October 21 , 2020 – It’s confirmed: Birmingham 2022 will be the first major multi-sport event to award more medals to women than men.

• Publication of Birmingham 2022 medal event programme confirms there are 136 medal events for women and 134 for men;
• Biggest ever integrated para sport programme also confirmed;
• A record number of mixed events including diving, swimming relays and para-athletics relays.
• Milestone marked by day of talks featuring Lady Mary Peters, Katharine Merry, Hannah Cockroft MBE, and many more female athletes.

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will make global sport history by becoming the first ever major multi-sport event to award more medals to women than men.

Read the full press release here.

For details on the Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Program, please refer to this document:
BIRMINGHAM 2022 MEDAL EVENT PROGRAMME

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