The Commonwealth Games 2022 which started on the the 28th of July through the 8th of August 2022 is finally over.
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Birmingham 2022 Photo credit: Google |
The game is an international multi-sport event that occurs every four years among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and was hosted by Birmingham, England in 2022
A total of 5,054 Athletes from 72 Commonwealth Games Association participated in the games as follows;
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guernsey
Guyana
India
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Scotland
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Wales
Zambia
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
England (Host)
Eswatini
Falkland Islands
Fiji
The Gambia
The State of Victoria in Australia will host the 2026 commonwealth games as confirmed by the Commonwealth Games Federation
Below is how the African continent was represented in terms of medals won
Nigeria - Gold: 11, Silver: 8, Bronze: 14 = 33 medals
South Africa - Gold: 7, Silver: 8, Bronze: 11 = 26 medals
Kenya - Gold: 4 - Silver: 5 - Bronze: 7 = 16
Uganda - Gold: 3 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 2 = 5
Cameroon - Gold: 1 - Silver: 1 - Bronze: 1 = 3
Zambia - Gold: 1 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 1 = 2
Mauritius - Gold: 0 - Silver: 2 - Bronze: 2 = 4
Tanzania - Gold: 0 - Silver: 1 - Bronze: 2 = 3
Gambia - Gold: 0 - Silver: 1 - Bronze: 0 = 1
Namibia - Gold: 0 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 4 = 4
Ghana - Gold: 0 - Solver: 0 - Bronze: 2 = 2
Botswana - Gold: 0 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 1 = 1
Nigeria finished overall 7th position and number 1 in Africa with All-time best record at the Commonwealth Games.
5 Records were set which are 4 Games Records and 1 World Record.
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