The Commonwealth Games will be held on 28 July 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, when Queen Elizabeth II has no plans to participate, and her son Charles will be accompanied by his wife Camilla to represent the Queen at the opening ceremonies of several sporting events on 28 July. Commonwealth athletes from 54 countries, most of them former British colonies, participated in the event.
The following countries and regions: Colony of Aden, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, England, Malvinas Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland , Irish Free State, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaya, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Monserrate, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Borneo, Northern Ireland, Northern Rhodesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Penang, Rhodesia, Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Federated States of), Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa and Western Samoa, Sarawak, Scotland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Southern Arab Protectorate, Southern Rhodesia, Sri Lanka, Eswatini, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Wales, Zambia and Zimbabwe have participated in the Commonwealth Games.
215 athletes will represent India in 141 events in 19 sports disciplines. The Indian mainstream media wants the following:
1) It will be tough to reach a new high after the 'high' of 2018, but it will be a satisfaction if the Indian table tennis team can tie their record of eight medals on the Gold Coast (Australia) at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. {Surprisingly, table tennis turned out to be India's strong suit.} ｝
The emergence of several world-class athletes, especially after Chopra (the men's javelin) won a historic gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics last year, India will be looking for at least six medals at the Commonwealth Games from July 28 to August 8.
In the men's javelin competition at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Nilagi Chopra reacted in a throw of 88.13 meters in the fourth round.
3. Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovelina Borgohai is expected to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.
4. The Indian cricket team's goal is to win the gold medal, not just the podium. India is in Group A with Australia, Pakistan and Barbados. Group B will consist of England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Both teams will reach the semi-finals, with all medal rounds decided on August 7.
Eight teams will compete for the highest honours in Edgbaston's 16 matches, with India in a group with Australia, Pakistan and Barbados.
5) Will Pousara Venkata Sindu end his long wait for a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games? Star shuttlers, including Sindu, will be chasing individual gold, but doubles will also be watched as India aim to keep the mixed team title and continue to be consistent at the Commonwealth Games.
He has won bronze and silver medals at the last two Commonwealth Games.
6. 14-year-old squash star Anahat Singer is one of the youngest to represent India at the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Anahat Singh won the Under-15 Asian Junior Championship and the German Open, providing a strong reason to be selected for the Commonwealth Games squad.
7. India's Happy Hunting Ground for Weightlifters A new rule prevents India from adjusting the weight category of its weightlifters to get the most out of it, but the country's 15-man team, led by Mirabay Shani Seckholm, is still on track to win a bag of medals from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Mirabay Shani Sekhom broke the Athletic Tackle record at the 18th Commonwealth Games, completing lifts in all three events and winning the gold medal.
8) "Today's time is in some ways the most important period in the history of Indian sport. Today, players like you are also very spirited, the training is getting better and better, and the domestic sports atmosphere is also very good. You are all climbing new peaks, creating new peaks," Prime Minister Modi said.
Unexpectedly, the three brothers are full of talents, if the habit of lazy bulk is removed from their DNA, India is still very powerful!