Sporting fans now don't have long to wait until the highly-anticipated Commonwealth Games get underway in Birmingham.
On Thursday evening, the opening ceremony will take place at 7pm at the Alexander Stadium, the venue for the athletics. It will be hoped that home advantage can inspire British athletes, especially given that four years ago in the Gold Coast, it was hosts Australia who topped the medal table with 80 gold medals.
In many respects though, organisers have already struck gold. More than 1.2 million ticket sales mean the Games in Birmingham will be the best attended ever. The total beats Glasgow 2014 – where 1 million seats were sold – and down under four years ago which hit 1.02 million.
And from 8.30am on Friday morning, the action will get underway, lasting through until Monday, August 8. Things will conclude at 8pm that night, with the closing ceremony in the same venue that will start off the celebration of sport.
Commonwealth Games 2022 full schedule:
Friday, July 29:
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-13:45, 15:00-20:15
Badminton: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Gymnastics: 09:00-14:30, 17:00-20:30
Hockey: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Rugby Sevens: 09:00-13:30, 17:30-22:00
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:30, 16:00-21:00
Cycling; track and para track: 10:00-13:00, 16:00-18:30
Aquatics; swimming and para swimming: 10:30-12:30, 19:00-22:00
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Triathlon and para triathlon: 11:00-16:00
Boxing: 12:00-15:00, 18:30-21:00
Netball: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-21:30
Squash: 12:00-15:15, 18:00-20:30
Basketball 3x3 and wheelchair basketball 3x3: 15:30-18:00, 19:30-22:00
Saturday, July 30:
Athletics (marathon): 07:00-13:30
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-13:45, 15:00-20:15
Badminton: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Gymnastics: 09:00-14:00, 16:30-22:00
Hockey: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Rugby Sevens: 09:00-13:30, 17:30-22:30
Weightlifting: 09:00-13:45, 15:30-17:45, 20:00-22:15
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:30, 16:00-21:00
Cycling; track and para track: 10:00-14:15, 16:00-19:00
Aquatics; swimming and para swimming: 10:30-12:30, 19:00-22:00
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Boxing: 12:00-15:00, 18:30-21:00
Netball: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-21:30
Squash: 12:00-14:30, 18:00-20:30
Beach volleyball: 14:30-17:30, 19:00-22:00
Basketball 3x3 and wheelchair basketball 3x3: 15:30-18:00, 19:30-22:00
Sunday, July 31:
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-13:45, 15:00-20:15
Badminton: 11:00-14:30, 17:30-21:00
Gymnastics: 09:00-12:00, 14:30-17:30
Hockey: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Rugby Sevens: 11:00-14:30, 18:30-22:00
Triathlon and para triathlon: 11:00-16:20
Weightlifting: 09:00-12:00, 14:00-16:30, 18:30-21:00
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:30, 16:00-21:00
Cycling; track and para track: 10:00-13:30, 15:00-19:00
Aquatics; swimming and para swimming: 10:30-12:30, 19:00-22:00
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Boxing: 12:00-15:00, 18:30-21:00
Netball: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-21:30
Squash: 12:00-15:00, 18:00-21:00
Beach volleyball: 14:30-17:30, 19:00-22:00
Basketball 3x3 and wheelchair basketball 3x3: 15:30-18:00, 19:30-22:00
Monday, August 1:
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-15:15, 16:30-19:45
Badminton: 11:00-15:00, 17:30-21:30
Gymnastics: 13:00-17:00
Hockey: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30 , 19:00-22:30
Rugby Sevens: 11:00-14:30, 18:30-22:00
Triathlon and para triathlon: 11:00-16:20
Weightlifting: 09:00-12:00, 14:00-16:30 , 18:30-21:00
Judo: 10:00-15:00, 17:00-19:45
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:45, 16:30-21:30
Cycling; track and para track: 14:00-19:00
Aquatics; swimming and para swimming: 10:30-12:30, 19:00-22:00
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Boxing: 12:00-15:00, 18:30-21:00
Netball: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-21:30
Squash: 12:00-15:00, 18:00-21:00
Beach volleyball: 14:30-17:30, 19:00-22:00
Basketball 3x3 and wheelchair basketball 3x3: 15:00-18:00, 19:30-22:30
Tuesday, August 2:
Athletics and para athletics: 10:00-13:30, 18:30-22:00
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-15:00, 16:15-19:00
Badminton: 11:00-15:00, 17:30-21:30
Gymnastics: 13:00-17:00
Hockey: 09:00-12:30,14:00-17:30
Rugby Sevens: 11:00-14:30, 18:30-22:00
Triathlon and para triathlon: 11:00-16:20
Weightlifting: 09:30-12:00, 14:00-16:30, 18:30-21:00
Judo: 10:00-15:00, 17:00-19:45
Table tennis and para table tennis: 11:00-16:30
Cycling; track and para track: 14:00-19:00
Aquatics; swimming and para swimming: 10:30-12:30, 19:00-22:00
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Boxing: 12:00-15:00, 18:30-21:45
Netball: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-21:30
Squash: 16:00-19:30,
Beach volleyball: 14:30-17:30, 19:00-22:00
Basketball 3x3 and wheelchair basketball 3x3: 15:00-18:00, 19:30-22:30
Wednesday, August 3:
Athletics and para athletics: 10:00-13:30, 18:30-22:00
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-13:45, 15:00-20:45
Badminton: 08:00-15:00, 16:30-22:30
Hockey: 09:00-12:30,14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Weightlifting: 09:30-12:00, 14:00-16:30, 18:30-21:00
Judo: 10:00-14:30, 17:00-19:45
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:15, 16:00-20:45
Cycling; Mountain bike: 11:30-16:00
Aquatics; swimming and para swimming: 10:30-12:30, 19:00-22:00
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Boxing: 12:00-16:00, 18:00-22:00
Netball: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-21:30
Squash: 10:00-13:00, 16:00-20:30
Beach volleyball: 14:30-17:30, 19:00-22:00
Thursday, August 4:
Athletics and para athletics: 10:00-13:30, 18:30-22:00
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-13:45, 15:00-20:15
Badminton: 09:00-15:00, 16:30-22:30
Hockey: 14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Para powerlifting: 15:00-17:45, 19:30-22:15
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:15, 16:00-20:30
Cycling; time trial: 10:00-16:00
Aquatics; diving: 13:00-15:30, 18:00-21:00
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Boxing: 12:00-16:00, 18:00-22:00
Gymnastics; rhythmic: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-21:30
Netball: 09:00-12:30, 14:00-17:30, 19:00-22:30
Squash: 12:00-15:00, 18:00-21:00
Beach volleyball: 14:30-17:30, 19:00-22:00
Friday, August 5:
Athletics and para athletics: 10:00-15:00, 18:30-22:00
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-15:15, 16:30-19:45
Badminton: 11:00-15:30, 17:30-22:00
Hockey: 09:00-13:30, 18:00-20:30
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:00, 16:00-20:30
Aquatics; diving: 10:00-13:00, 18:00-21:00
Wrestling: 10:30-13:30, 17:00-19:30
Gymnastics; rhythmic: 13:30-17:30
Netball: 09:00-13:00, 14:30-18:30
Squash: 12:00-15:00, 18:00-21:00
Beach volleyball: 11:00-13:00, 14:30-17:30, 19:00-22:00
Saturday, August 6:
Athletics and para athletics: 10:00-15:00, 18:30-21:45
Lawn bowls and para lawn bowls: 8:30-15:15, 16:30-19:45
Badminton: 11:00-15:30, 17:30-22:00
Hockey: 09:00-13:30, 18:00-22:30
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:15, 16:00-22:00
Aquatics; diving: 10:00-13:00, 18:00-21:00
Wrestling: 10:30-13:30, 17:00-19:30
Boxing: 10:30-13:00, 14:30-17:30, 19:00-21:30
Cricket T20: 11:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Gymnastics; rhythmic: 10:00-13:00
Netball: 09:00-11:00, 14:30-16:30
Squash: 12:00-15:00, 18:00-21:00
Beach volleyball: 15:00-17:00, 20:00-22:00
Sunday, August 7:
Athletics and para athletics: 10:00-13:15, 18:30-21:30
Cycling; road race: 08:00-17:00
Badminton: 09:00-14:30, 17:00-22:30
Hockey: 09:00-14:00, 15:00-20:00
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-14:45, 16:00-21:00
Aquatics; diving: 10:00-13:00, 17:30-20:30
Boxing: 10:30-13:00, 14:30-17:30, 19:00-21:30
Cricket T20: 10:00-13:30, 17:00-20:30
Netball: 13:30-15:30, 20:30-22:30
Squash: 12:00-15:30, 18:00-20:15
Beach volleyball: 15:00-17:30, 20:00-22:30
Monday, August 8:
Badminton: 08:00-14:15
Hockey: 09:00-11:30, 12:30-15:00
Table tennis and para table tennis: 09:30-13:15
Aquatics; diving: 10:00-13:00
Squash: 10:00-14:30
Closing ceremony: 20:00-22:00
