Netball moves to Birmingham’s NEC for 2022 Commonwealth Games
Netball’s increase in popularity has seen the 2022 Commonwealth Games’ organisers move its place from Coventry to the NEC.
On September 3, the change in place was announced by Birmingham 2022 once they made a routine review of venues almost two years on from their bid.
The upswing in netball’s profile was that the driving force behind the shift. The manner will have highlighted the sport’s capacity to draw fans in.
England will take to the court in 2022 since the defending champions following their triumph on the Gold Coast this past year and back on home ground, expectations for achievement will be higher.
“We are delighted by Birmingham 2022’s decision to relocate netball to your Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and totally support this choice,” said Liz Nicholl CBE, president of the International Netball Federation.
“While the Coventry Arena Is a Wonderful venue, this move to the NEC will increase the potential significantly,”
“This [increased capability ] will likely be welcomed by the netball loved ones and the substantial fan base that our sport now attracts, as seen in the recent Netball World Cup in July 2019 when over 110,000 tickets had been sold.”
The Commonwealth Games will be held at venues across Birmingham and the West Midlands from July 27 until August 2, 2022.
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