A campaign began in 2017 when Birmingham won its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Emblem
editThe official emblem was unveiled on 27 July 2019 in Centenary Square, Birmingham, by the Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games (BOCCG) as part of the Commonwealth Social Festival to commemorate Three Years To Go. The emblem is a jagged, triangular "B" shape formed by blue-yellow gradient lines representing the key venues of the Games in the West Midlands. It was designed by local agency RBL, based in Royal Leamington Spa. This insignia is also the first to use the Commonwealth Games Federation's (CGF) new branding, "Commonwealth Sport". Locals in the city and on social media have mostly reacted positively to it and some compared it to the emblem for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Sponsors
editLongines, a Swiss watchmaker, agreed to be the official partner and timekeeper for the next three editions of the Games, beginning in Birmingham in 2022. The news was made on Commonwealth Day, 9 March 2020, when the CGF, in collaboration with Longines and BOCCG, unveiled the Games's countdown clock in Centenary Square.[3][4]
On 23 September 2020, BOCCG announced the University of Birmingham as the games' second official partner. The university provided venues and accommodation for the athletes during the events. The agreement also confirmed the university as the official partner of the international leg of the Games's Queen's Baton Relay.[5]
On 9 March 2022, E.ON was unveiled as the third partner.[6]
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References
edit- ^ "Birmingham Commonwealth Games logo unveiled". 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 launch logo with three years until start of Commonwealth Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Young, Graham (9 March 2020). "Wraps come off Birmingham 2020 Commonwealth Games countdown clock". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Longines : partner of the Commonwealth Games". www.longines.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "University of Birmingham unveiled as latest official partner of Birmingham 2022". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "E.ON official partner of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". E.ON official partner of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Partnerships". Birmingham 2022.