingham's proposal for women's cricket, the CWG Federation had said the sport's addition was “likely to be popular not only with spectators locally in Birmingham, but also for fans across competing nations, with 90% of the sport's one billion fans worldwide thought to reside in the Commonwealth.”

15 Lankan journalists have made their way to the Commonwealth Games. Dinushki says, “Hoping to catch the women cricket team's giant killing act”

India finds itself in the same group as Australia, Pakistan and Barbados.

Barbados team has the likes of the star all-rounder Deandra Dottin, the Knight twins.

Ayona Williams, a fan of this star studded outfit says, “They are definitely an exciting bunch of athletes. I will be at the Edgbaston stadium to see them create some magic.”

A large chunk of the tickets have gone to the Asian Community in Birmingham.

Sahil Sheikh, from Lyari in Pakistan, a taxi driver who has made the city his home for a decade and a half says, "I have been following the progress of women cricketers. For these Indian girls, it should be about making Mithali Raj proud. I spotted them at the airport getting a grand reception, and my younger daughter made a sprint for autographs. I am coming for India vs Pakistan with my Turkish neighbours."

The athletes are in three campus villages in Birmingham. With the diktat on social distancing in place, fans are unable to catch the stars in the city.

But make no mistake about the star power that the city has at the moment.

Upon finishing my live broadcast at the Centenary square, I made my way back to the Press Centre at the Arena, through the international convention centre.

As I walked, there was a familiar smile and a warm Bengali greeting from former Indian cricket team captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.

The big boys of ICC are in the city too, deciding on the future of the game and gauging the popularity of women's cricket through CWG2022.

The BCCI President bid adieu, assuring me of his presence at the opening game- India vs Australia.

“See you at Edgbaston on 29th. I am looking forward to the opening by the Indian women.”

The spectators at the cricket may have it easy, but the ones coming in for the Games over the weekend are almost certain to encounter travel misery as trains will come to a grinding halt on July 30 due to a strike.

But come Sunday, the chaos is expected to fade, and the clash of the arch rivals bring in super charged fans from both nations, if the rain gods hold up.

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Members of the Pakistan contingent:

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Here’s the full list of Pakistani athletes and the sports they will be competing in Birmingham 2022 commonwealth games.

Men’s hockey

Men’s hockey competitions will take place at University of Birmingham’s hockey fields.

Members of the hockey squad are Ghazanfar Ali, Umar Bhuuta, Shakeel Butt, Munahhmad Abdullah, Ajaz Ahmad, Hammadudin Amjad, Ishtiaq Khan, Abdul Hannan Shahid, Afraz, Akmal Hussain, Junaid Manzoor, Abdullah Ishtiaq, Ahmed Nadeem, Abdul Mannan, Abdul Waheed, Sulman Razzaq and Moin Shakeel.


Cricket

Women’s T20 cricket team will feature in Birmingham 2022 commonwealth games for the first time. The venue for cricket matches is Birmingham’s historic Edgbaston cricket stadium. Pakistan women cricket team has following players in the squad.

Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar, Diana Baig, Anam Amin, Kainat Imtiaz, Aliya Riaz, Muneeba Ali, Omima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Aiman Anwar, Gull Feroza, Saidia Iqbal, Tuba Hassan, Iram Javed and Ayesha Naseem.


Aquatics and swimming

Aquatics and swimming competitions will be staged in newly developed Sandwell Aquatics centre. In swimming and aquatics competitions four athletes are participating, three of them are females which are Bisma Khan, Jehanara Nabi and Mishael Ayub. Haseeb Tariq is the only male athlete in aquatics and swimming games.


Boxing

Boxing competitions will take place at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre.

Five athletes will be in action in various categories of Boxing matches. Four are male boxer while first time a female boxer is also participating in boxing competitions.

They are Ilyas Hussain, Zohaib Rasheed, Nazeer ullah Khan, Suleman Baloch while Mehreen is the only female member of boxing squad.


Badminton

Like boxing, badminton competitions will also take place at the NEC, Birmingham.

Four Pakistani players will participate in badminton competitions, two of them are males while two females. Players who will action in badminton court will be Mahoor Shahzad, Ghazala Siddique, Murad Ali and Irfan Saeed Bhatti.


Athletics and para athletics

Besides being the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Birmingham 2022 commonwealth games, Alexander Stadium will be hosting all the track and field competitions including para athletics. Four athletes including one female are part of the athletics squad while Anila Baig is only para athlete featuring in the games for Pakistan. Athletes participating in track and field competitions are Arshad Nadeem, Shajar Abbas, Jamshaid Ali and Aneela Gulzar.


Wrestling

All the wrestling competitions in various weight categories will be held at Coventry Stadium in nearby Coventry city. Six wrestlers from Pakistan will be in action in these competitions including two times Commonwealth Gold Medalist Inam Butt.

Other members of Wrestling squad are Ghulam Farid, Zaman Anwar, Ali Asad, Tayab Awan, Inayat Ullah and Sharif Tahir.


Weightlifting

All the competitions in weightlifting and power-lifting will take place at NEC, Birmingham. Three Pakistani weightlifters will be starting in these games and they are Haider Ali, Hanzala Dastgir Butt and Nooh Dastagir Butt.


Judo

Judo competitions will be held at Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Two Pakistani Judo players will feature in these commonwealth games which are Shah Hussain Shah and Qaisar Khan. Previously in commonwealth games Shah Hussain Shah won a silver medal in 2014.


Squash

Like hockey all the squash competitions will be taking place at University of Birmingham’s squash courts. Four squash players from Pakistan will participate in these games including two males and two females. Members of the Squash team are Tayyab Aslam, Nasir Iqbal, Amna Fayyaz and Faiza Zafar.


Table Tennis

All the table tennis matches will be held at National Exhibition Centre. Only one Pakistani table tennis player Fahad Khwaja will be in action in these games.


Gymnastics

Gymnastics competitions will be held at Arena Birmingham. The only gymnast from Pakistan who’s participating in these games is Muhammad Afzal.
 
We will see womens T20 cricket for the first time in the games.

Pakistan take on India women this Sunday 31st at Edgbaston. 11 am start.
 
Pakistan will as usual be an embarrassment and come bottom out of all South Asian countries.
 
Over the next 12 days, Birmingham will welcome 72 teams and about 6,500 athletes and officials, to compete in the biggest sporting programme in Commonwealth Games' history.

The Games will feature more medal events for women than men - 136-134 - the first time this has been the case at a major multi-sport event.

There are also a record 42 Para-sports events at the Games.

The opening ceremony takes place at Alexander Stadium on Thursday evening.

The live action gets under way on Friday morning and among the new sports to be showcased are women's Twenty20 cricket, three-on-three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming.

It is due to be the best-attended Games with 1.2m tickets already sold.

The action will take place in 15 venues across the West Midlands with one - track cycling - at the Lee Valley velodrome in London.

British Olympic stars Laura Kenny and Adam Peaty will race in cycling and swimming events for England, while Geraint Thomas, who finished third in the Tour de France, rides for Wales as the home nations countries compete individually.

Jamaican sprint superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, fresh from her 100m world title, will attempt to add individual Commonwealth gold to her glittering collection.

Ariarne Titmus, who did the 400m-800m freestyle double at the Tokyo Olympics, will compete in the pool for Australia.

Bermuda's Olympic triathlon champion Flora Duffy is expected to vie with England's Georgia Taylor-Brown in the women's race.

A modern Games with familiar forces at work
New names will emerge and new ideas will be floated as well.

At the end of the Games, in Birmingham's International Convention Centre, Commonwealth nations will battle it out in a pilot event.

After 10 days of in-person action though, the pitches will be virtual and the battlegrounds out in cyberspace. Esports' arm's-length debut has divided opinion, but will attract plenty of interest.

It is expected that there will be something more familiar about the medal table's final look.

On home soil four years ago, Australia topped the standings with 80 gold medals and 198 trips to the podium in all. England were a distant second with 45 golds, ahead of India and Canada with 26 and 15 respectively.

Wales will hope to build on 2018 when they enjoyed their most successful Commonwealth Games with 10 golds.

Laura Muir and Duncan Scott, world and Olympic medallists in athletics and swimming respectively, lead a Scotland team with aspirations to go better than the nine golds they picked up on the Gold Coast.

Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan, who won Northern Ireland's sole gold last time out, has overcome a potential block on participating to defend his pommel horse title.

Once all the duels are done and the medals dished out though, the biggest question will be whether Birmingham - Europe's youngest city with nearly 40% of its population aged 25 or under - has injected new life into an old concept.

The Commonwealth Games began life in 1930 as the British Empire Games. Now, the legacy of Britain's Victorian-era expansion and exploitation is coming under scrutiny.

In March, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were warmly welcomed to Jamaica by Fraser-Pryce and double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah. But the country's Prime Minister Andrew Holness was clear that he wants independence. And soon.

The sounds of protest mixed with welcome during that royal visit. It could continue during the Games. In contrast to the Olympics, Organisers have given athletes the freedom to "make positive expressions of their values" on the field of play and podium.

In the years since 1930, the Commonwealth and the Games have evolved into something different and distinct from Empire. Competing in Birmingham, will be athletes from Rwanda and Mozambique, two nations that were never part of the Empire.

A 65-strong Barbados team will take part in their first Commonwealth Games since the Caribbean nation replaced the Queen as its head of state in 2020.

Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston accepts that the world around the Commonwealth Games is changing, but says their relevance endures.

"The Commonwealth still has resonance and value, particularly in a diverse city like Birmingham where there's a lot of people who have come from the Commonwealth," he said.

"It does have meaning. It might not be what it was in the past, but it's evolving and changing, and that focus on values and what can unite us is key."

The Games will need to keep evolving, not just to out-run history, but also to keep pace with the present.

The first Games, staged in Hamilton, Canada, promised to be "free from the excessive stimulus and the babel [sic] of the international stadium".

"They should be merrier and less stern, and will substitute the stimulus of novel adventure for the pressure of international rivalry," added the mission statement.

Space in the sporting calendar is more squeezed now than it was a century ago though - the World Athletics Championships finished on Sunday, the cricket season is in full swing and the Premier League football season starts on 5 August.

Is there still room for "merry" sport when grudges and spats sell seats and subscriptions? Can any stimulus be "excessive" in a world of competing bells, whistles and screens?

Birmingham will need all its verve and energy and every star to shine bright.

If it does, then it could prove there is still a place for a curious, and unique slice of sporting competition.

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BIRMINGHAM: Two national Hockey players tested positive for COVID-19 amid the on-arrival testing of the Pakistan contingent that reached here to participate in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022.

As the Pakistan contingent landed in the country to compete in the forthcoming global event, two hockey players tested positive and have been sent to isolation.

According to the sources, the contracted players are Rana Abdul Waheed and goalkeeper Abdullah.

Besides COVID-19 testing, the doping control officer also conducted doping tests on two Pakistan hockey players and one national swimmer.
 
Despite the rain affected tri-series in Ireland which hampered the team preparations, the Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan are confident of a good show in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The green shirts, placed in Group A, open their campaign against Barbados with a day-night match at Birmingham’s famous Edgbaston Stadium.

After the Barbados clash, Pakistan play arch-rivals India on Sunday, 31 July followed by a match against T20 world champions Australia on Wednesday, 3 August. The top two sides from each of the two pools (four teams in each pool) will progress to the semi-finals that will be played on 6 August with the third position playoff and final scheduled to take place on 7 August.

All 16 event matches will be staged at the Edgbaston Stadium.

In the Ireland tri-series, only one out of Pakistan’s four matches were completed. Nida Dar’s all-round performance which won her the player of the match award, guided the team to a 13-run win over the hosts courtesy the DLS method.

The two matches against Australia had to be called-0ff midway while the other group match against Ireland was abandoned without a ball bowled.

Rain interruptions also hampered the pre-tour camp in Islamabad earlier this month. David Hemp, the team’s head coach though believes that Pakistan will stay competitive in the Commonwealth Games as the squad aspires to impress and show their mettle regardless of the challenge of three formidable sides in Group A.

Head Coach David Hemp: “Unfortunately the matches in Ireland got curtailed due to the weather but we did manage to complete all practice sessions. The players experiencing different conditions in the UK was a very valuable exercise. We were looked after very well in Ireland and want to thank the organisers for making the tour an enjoyable one.

“Since arriving in Birmingham we have completed one practice session which was last night at Edgbaston and the players are really excited about the event. The game on Friday is what we have our eyes as we played two practice matches against MCC yesterday, the idea was to utilise all players in the squad in the two games and give them match exposure before the formal start of the event.

“The match against Barbados will be a big challenge as they are a formidable unit as most of the players’ make-up the West Indies side. It is a great opportunity to play at a venue like Edgbaston and we hope the weather will be kind to us and we get to play all three pool games in the coming week.”

Squad: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza (wicketkeeper), Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wicketkeeper), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal and Tuba Hassan.

Support staff: Ayesha Ashhar (Manager), David Hemp (Head coach), Saleem Jaffer (Bowling coach), Muhammad Zubair Ahmed (Analyst) and Rifat Asghar Gill (Physiotherapist).

Schedule of Pakistan matches – Commonwealth Games 2022:

vs Barbados – 29 July, Birmingham
vs India – 31 July, Birmingham
vs Australia – 3 August, Birmingham
Semi-finals – 6 August, Birmingham
Third position playoff and final – 7 August, Birmingham
 
The first athlete from Pakistan to be in action on Friday will be Mohammad Afzal who will show his skills in the qualifying stage of the individual gymnastics competition.

All four swimmers — Bismah Khan, Mishael Ayub, Jehanara Nabi and Haseeb Tariq — will have their heats in the afternoon.

Jehanara will be in action at 3:05pm for the heats of women’s 200m. At 3:25, Haseeb will jump in the pool for 50m butterfly heats whereas Mishael will be in action for women’s 50m breaststroke heats at 3:39pm. Bisma has her heats scheduled at 4:04pm, she will be in action for the women’s 100m butterfly.

If these swimmers manage to qualify for the next stage, they’ll be up for action in the evening session as well which will start at 10:00pm PKT.

Pakistani boxer Suleiman Khan, who is in the men’s 60kg to 63.5kg category, will face off India’s Shiva Thapa at around 4:30pm Pakistan time in his round of 32 contest.

Another Indo-Pak contest on Friday will be in Badminton’s mixed double which will start at 6:00pm Pakistan time.

Later in the night, Pakistan women's cricket team will play its opening match of the event against Barbados – the game is scheduled to begin at 10:00pm.

In Squash, Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal will face Jamaica’s Julian Morrison in the men’s single round of 64 at 10:00pm at night.
 
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is executive producer of opening ceremony

Duran Duran set to headline the ceremony at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium

Ceremony set to start at 20:00 with 72 teams set to parade later

Games start on Friday and run until 8 August - 6,500 athletes will compete in 280 medal events
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My best wishes to the Indian women's cricket team and all our athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games. 🇮🇳🙌</p>— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli/status/1552721573768863744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Expect 3-6 medals from Pakistan:

Silver/Bronze for Arshad in Javelin
Silver/Bronze for Inam in Wrestling (Depends on Draw as he needs to avoid India, Canada to get Silver)
Silver/Bronze for Nooh in Weightlifting
Bronze for Shah in Judo (Again depends on Draw)

Qaiser in Judo & anyone in wrestling can spring a surprise as only India/Canada are sure shot better than Pakistan in Commonwealth Wrestling and if we avoid them before Final in any event i expect a medal.

Other events i will keep a tab off are Cricket to see if we can beat India :p, Hockey if we can beat anyone (literally). Dont expect us to even win a match/round in any other event.

Lost a sure shot Gold with Talha's ban but hopefully 1 of the above can somehow win a gold
 
I have a feeling we will underperform this time, the craze for CWG is not as much as it was during 2000s..
 
Flagbearers Bismah Maroof and Inam lead the Pakistan contingent at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

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Former Great Britain athlete Adelle Tracey has been denied her shot at the Commonwealth Games because of red tape around her switch to represent Jamaica.

The 29-year-old, who ran for Britain at World and European Championships, swapped allegiances in June.

She competed for her new nation at the World Championships earlier this month, reaching the 800m and 1500m semis.

"It's a real shame, I was very much looking forward to that atmosphere," she told BBC Sport.

"I was getting emails telling me to download the app for the athletes' village, I had been selected by Jamaica, they had forwarded my information, but I am not on the start list.

"We have chased endlessly and made sure that everyone had the right information, it was just a case of, for the Games, it was a different protocol."
 
MenInG said:
The first athlete from Pakistan to be in action on Friday will be Mohammad Afzal who will show his skills in the qualifying stage of the individual gymnastics competition.

All four swimmers — Bismah Khan, Mishael Ayub, Jehanara Nabi and Haseeb Tariq — will have their heats in the afternoon.

Jehanara will be in action at 3:05pm for the heats of women’s 200m. At 3:25, Haseeb will jump in the pool for 50m butterfly heats whereas Mishael will be in action for women’s 50m breaststroke heats at 3:39pm. Bisma has her heats scheduled at 4:04pm, she will be in action for the women’s 100m butterfly.

If these swimmers manage to qualify for the next stage, they’ll be up for action in the evening session as well which will start at 10:00pm PKT.

Pakistani boxer Suleiman Khan, who is in the men’s 60kg to 63.5kg category, will face off India’s Shiva Thapa at around 4:30pm Pakistan time in his round of 32 contest.

Another Indo-Pak contest on Friday will be in Badminton’s mixed double which will start at 6:00pm Pakistan time.

Later in the night, Pakistan women's cricket team will play its opening match of the event against Barbados – the game is scheduled to begin at 10:00pm.

In Squash, Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal will face Jamaica’s Julian Morrison in the men’s single round of 64 at 10:00pm at night.
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Lots of Pak action today - stay tuned
 
MenInG said:
The first athlete from Pakistan to be in action on Friday will be Mohammad Afzal who will show his skills in the qualifying stage of the individual gymnastics competition.

All four swimmers — Bismah Khan, Mishael Ayub, Jehanara Nabi and Haseeb Tariq — will have their heats in the afternoon.

Jehanara will be in action at 3:05pm for the heats of women’s 200m. At 3:25, Haseeb will jump in the pool for 50m butterfly heats whereas Mishael will be in action for women’s 50m breaststroke heats at 3:39pm. Bisma has her heats scheduled at 4:04pm, she will be in action for the women’s 100m butterfly.

If these swimmers manage to qualify for the next stage, they’ll be up for action in the evening session as well which will start at 10:00pm PKT.

Pakistani boxer Suleiman Khan, who is in the men’s 60kg to 63.5kg category, will face off India’s Shiva Thapa at around 4:30pm Pakistan time in his round of 32 contest.

Another Indo-Pak contest on Friday will be in Badminton’s mixed double which will start at 6:00pm Pakistan time.

Later in the night, Pakistan women's cricket team will play its opening match of the event against Barbados – the game is scheduled to begin at 10:00pm.

In Squash, Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal will face Jamaica’s Julian Morrison in the men’s single round of 64 at 10:00pm at night.
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Gymnastics:

Mohammad Afzal failed to qualify in Artistic event

Swimming:

Jehanara Nabi fails to qualify in Women's 200m Freestyle - Heats
Mishael Ayub fails to qualify in Women's 50m Breaststroke - Heats
Bisman Khan fails to qualify in Women's 100m Butterfly - Heats

Better news for Haseeb Tariq

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Boxing:

Shiva Thapa (India) hardly broke a sweat as he registered a comprehensive 5-0 win over Suleman Baloch (Pakistan) to move to the pre-quarterfinals of the 63.5 kg category
 
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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan’s hockey team was on Thursday boosted by the return of key players Rana Abdul Waheed and goalkeeper Mohammad Abdullah after they tested negative for Covid-19 with manager Sameer Hussain confirming that they were in line to feature against South Africa in their Commonwealth Games opener on Saturday.

The duo had tested positive upon the team’s arrival in Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games, which were due to open later on Thursday. They were put in isolation and after every four hours their CT values was being monitored.

“They have tested negative and joined the gym today … they will be part of the team for our opening match,” Sameer told APP.

Pakistan, who are placed in Pool ‘A’, are due to face New Zealand on Sunday in their second match before taking on Scotland on Aug 3 and rounding off their first-stage campaign against six-time champions Australia.

Having failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup and placed 18th in the world rankings, Sameer said he was happy with Pakistan’s underdog status and insisted the first goal was to qualify for the semi-finals after finishing among the top two in their pool.

“We might be the lowest-ranked team in our group but I feel we have a highly-talented bunch of players, who on their day can spring a surprise,” the former Olympian said.

“We didn’t play a lot of international hockey in recent years due to Covid-19 and other issues which is why our ranking has suffered. But we have a young squad with most of the players among those who made their debuts at the Asia Cup.”

Pakistan failed to secure a top-four finish at the Asia Cup, missing out on the chance to qualify for the World Cup but Sameer reckons a good show at the Commonwealth Games would help improve the team’s ranking.

“Our focus is to advance to the semi-finals,” he said. “We’ve analysed videos of other teams in our pool and have planned accordingly. We know our grey areas and have worked on them.

“It is heartening that we have a pretty aggressive forward line, which has the ability to test any strong defence. We are also a solid defensive unit so it will be interesting to see how our young guns implement our plans.”

Pakistan have never won a hockey gold at the Commonwealth Games with their best-placed finish coming at the 2006 edition when they got silver.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2022
 
Pakistan womens cricket team will be in action today, when they take on Barbados womens team ( 1:00pm Eastern standard time).

All the best to the girls in Green.
 
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan athletes remained unable to shine on the opening day of Commonwealth Games 2022 as several participants have been ruled out of the medal race.

As the 12th edition of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games kick-started on July 28, a number of Pakistan athletes remained unable to leave their mark as they struggled in various events.

National athlete Mohammad Afzal, who competed in three apparatuses in gymnastics, could not perform well and has been disqualified from the medal race. Whereas, Salman Baloch suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of his Indian rival in Boxing.

Additionally, the medal race for the swimming competition has seen the elimination of both national male and female swimmers. Haseeb Tariq, however, offered a glimmer of hope for the medal as he won the first round, but was unable to advance to the final as he finished 35th in the second.

The national badminton and women’s cricket teams, however, are yet to start their campaigns in the global event.

A-Sports
 
<b>Commonwealth Games: Neil Fachie wins Scotland's first gold as England claim team pursuit bronze</b>

Para-cyclist Neil Fachie won Scotland's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games as Laura Kenny spearheaded England to team pursuit bronze on the track where she made her name.

On day one of the 2022 Games, England also won silver medals in both the men's team pursuit and men's team sprint, while Wales took women's team sprint bronze.

Fachie, 38, and his sighted pilot Lewis Stewart set a new Commonwealth Games record of 59.938 seconds in the men's tandem 1,000m time trial.

Kenny, Josie Knight, Maddie Leech and Sophie Lewis beat Wales by almost two seconds, clocking four minutes 17.096 seconds, to earn their spot on the team pursuit podium, having missed out on a place in the gold medal final.

The track cycling is taking part at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, where the 2012 Olympics were held exactly 10 years ago and where Kenny won the first two of her Olympic titles.

"It's been brilliant. I don't think I have ever felt so much pressure to win a bronze medal in my life with a younger team," 30-year-old Kenny told BBC Sport.

"I was a whole bag of nerves to help them win and get a taste of medals I've had in the past.

"To be totally honest I've been the weak link in the last two rounds."

Despite her extensive silverware collection, Kenny's medal was only her second at the Commonwealth Games, having won points race gold in 2014.

Kenny will also compete in both the points race and scratch race at these Games.

For team-mates Knight, 25, 19-year-old Leech and 20-year-old Lewis, Birmingham marks a first Commonwealth Games.

In the men's team pursuit, England's quartet of Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon and Ollie Wood's silver came as New Zealand set a new Commonwealth Games record of three minutes 47.575 seconds.

A new Games record was also on the agenda in the men's team sprint final, as Australia won gold in 42.040 seconds to beat England's Ryan Owens, Hamish Turnbull and Joe Truman.

That followed the Welsh trio of Lowri Thomas, Rhian Edmunds and Emma Finucane winning bronze in the women's team sprint, seeing off Australia as New Zealand beat Canada to gold.

Fachie's gold was his fifth Commonwealth title, bringing him level with lawn bowler Alex Marshall as Scotland's most successful Commonwealth athlete.

The two-time Paralympic champion and Stewart pipped Wales' James Ball and pilot Matt Rotherham to gold, with England's Stephen Bate and pilot Chris Latham taking bronze.

Fachie has never lost a race at the Commonwealth Games.

Fachie is Scotland's 'Mr Unbeatable'.

"It's something I've spoken about for a while, as you can hear my voice has gone. I've been quite ill and that made that all the more tough," he told BBC Sport.

"But I was determined to win for Scotland, for my family, my wife and my baby to come. I'm just so, so proud.

"I came into this knowing it would take something super-human. I'm not getting any younger and I am having to get quicker."

In the women's tandem sprint, Scotland's Aileen McGlynn and her pilot Ellie Stone took silver, while England's Sophie Unwin and Georgia Holt won bronze.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62352472
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Indian men's sprint team had cyclists called David Beckham and Ronaldo! 😯🚴*♂️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCCWG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBCCWG</a> <a href="https://t.co/rLGbf4F3Qx">pic.twitter.com/rLGbf4F3Qx</a></p>— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1553070175708233730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<b>Commonwealth Games 2022: Alex Yee wins triathlon gold for England in Birmingham's first medal event; teammate Georgia Taylor-Brown takes silver in women’s race</b>

England's Alex Yee won the first gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games with victory in the men's triathlon.

Yee overturned a 16-second deficit to leader Hayden Wilde in the 5km run and the New Zealander was then given a 10-second penalty for a transition error.

Bermuda's Flora Duffy defended her women's title, seeing off England's Georgia Taylor-Brown.

Beth Potter told BBC Sport she was "buzzing" after finishing third to claim Scotland's first medal.

"I have been working on my bike this year and it is paying off," she added. "It was a real target to get a medal this year."

Taylor-Brown leads the world rankings this season, but she crossed the line with a rueful smile and a salute for Duffy, who once again proved strongest when there was a major medal on the line.

Olympic champion Duffy, 34, delivered a typically shrewd race, overwhelming Potter, England's Sophie Coldwell and Canada's Emy Legault with a surge off the front of the leading bike group.

Taylor-Brown found the extra gear to follow, but gradually faded away on the run as Duffy kept the pressure and the pace high. Taylor-Brown finished 41 seconds adrift.

"I was a bit gutted I couldn't copy Alex Yee and get gold but I am happy with silver," said Taylor-Brown.

"The crowd was incredible, it gave me goose bumps. It's special, but I am bored of coming home second to Flora!"

Wales' former world champion Non Stanford came home sixth, just ahead of her compatriot Olivia Mathias.

The finale of the men's race seemed set for a closer finish, only for the officials to intervene.

Olympic silver medallist Yee and Wilde were locked together when Wilde was told of his penalty, incurred for unclipping his helmet early during the transition between the bike and run disciplines.

World number one Wilde congratulated Yee before stepping aside, allowing the Englishman to cross the line alone.

"I am just happy. Just bizarre that it's me doing this," Yee told BBC Sport.

"I feel extremely grateful and proud to be a triathlete. It's an amazing day for triathlon and I feel super proud to be the winner of this event."

Wilde had enough time to take his penalty and still win silver ahead of Australia's Matt Hauser. Scotland's Grant Sheldon finished fifth, with Wales' Iestyn Harrett ninth.

Wilde described the penalty as "debateable" and suggested his team might lodge a protest, but was quick to credit Yee, saying he was "chuffed" for the 24-year-old.

The pair's rivalry has been a running theme of the triathlon season so far. After they finished second and third behind Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt at the Olympics last year, Yee and Wilde have carved up the four World Series events, with two wins each.

One of Wilde's wins came in Leeds in June, where he was at fault for a bike crash that took out Yee and ended Jonny Brownlee's hopes of being part of Team England at the Games.

Wilde, who had been 21 seconds clear as part of a three-strong breakaway on the bike leg, seemed poised to scrap it out for the title with Yee with less than a kilometre to run.

But it was an infringement in transition, rather than the strength of their finishing kicks, that proved decisive in the end.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62346040
 
<b>*Commonwealth Games 2022 Pakistan Men Hockey schedule:*</b>

30 July :
Pak vs South Africa
1:00pm pst

31 July :
Pak vs New Zealand
5:30pm pst

4 August:
Pak vs Scotland
3:30am pst

5 August:
Pak vs Australia
3:30am pst
 
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Big Match for Pakistan hockey team vs South Africa, if they can get a good result could be a good confidence booster, however, I am not too hopeful. Only time will tell. Regardless best of luck team Pakistan
 
England became the first team to win three successive Commonwealth team gymnastics golds as Birmingham's Joe Fraser helped them to a big victory.
 
Pakistan today

Competing in Badminton, Boxing, Hockey

Bismah will compete in 50m Freestyle today, while Haseeb will participate in 50m Backstroke on 31st July.
 
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MenInG said:
Pakistan today

Competing in Badminton, Boxing, Hockey

Bismah will compete in 50m Freestyle tomorrow, while Haseeb will participate in 50m Backstroke on 31st July.
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Today Bisma Khan will swim in heat 5 of 9 at 1050 hrs in 50 m Freestyle event at Sandwel Aquatic Centre
 
Pakistan hockey team’s opening match, against South Africa, of the Commonwealth Games ended in a draw on Saturday.

A last-minute equaliser by Afraz helped Pakistan avoid defeat in Birmingham.

Earlier, Conor Beauchamp gave South Africa the lead in the first quarter through a penalty corner.

Rizwan Ali brought Pakistan back in the game with a goal in the second quarter after converting a penalty corner.

Despite good chances created by both sides, the third quarter remained goalless.

South Africa were in front once again as Matthew Guise-Brown converted a penalty stroke in the fourth quarter with less than six minutes remaining in the match.

However, Afraz ensured that Pakistan levelled the match, 2-2, with a last-gasp volley finish.

Ten teams, divided in two groups, will participate in the men’s hockey event. Pakistan are placed in Pool A alongside Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Scotland. Top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

Pakistan’s next match is against New Zealand tomorrow. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s matches against Scotland and Australia are on 3rd and 4th August, respectively.

Pakistan have never won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the past. Their best performance was during the 2006 event, in Melbourne, when they won the silver medal. The Green Shirts also managed to win a bronze during the 2002 games in Manchester.
 
Firebat said:
England became the first team to win three successive Commonwealth team gymnastics golds as Birmingham's Joe Fraser helped them to a big victory.
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Enjoyed this one, was good to watch.
 
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan swimming team's dismal run continues in Commonwealth Games 2022 as Bismah Khan failed to qualify in another event.

After disqualifying from women's 100m Butterfly the other day, Bismah failed to make her presence felt in the Women's 50m Freestyle event today.

Bismah completed her 50m heat in 27.82s, finishing 38 out of 58 swimmers. She missed qualification to the next round just by 1.81s.

The female swimmer will now compete in Women's 50m Butterfly event on July 31 and Women's 100m Freestyle event on August 1.

On Friday, Pakistani swimmers Haseeb Khan (Men's 50m Butterfly), Jehanara Nabi (Women's 200m Freestyle) and Mishael Ayub (Women's 50m Breaststroke) also failed to qualify for next rounds.
 
England's Sophie Unwin has been fined for protesting against a decision to not award her a Commonwealth Games bronze medal despite finishing third.

The tandem B sprint had four entries and rules say only gold and silver medals will be issued in such cases.

Para-cyclist Unwin and pilot Georgia Holt borrowed bronze medals from team-mates Laura Kenny and Josie Knight to pose for photographs on the podium.

But the pair have each been fined by cycling's governing body, the UCI.

The 200 Swiss francs fine has also been issued to England's cycling team manager Keith Reynolds. The UCI stated the fine was for "failure to respect the instructions of the commissaire/organiser".

However, BBC Sport understands this is an active issue and Team England is engaged in "high-level" discussions with the Commonwealth Games Federation and want the medal decision overturned.

It is also understood the issue was an agenda item at a CGF Board meeting on Saturday.

BBC
 
BIRMINGHAM: Mahoor Shahzad and Ghazala Siddique lost match-decider women's doubles event against Australia as Pakistan suffered back-to-back defeats in mixed team group play stage in Commonwealth Games 2022.

Mahoor and Ghazala were outclassed by the Australian duo of Kaitlyn EA and Angela YU 2-0.

In a one-sided contest, the Aussies won first set by 21-11 followed by a convincing victory by 21-6 in the second set.

After losing against India the other day, Pakistan once again suffered a setback as Murad Ali and Ghazala Siddique were defeated at the hands of Australian duo Jack and Kaitlyn.

2-0 loss in mixed doubles put the Green Shirts under pressure.

However, Mohammad Irfan Saeed and Mahoor Shahzad won their matches in men's singles and women's singles respectively to help Pakistan take a 2-1 lead over the opponents.

Irfan beat Jacob Schueler 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) whereas Mahoor outplayed Tiffany Ho 2-0 (21-19, 21-18).

But, Australia were strong enough to take an upper hand on Pakistan in doubles events.

Tran Hoang Phan and Jack beat Murad and Irfan 2-0 in men's doubles followed by Mahoor and Ghazala losing against Kaitlyn and Angela 2-0.

Pakistan will now play against Sri Lanka in their last qualifying match of mixed teams event on July 31.

Geosuper
 
Boxing: William Lewis (Eng) beat Nazeerullah Khan (Pak) by 5-0 in 92 Kg

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First Gold for India at the games by Mirabai Chanu, this time we will not do well because Shooting (our main Gold medal prospect) event is removed citing Birmingham does not have shooting facility.

We might not finish in top 3 which is our usual number post Australia, England :(
 
<b>Gold medal - England - Ben Proud</b>

Men's 50m butterfly final

And he does it! Great start and touches home first to take the gold!

He wins with a Commonwealth Games record time of 22.81s.
 
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<b>Gold medal</b> - Scotland - Duncan Scott
Men's 200m freestyle final

<b>Silver medal</b> - England - Tom Dean
Men's 200m freestyle final
 
<b>Silver medal - England - Hannah Russell</b>

Women’s 50m freestyle S13 final

It is silver for Hannah Russell!
 
Fastest into the final:

<b>Adam Peaty</b> takes control of this 100m breaststroke semi-final and powers away to win it with a time of 59.02, more than a second quicker than he managed in the heats.
 
Guess Haryana and NE India as usual to get us most of our medals.

In south Telugu states are obviously ahead.
 
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