International Floorball Federation (IFF) secretary general John Liljelund hopes the 2022 World Games in American city Birmingham will help boost the sport in the United States.
The International Bowling Federation (IBF) and the International World Games Association (IWGA) have welcomed the decision to install Edge String technology into the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) ahead of Birmingham 2022.
A search for young singers to form the World Games 2022 Youth Choir has been launched in Birmingham in Alabama.
Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) and Avondale Park have been confirmed as venues for next year’s World Games in Birmingham in the United States.
The Alabama Department of Transport (ALDOT) has confirmed its CityWalk BHAM project, which is set to include a space with a variety of parks, a marketplace and other infrastructure, has been delayed, but it is still set to open before the city hosts the 2022 World Games.
Local high school athletes will benefit following the Birmingham Organising Committee for The World Games 2022 (TWG2022) announcement that Alfa Insurance will be its latest corporate partner.
City Council President William Parker wants the 2022 World Games to embellish Birmingham's reputation as a sports destination and foster closer ties with the National Football League (NFL).
A new 31-acre park is due to be completed in Birmingham in Alabama in time for the American city's hosting of the 2022 World Games.
Organisers of the World Games 2022, scheduled to be held in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States, have announced details of three more venues for the multi-sport event.
Almost 1,500 young people have already expressed interest in volunteering at the Birmingham 2022 World Games, according to chief executive Nick Sellers.
Redmont Distillery has signed up to be the official vodka of the Birmingham 2022 World Games and will produce special bottles to commemorate the multi-sport event.
Renowned country music star Randy Owen has been named as an honorary co-chair for the Birmingham 2022 World Games.
Three new members have joined the Birmingham 2022 World Games Board of Directors - Pamela Cook, Mark Ingram and Tad Snider.
The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2022 World Games are set to feature original music from one of Alabama’s most accomplished and decorated composers.
Nick Sellers, the chief executive of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham in the United States, has claimed that the event can become a "global moment of reconnection" following the coronavirus pandemic.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Sport Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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