The preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2022 have hit the top gear. For many of the participants, it might be their last chance in the spotlight and they wouldn’t want to leave any stone unturned. The heat is well and truly on.
Participants are going to compete against each other across a total of 20 sports which are further sub-divided into multiple categories.
On August 13, 2019, the CGF stated that women's T20 cricket, beach volleyball, and para table tennis will be included in the Games, while archery and shooting would be removed.
Athletics
Athletics is one of the major Commonwealth Games sport. It is a core sport and is one of the three sports which have been a part of every edition. Track and field events are further divided into three
categories:
| Running |
| Jumping |
| Throwing |
| Para Athletics |
Apart from these, there is also a combined multiple event for men (decathlon) and women (heptathlon).
Aquatics
Aquatics is another core sport. It is one of the trio which have featured in every single edition of the Games. Aquatics is further divided into the following categories:
| Diving |
| Swimming |
| Para Swimming |
Badminton
Badminton is another core sport which has been a part of every edition since the 1966 CWG. Men and women play in singles and doubles events. Besides, there is also a mixed team and doubles event.
Basketball
Basketball is an optional sport which was opted in favour of by the home city. This year the Birmingham CWG 2022 has added Basketball 3x3 and Wheelchair Basketball 3x3 this year.
| Basketball 3x3 |
| Wheelchair Basketball 3x3 |
Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball was first introduced in the Commonwealth Games 2018. This will be the second edition for the event.
| Beach Volleyball - Men |
| Beach Volleyball - Women |
Boxing
Boxing is yet another core sport which has featured in every single edition to date. The following are the sub-categories for men:
| Men | Women |
| Flyweight | Minimumweight |
| Bantamweight | Light flyweight |
| Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Light welterweight | Lightweight |
| Welterweight | Light middleweight |
| Light middleweight | Middleweight |
| Middleweight | - |
| Light heavyweight | - |
| Heavyweight | - |
| Super heavyweight | - |
Cricket
The T20 format of cricket will be played by 4 Women's cricket teams at the Commonwealth Games. The teams include Australia, Barbados, India and Pakistan.
Cycling
Cycling is an optional sport which has been in every Games since 1934. It has three disciplines:
| Time Trial |
| Track & Para Track |
| Road Race |
| Mountain Bike |
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is an optional sport which has featured in every edition since 1990. Gymnastics includes two disciplines; artistic and rhythmic.
| Artistic |
| Rhythmic |
Hockey
Hockey is a core event which has been a part of every edition since 1998. It consists of mens’ and women’s division.
Judo
Judo will take place from 1 August to 3 August at the Coventry Arena in Coventry. Judo has been recognised as a core sport of the Commonwealth Games since its inception.
Lawn Bowls & Para Lawn Bowls
Lawn bowls is a core sport which has been in each edition since 1934 with the exception of 1966. A total of six gold medals are on offer across the following categories:
| Men | Women |
| Singles | Singles |
| Pairs | Pairs |
| Triples | Triples |
| Fours | Fours |
Netball
It is a core sport which has featured in every edition since 1998. It is the only female-only sport at the Games. Apart from this, the rhythmic discipline of gymnastics of gymnastics is also female-only.
Para Powerlifting
Para powerlifting will be held on 4 August 2022 at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull. It has 4 weight classes:
| Para Powerlifting |
| Men's lightweight |
| Men's heavyweight |
| Women's lightweight |
| Women's heavyweight |
Rugby 7s
It is one of the 10 core sports which has been a part of every edition since 1998. It is a men-only event with only one gold medal on offer.
Squash
It is a core sport with a total of 5 gold medals on offer. It includes singles (men and women) and doubles (men, women and mixed) events.
Table tennis & Para Table tennis
Table tennis is an optional sport which has featured in every edition since 2002. categories: men’s and women’s singles, doubles and team events. This year Birmingham 2022 have included para table tennis.
Triathlon & Para Triathlon
It is an optional sport which was introduced in 1990. It was a part of 2002, 2006 and 2014 editions. Individual Women, Individual Men, Para Individual Women, Para Individual Men, and a 'Mixed Team Relay' event are among the five medal events in the Birmingham 2022 Triathlon competition. Teams of two men and two women compete in the Mixed Team Relay. They alternate, with each participant completing a 300-meter sprint, a 5-kilometer bike, and a 2-kilometer run before tagging their teammate in a relay style.
Weight lifting
Weight lifting is a core sport which has been a part of all the Game since 1950. As many as 15 gold medals are on offer across the following men’s and women’s categories:
| Men | Women |
| 55 kg | 49 kg |
| 61 kg | 55 kg |
| 67 kg | 59 kg |
| 73 kg | 64 kg |
| 81 kg | 71 kg |
| 96 kg | 76 kg |
| 109 kg | 87 kg |
| 109 kg | 87 kg |
Wrestling
Wrestling is the last one which will be a part of the events. Wrestling is an optional sport and has been a part of most of the Games since 1930.
