Commonwealth Games 2022

[intoronto 4,242]

29 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

Parade of nations by geographic area ? Is it always the case ?

Pretty much yes. Only exception was Delhi 2010 in the last 5 games

[Olympian1010 7,477]

I did manage to find a stream eventually. Hopefully there will be some replays, so I can enjoy the ceremony in full at some point.

[intoronto 4,242]

Jersey only delegation to have 1 flagbearer so far.

[intoronto 4,242]

and England enters, and that finishes the parade

[Olympian1010 7,477]

Astro Arena forgot to geoblock their YouTube stream, so I was watching there, and then the CGF just claimed copyright on it 

[OlympicIRL 4,770]

Duran Duran Ordinary World…. one of my favourite songs ever  

[intoronto 4,242]

I really liked the ceremony! Usually they are borefests, but this one was quite good.

[Mkbw50 381]

Looking forward to it!
Day 1

08:30 Para Lawn Bowls Men's Pairs B6-B8 Round 1 - vs

08:30 Lawn Bowls Men's Triples Sectional Play - vs

09:00 Badminton Mixed Team Group Stage - vs

09:30 Table Tennis Women's Team Group Stage - vs

09:44 Rugby Sevens Women's Pool Stage - vs

10:02 Cycling Para Track Women's Tandem B Sprint Qualifying - Sophie Unwin

10:14 Cycling Track Women's 4000m Team Pursuit - Qualifying

10:35 Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 2 - Luke Thomas Turley

10:41 Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 3 - Toby Robinson

10:47 Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 1 - Freya Colbert

10:47 Cycling Para Track Women's Tandem B Sprint Semifinals begin - Sophie Unwin

10:55 Cycling Track Men's 4000m Team Pursuit - Qualifying

11:01 Triathlon Men's Individual (Sprint Distance) Final - Alex Yee, Daniel Dixon and Samuel Dickinson (MC: 12:26)

11:05 Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 2 - Tamryn van Selm

11:13 Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 4 - Freya Anderson

11:17 Para Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle S9 Heat 1 - Alice Tai

11:30 Lawn Bowls Men's Triples Sectional Play - vs

11:30 Lawn Bowls Women's Singles Sectional Play - Siti Zalina Ahmad vs Amy Pharaoh

11:30 Para Lawn Bowls Women's Pairs B6-B8 Round 1 - vs

11:31 Swimming Men's 50m Butterfly Heat 5 - Benjamin Proud and Adam Barrett

11:33 Swimming Men's 50m Butterfly Heat 6 - Jacob Thomas Taylor Peters

11:34 Rugby Sevens Men's Pool Stage - vs

11:42 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint - Qualifying

11:44 Swimming Women's 50m Breaststroke Heat 4 - Imogen Louise Clark and Sarah Vasey

11:56 Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 4 - Luke Greenbank, Brodie Paul Williams and James David McFadzen

12:00 Netball Pool Stage - vs

12:00 Table Tennis Men's Team Group Stage - vs

12:10 Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 4 - Holly Hibbott

12:16 Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 1 - James Wilby

12:16 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint - Qualifying

12:20 Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 2 - Greg Butler

12:36 Swimming Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay - Heat 2

13:45 Boxing Women's Middleweight Round of 16 - Ornella Sathoud vs Kerry Davis

14:00 Boxing Men's Middleweight Round of 32 - Lewis Richardson vs Haaris Khan

14:31 Triathlon Women's Individual (Sprint Distance) Final - Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sophie Coldwell, and Sian Rainsley (MC: 15:55)

15:00 Para Lawn Bowls Men's Paris B6-B8 Round 1 - vs

15:00 Lawn Bowls Women's Fours Sectional Play - vs

16:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Group Stage - vs

16:02 Cycling Para Track Women's Tandem B Sprint Finals begin - Sophie Unwin (MC: 17:35)

16:10 Cycling Para Track Men's Tandem B 1000m Time Trial Final - Stephen Bate (MC: 16:56)

16:20 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball Men's Pool Round - vs

16:41 Cycling Track Women's 4000m Team Pursuit - Finals (MC 17:06)

16:45 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball Women's Pool Round - vs

17:20 Cycling Track Men's 4000m Team Pursuit - Finals (MC 17:45)

17:30 Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final and Individual Qualification Subdivision 3 - James Hall, Jake Jarman, Giarnni Regini-Moran, Joe Fraser, and Courtney Tulloch (MC: 21:00)

17:55 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint - Finals (MC 18:12)

18:00 Lawn Bowls Men's Pairs Sectional Play - vs

18:00 Lawn Bowls Women's Fours Sectional Play - vs

18:00 Para Lawn Bowls Women's Pairs B6-B8 Round 1 - vs

18:03 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint - Finals (MC 18:22)

18:30 Table Tennis Men's Team Group Stage - vs

18:36 Rugby Sevens Women's Pool Stage - vs

18:45 Boxing Men's Welterweight Round of 32 - Joseph Tyers vs Sanjeewa Bandara Rajakaruna Rajakar

19:00 Badminton Mixed Team Group Stage - vs

19:00 Hockey Men's Pool Stage - vs

19:07 Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Final - Luke Thomas Turley and Toby Robinson (MC 19:33)

19:15 Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley Final - Freya Colbert (MC 19:40)

19:25 Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Final - Tamryn van Selm and Freya Anderson (MC 20:01)

19:42 Rugby Sevens Men's Pool Stage - vs

19:54 Para Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle S9 Final - Alice Tai (MC 20:36)

20:08 Swimming Men's 50m Butterfly Swimming Semifinals begin - Benjamin Proud, Adam Barrett, and Jacob Thomas Taylor Peters

20:19 Swimming Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals begin - Imogen Louise Clark and Sarah Vasey

20:44 Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinals begin - Luke Greenbank, Brodie Paul Williams and James David McFadzen

20:56 Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals begin - Holly Hibbott

21:07 Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke Final - James Wilby and Greg Butler (MC 21:24)

21:15 Swimming Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay - Final (MC 21:31)

[Olympian1010 7,477]

Finally had a chance to watch the ceremony in full. I quite enjoyed it. I thought the tone fit the event well, and there was a uniquely British/English feel to it. It was definitely the best ceremony of this cycle so far. 

[Olympian1010 7,477]

Also, Joe Lycett’s joke was top notch 

 

For those who missed it…