Commonwealth Games

Good competition on the day we visited. 3 Gold medal matches of various types.

Seating arrangements could have been better with allocated seating, rather than just finding a space. Volunteers did not help in this regard. The number of prime seats reserved for officials or other competitors which were unused was frustrating.

Attended the athletics on 7-8 -22 (am) after paying £125 per ticket , we were on the back straight , was most disapointed with our view as couldn't see start or finishes of races as big screens not good enough . If you are going to charge big prices for seats @ least check out the views & improve the big screens . That said organisation on the day was outstanding !!!

We attended the closing ceremony of the commonwealth games 2022 tonight. Our tickets cost £125 each and we were allocated seats in block 223, facing the Royal Box.

All we got to see was the backs of all the acts that performed, unless we watched the screens around the arena.

And when the athletes came out we thought great, we will see them as they pass by around the arena.

How disorganised was that, the athletes came out and did they do a lap of honour around the arena, NO NO NO.

Absolutely appalling.

Even though there was a great atmosphere around the arena, we were very let down by the organisation of the event as a whole.

Got Match Court tickets (general admission), and was a tiny bit worried about how that would work, but it couldn't have been easier: the ushers were helpful and my fellow spectators were accommodating when you needed to sit down/get up. Despite sitting in 2 or 3 different places throughout the session, I never had a bad view, and sometimes got to watch 2 or even 3 matches simultaneously! The speed of the play is amazing to watch up-close, and the athletes give everything during every single point.

Multiple scoreboards were visible around the hall, and the officials were easy to hear wherever you were sat - it was really easy to feel involved, as well as entertained.

Applied for Weightlifting tickets on a whim, having never really watched the sport before, but was genuinely blown-away by what an amazing time I had. The hall was bouncing from the very beginning, and the athletes themselves (we saw Women's +87kg) were so likeable and interacted with the crowd so readily!

It was amazing to see the weightlifters pushing themselves to the limit - when they stepped onto the stage you could hear a pin drop, but the hall erupted in celebration after every successful lift.

Emily Campbell of England got the best reception - and produced a flawless gold medal performance! As a bonus, Kelly Holmes was in the hall getting the crowd going. Great day, really well organised, and incredibly entertaining - would go again in a heartbeat.