The 2022 Commonwealth Games ran from 28 July to 8 August. For the third time in history, the games were held in England, specifically, Birmingham.
Athletes from 72 nations competed in 19 sports for some 1,875 medals.
The Medal Table
While Australia beat England by four medals to come top of the medal table, England still put in a great performance. England beat their previous record of 174 medals of the 2014 Glasgow games.
By the end of the games, this is how the medal table looked:
- Australia: 67 Gold, 57 Silver, 54 Bronze. Total: 178
- England 57 Gold, 66 Silver, 53 Bronze. Total: 176
- Canada: 26 Gold, 32 Silver, 34 Bronze. Total: 92
- India: 22 Gold, 16 Silver, 23 Bronze. Total: 61
- New Zealand: 20 Gold, 12 Silver, 17 Bronze. Total: 49
Praise
English athletes have been prasied by the media anad the public alike for their performance. But, most notably, Team Engalnd’s chef de mission, Mark England had raving reviews.
‘This has been an absolutely exceptional Games for Team England, and what has been exceptional about it is the fact that it’s a very young and ambitious team.’
He adds, ‘We’ve got 17-year-olds who are winning old medals, and it is by some margin the best home performance of any English team in the Commonwealth Games.’
To see all of England’s athletes, along with a list of all the medalist, click here.
Podium Sweeps
England amazingly came in first, second and third place in two different categories.
In the Women’s 100 metres (T34) England swept the board.
- Gold: Hannah Cockroft
- Silver: Kare Adenegan
- Bronze: Fabienne André
Similarly, in the Men’s 3 metre springboard, England did the same.
- Gold: Daniel Goodfellow
- Silver: Jordan Houlden
- Bronze: Jack Laugher
The next Commonwealth Games are set to be held in Paris, 2024.