CWG 2022 Games officially opened after the grand opening ceremony.© AFP
Highlights of CWG 2022 Opening Ceremony: The 2022 Commonwealth Games have officially opened after a grand opening ceremony held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Thursday. Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and men’s hockey captain Manpreet Singh led the Indian team. Neeraj Chopra was the designated flag bearer for India in the opening ceremony, but he suffered an injury during the World Athletics Championships, where he won a silver medal. He had to withdraw from CWG 2022 due to injury. Prior to that, drummer-percussionist Abraham Paddy Tetteh started things up at Alexander Stadium, and then led by Indian classical vocalist and composer Ranjana Ghatak, which showcased the diversity of music. city. The Olympics, set to be the biggest and most expensive sporting event in the UK since the 2012 London Olympics, have had to deal with the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony was attended by Prince Charles as the main guest. Queen’s Baton arrived at Games village in Birmingham on Wednesday, July 27. The entire opening ceremony, expected to last around two and a half hours, has been created by British screenwriter Steven Knight, who has been produced the hit crime movie ‘Peaky Blinders. ‘. Speaking of CWG, athletes from more than 72 countries and regions entered the multi-sport event. Meanwhile, India won 66 medals in the previous Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Here are the highlights of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony from Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
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02:56 (IST)
DURAN-DURAN CLOSE OUT OF PRESENTATION!
Duran Duran is performing right now. That’s it from our coverage. See you all again today with all the action from Day 1.
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02:46 (IST)
CWG 2022 GAME OFFICIALLY OPEN!!!!
Commonwealth Games 2022 has been announced to open in Birmingham after a grand opening ceremony, which lasted almost two hours.
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02:44 (IST)
CHARLES PRINCE ON STAGE!
Prince Charles addresses everyone present inside Alexander Stadium.
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01:58 (IST)
INDIA!!! THEY ARE HERE!!!
The wait is finally over! The Indian team is here, led by star hunter PV Sindhu and Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh.
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01:37 (IST)
NEW ZEALANDER IS HERE!!
The Kiwis are here and the women’s cricket team chat is chatting with one of the presenters
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01:27 (IST)
AUSTRALIAN ARE HERE!
The sports reserves have assembled. The first is Australia.
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01:16 (IST)
BULL IS PERFORMED BY THE WOMAN CHAIN MAN!
Currently, a raging bull is dragged along by female necklacemakers. It took 5 months to build and the model is 10 meters tall
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01:10 (IST)
HISTORY OF BIRMINGHAM!
Birmingham’s history shown: Buttons; Horn; cellulose film; printer. Never knew these facts
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01:00 (IST)
BLACK SABBATH IN ACTION!
After Malala’s, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi mesmerizes the crowd
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00:57 (IST)
THANK YOU TO MALALA!
Malala Yousafzai addresses the crowd at Alexander Stadium. Some of the stories she explains. Now she lives in Birmingham, for the record.
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00:49 (IST)
CWG LIVE OPENING: THE POWER OF BATON!
Despite the challenges that COVID-19 poses, the baton doesn’t miss a day or territory in its journey to Birmingham
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00:43 (IST)
CWG LIVE OPENING: CAR EVERYWHERE!
72 cars over the course of 5 decades were assembled, as a tribute to Birmingham’s motor industry
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00:38 (IST)
CWG OPENING LIVE: GREAT SCENE!
A bunch of houses from around the Commonwealth have come to Alexander Stadium, via virtual reality! Each house represents one of the 72 countries participating in the CWG.
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00:35 (IST)
LIVE CWG OPENING: WE GO!
It’s show time! We are up and running
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00:30 (IST)
CWG LIVE OPENING: ON TIME!
Grab the last drink and snack, go to the restroom last and get comfortable. We’re less than a minute away
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00:25 (IST)
CWG LIVE OPENING: KUDOS!
More than 14,000 volunteers will be working across the Games over the next 11 days with more than 2,000 taking part in tonight’s opening ceremony.
A great effort!
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00:20 (IST)
CWG LIVE OPENING: 10 MINUTES left!
It is expected to be under construction at Alexander Stadium ahead of the opening ceremony. Only 10 minutes to get started
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00:09 (IST)
LIVE CWG OPENING: VIRAT KOHLI Wishing You Good Luck With Content!
Best wishes to the Indian women’s cricket team and all our athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games.
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 28, 2022
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23:39 (IST)
CWG LIVE OPENING: ALL!
The Indian badminton team and support staff are ready for the opening ceremony. PV Sindhu will be one of the flag bearers for India.
All preparing for the opening ceremony of CWG 2022 pic.twitter.com/2pWHqCxIMf
– Pvsindhu (@ Pvsindhu1) July 28, 2022
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23:19 (IST)
CWG LIVE OPENING: HELLO!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the CWG 2022 Opening Ceremony from Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.
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