2022 Commonwealth Games
| Host city | TBD | ||
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| Motto | TBD | ||
| Nations participating | 70 Commonwealth nations | ||
| Athletes participating | Unknown | ||
| Events | TBD | ||
| Opening ceremony | N/A | ||
| Closing ceremony | N/A | ||
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | TBD | ||
| Main venue | TBD | ||
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The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and formerly known as Durban 2022, is a multi-sport event where all 70 member territories from the Commonwealth of Nations are expected to compete. Durban, South Africa was awarded the rights to host the games at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on 2 September 2015. It was confirmed on 13 March 2017 that Durban had relinquished the rights to hold the games. It would have marked the first time the games were held in Africa and the third time a Commonwealth republic would have hosted, following Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998 and Delhi, India in 2010.
The games were set to open on the 18 July 2022, coinciding with the birthday of the late South African President, Nelson Mandela.
In February 2017, it was reported that because of financial constraints Durban may be unable to host the Games. Also in February 2017, Liverpool had offered to replace Durban as hosts for the games. In March 2017, Birmingham, Manchester and Toronto also expressed interest in hosting the games.
On 13 March 2017, Durban announced that it would not be able to host the Games, due to financial constraints.
Two cities made confirmed bids for the games; Durban, South Africa and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton withdrew its bid in February 2015, leaving Durban as the only bid to go forward to CGF General Assembly in September 2015.
As of 15 April 2017, a city to replace Durban as hosts of the 2022 Commonwealth Games is yet to be decided.
The City of Durban’s Commonwealth Bid Committee, a part of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (the controlling body for all the performance sports of South Africa, coordinating the relationship with various international sporting codes and their respective international federations) lodged the city’s bid to host the XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022 at Mansion House in London on 2 March 2015, leaving Durban as the only candidate city to host the games after Canada withdrew Edmonton as their bid city. At the same time the Durban 2022 brand was launched on social media as Durban2022 on Facebook, @Durban2022 on Twitter and @Durban2022 on Instagram.
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