The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A free public event to make sporting activities more accessible for all has been held in Birmingham. The initiative took place at Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet) at Lichfield Road in Sutton Coldfield, and hosted 25 exciting activities for adults and children with learning, physical and sensory disabilities.
A prominent Sikh leader is concerned about the lack of engagement by the organisers of the Commonwealth Games with Birmingham’s South Asian community. Jatinder Singh, president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, says the lack of diversity funding in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is worrying and claims requests to become involved have been ignored.
The first-ever Aston Community Games will be launched this weekend by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. To mark a year until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and to bring communities back together following pandemic isolation over the last 18 months, Brummies are being invited to an outdoor sports-fest in the sunshine.
A festival celebrating Bangladeshi boat racing made a welcome return to Birmingham this weekend. Nowka Bais is the traditional form of dragon boat style racing in rural villages of Bangladesh held after the monsoon rains and reflects many of the customs of the country.
A £165m deal to build an Athletes’ Village for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been welcomed by West Midlands leaders, after being announced at the Conservative Party conference in the city. The money will be used to build the village on the site of the former Birmingham City University campus in Perry Barr, financing a…
Double European Indoor champion and five-time British record holder Laura Muir has confirmed she will compete in the 3000m at next month’s SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham. Due to be held at Arena Birmingham, Muir will race in the straight final on Saturday 17th February, where she will look to claim both her first…