Tag: CGF
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CGF CoCom praise “flexibility and resilience” of Birmingham 2022 in facing COVID-19 challenges
London, December 8, 2020: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Coordination Commission has praised the flexibility and resilience of Birmingham 2022 in handling the significant challenges created by COVID-19. The CGF Coordination Commission (CoCom) is responsible for delivery oversight of the Commonwealth Games and task with monitoring Games delivery to scope, schedule and budget whilst providing…
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IPC and Commonwealth Games Federation form new partnership
November 25, 2020: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have signed a new co-operation agreement that will strengthen Para sport at the Commonwealth Games and across the Commonwealth. As a major global multi-sport event that first featured Para athletes at the 1994 edition, the Commonwealth Games has continued striving for…
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David Grevemberg as new CEO of Glasgow 2014
London, June 6, 2014: The Commonwealth Games Federation today announces the appointment of David Grevemberg as the movement’s new Chief Executive. Currently the Chief Executive of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, he will take up his new role as head of one of the world’s leading sports organisations in November. The appointment comes after a…
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XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022
London, Mar 31, 2014: The President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, HRH Tunku Imran, announces today that Durban (South Africa) and Edmonton (Canada) have formally advised their intention to bid for the XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022. The CGF will now work closely with Commonwealth Games Canada and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic…
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Glasgow 2014 prepared for the Games
London, Mar 28, 2014: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today concludes its sixth and final Coordination Commission (CoCom) meeting in Glasgow, overviewing progress towards the XX Commonwealth Games to be staged in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July to 3 August 2014. The review meetings were scheduled over the period from Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th…
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Mike Hooper to leave CGF post-Glasgow 2014
London, Jan 30, 2014: The CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Mike Hooper, has announced he intends to leave the organisation after the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Mike Hooper is credited with the establishment of the modern Commonwealth Games administration, moving it from a small volunteer-based administration when he started as the Federation’s…
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Matthew Curtain as first ever Director of Sport
London, Oct 31, 2013: The Commonwealth Games Federation has appointed Matthew Curtain as its first-ever Director of Sport. Currently the Weightlifting Competition Manager at Glasgow 2014, Matthew has also held senior sports positions with a number of Organising Committees associated with previous Olympic and Commonwealth Games, including the highly successful 2012 summer Olympic Games in…