England’s Hannah Cockroft celebrates after winning the women’s T33/34 100m final at Alexander Stadium (Mike Egerton/PA)

08 August 2022

The 2022 Commonwealth Games in pictures

By NewsChain Sport

08 August 2022

Australia finished top of the Commonwealth Games medal table, with host nation England not far behind.

As Birmingham 2022 draws to a close, the PA news agency takes a look at the Games in pictures.

The Red Arrows flew over the stadium during the opening ceremony (Tim Goode/PA) (PA Wire)

Alex Yee won England’s first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games (David Davies/PA) (PA Wire)

Australia won gold in the cricket (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)

Tuvalu, with a population of 12,000, played their opening beach volleyball match against England (Isaac Parkin/PA) (PA Wire)

Adam Peaty won gold in the men’s 50m breaststroke (David Davies/PA) (PA Wire)

A crash caused chaos in the men’s 15km scratch race qualifying round as England’s Matt Walls went over the barrier (John Walton/PA) (PA Wire)

England’s 12-0 win over Ghana was their biggest in Commonwealth Games history (Jacob King/PA) (PA Wire)

England’s Ojie Edoburun crossed the line to win gold in the men’s 4 x 100m relay final (Jacob King/PA) (PA Wire)

Scotland’s Clara Kerr in action during the women’s 3m springboard (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)

India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta in action during the table tennis men’s singles semi-final match against Paul Drinkhall of Team England (Isaac Parkin/PA) (PA Wire)

England’s Victoria Ohuruogu (third right) on the way to silver in the women’s 400m final at Alexander Stadium (Jacob King/PA) (PA Wire)

Madison de Rozario won two gold medals in Birmingham (Tim Goode/PA) (PA Wire)

Scotland’s Micky Yule during the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting final (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)

England’s Declan James celebrated victory in the men’s squash doubles gold medal match with team-mate James Willstrop against England’s Adrian Waller and Daryl Selby (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)

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