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Wishing @WalesNetball_ every success in the Commonwealth Games - a little message from the National Academy players below. Good luck today against Jamaica.
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Gearing up for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games!
Underpinned by the core values of humanity, equality and destiny, the Games unite the Commonwealth family and inspire world-class athletes to compete in the spirit of friendship and fair play.
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GAMES RECORD!
It’s a Commonwealth Games record for on day one of the competition, smashing the women’s 4000m team pursuit record with a time of 4:14:605. 🔥
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An exciting afternoon of sport with 3x3 basketball making its Games debut and Flora Duffy looking to defend her title in the triathlon 🌟
Who's ready? 👀
Follow along on the live blog to keep updated ⬇️
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Here's your morning fix of sport photos 😍
Follow the live results below ⬇️
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Tune in at 09:22 today as @Scotlandteam Women's Rugby 7s make history with their first ever match at the Commonwealth Games against Fiji!
The team play their second match tonight, against Australia, at 17:52 
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The Commonwealth Sport flag was carried in by our Athletes Advisory Commission which consists of 8 members from across our regions.
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🚔The Opening Ceremony celebrated a number of Birmingham inventions including the first police whistle which was made in the city.
Introduced in 1884, prior to that the police used a rattle to communicate with colleagues.
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🛒 In the canal water below the tower, there was an abandoned bike and shopping trolley.
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🐂The giant bull is 30ft high and constructed using materials from local factories.
It is a nod to Birmingham’s Bullring market which has existed in some form since the Middle Ages.
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The car HRH The Prince Of Wales drove into the Alexander Stadium is his own Aston Martin DB6 which runs on bio-ethanol made of wine & cheese.🍷🧀
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Let the sporting action begin 🤩
Here are your ones to watch for this morning!
Don't forget to follow all of the action on our live blog ⬇️
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Singer turned swimmer will make his Commonwealth Games debut later on today 🤩
Let's take a look back at the journey he's been on to get to this point ⬇️
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11 days of competition starts now. 🤩
Make sure to check out the live blog to keep up to date with all of the action! ⬇️
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A final word from HRH The Prince of Wales:
"It gives me the greatest pleasure to declare the 22nd Commonwealth Games, open."
Let's do this! 👊
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Our special guests , and our Commonwealth President Dame Louise Martin gave their addresses at the opening ceremony of .
Here are some of our favourite moments ⬇️
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And last but not least, it's the home continent. 🌎
The crowds really made some noise for our European countries featuring , , and . 👋
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💬"The young athletes who compete over the next two weeks represent millions of boys and girls across the Commonwealth and our shared hope for the future."
True and inspiring words from .
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Asia arriving in style. 🤩
Welcome , , , and many more to the Commonwealth stage.
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It's time for the America's to take to the stage. 🏟️
Featuring , , Guyana and the Falkland Islands who know how to make an entrance. 🙌
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It's Africa's time to shine. 🌟
As we welcome , , , Mauritius and many more from the continent.
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And they're off! 👋
Hello to our Oceania athletes featuring , , and Niue. 🌏
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👑 has arrived!
HRH The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall join our President Dame Louise Martin to kick things off in style. 🚗
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A show-stopping moment at the opening ceremony this evening 🎉
🐂 5 months to build ✅
🐂 10 metres tall ✅
🐂 A representation of Birmingham's history ✅
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"This is a special and emotional moment where we can unite to celebrate the unique power of sport.”
Our President, Dame Louise Martin, expressed that #B2022 could be the greatest and most important edition of the Games yet.
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😍 The wait is almost over.
We finally get to hear Her Majesty’s Commonwealth Games message at tonight’s opening ceremony following it’s 90,000 mile journey around the Commonwealth.
Don’t miss it!
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To celebrate the start of the Games, #B2022 and our official charity partners , and the are giving you the chance to win a brand new smart EQ Fortwo Coupe. 🚘
Find out more here 👉🏽 bit.ly/3PZlFpl
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