https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Commonwealth_Games

Russia's been banned from taking part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Russia's been banned from taking part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

They might be able to take part in the Commonwealth Games sport that is "Inclusive Dance", over in Sandwell.

"Ambassador" going on on Cannock Chase!

First people to make contact with the aliens and live to win a medal.

I sincerely hope that Russia have been barred from any involvement.

It's all over Twitter that Duran Duran are going to be headlining the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

I didn't know they were still going.

I wonder what they look like now? I'm assuming they've all had plastic surgery and no longer look human.

Butterfield wrote:

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Russia's been banned from taking part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

They might be able to take part in the Commonwealth Games sport that is "Inclusive Dance", over in Sandwell.

It ain't that Inclusive.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

I wonder what they look like now? I'm assuming they've all had plastic surgery and no longer look human.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

They seem to look fairly normal.

I've barely heard anything about these Commonwealth Games, despite me being in the area and at least one of the events passing through where I am. I'm sure one couldn't get away from hearing about the Glasgow Commonwealth Games at the time - or further back Manchester 2002.

I wonder why it's usually British cities that host them, and benefit from the funding and attention. Are there no cities in the rest of the commonwealth? Nowhere in India, Africa, Pakistan, Canada et al that might like some brand new sports facilities and some name recognition?

If I lived outside the UK, I might wonder WTF the commonwealth had ever done for me, or was ever likely to. 'Ask not what your commonwealth can do for you but what you can do for your commonwealth' has some merit, but this situation seems to be taking the absolute f***ing p*ss.

Butterfield wrote:

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Russia's been banned from taking part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

They might be able to take part in the Commonwealth Games sport that is "Inclusive Dance", over in Sandwell.

That's not where the Lee/Lea Valley is, and it's not where Royal Leamington Spa is either.

They're trying to turn London into Coventry!

Nightjar wrote:

They're trying to turn London into Coventry!

Or Warwick...



Thanks to that map of theirs, innocent people will be turning up in Wembley expecting to find a Lea Valley design contest going on.

cosmictanya wrote:

I wonder why it's usually British cities that host them, and benefit from the funding and attention. Are there no cities in the rest of the commonwealth? Nowhere in India, Africa, Pakistan, Canada et al that might like some brand new sports facilities and some name recognition?

If I lived outside the UK, I might wonder WTF the commonwealth had ever done for me, or was ever likely to. 'Ask not what your commonwealth can do for you but what you can do for your commonwealth' has some merit, but this situation seems to be taking the absolute f***ing p*ss.

It was hosted in Delhi a few years ago. And I seem to remember the accommodation was featured in the news a lot due to it being somewhat substandard.