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Commonwealth Games 2022: Medal table, closing ceremony and final day schedule

Zachary Wallace of Team England competes with Flynn Ogilvie of Team Australia during the Men's Hockey - Semi-Final match between Australia and England - Clive Brunskill
Zachary Wallace of Team England competes with Flynn Ogilvie of Team Australia during the Men's Hockey - Semi-Final match between Australia and England - Clive Brunskill

The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will finish today with the following events taking place:

Monday August 8

  • Badminton - 8am-2.15pm

  • Hockey - 9am-11.30pm, 12.30pm-3pm

  • Table tennis and para table tennis - 9.30am-1.15pm

  • Diving - 10am-1pm

  • Squash - 10am-2.30pm

  • Closing ceremony - 8pm-10pm

Who is top of the medal table?

What time is the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games?

The closing ceremony will take place between 8pm and 10pm on Monday 8 August 2022.

How can I watch the closing ceremony?

The closing ceremony will take place at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, in front of a live audience of 30,000 people.

BBC One is televising the entire final day of the Commonwealth Games, including the closing ceremony.

Who is in the line-up?

The set list will feature local artists such as Beverley Knight, Jorja Smith - as well as UB40 and Dexys Midnight Runners.

Other artists in the line-up include Apache Indian, Ash, Goldie, Jacob Banks, Jaykae, Laura Mvula, Mahalia, Musical Youth, Neelam Gill, Panjabi MC, Raza Hussain, Talulah-Eve and The Selecter.

The ceremony will also feature a sequence from the Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby theatre show.

What is the latest news?

England hero Flora Peel wants women's sport to capitalise on the summer success of football and hockey.

Peel set up both goals as England beat Australia 2-1 to win Commonwealth Games hockey gold for the first time in Birmingham on Sunday.

Victory came just seven days after the Lionesses had won Euro 2022 at Wembley to profile women's sport in England like never before.

Peel said "We had a couple of messages from some of the Lionesses [on Sunday morning].

"They said the previous group of ours [Great Britain's women won the Olympic title at Rio in 2016] had inspired them, and they hoped they did the same for us.

"They definitely have, and our win will keep raising the profile of the sport.

"You've seen with the Lionesses what it's done for them.

"After Rio we had a big boost and then it dropped off a bit. But at the moment women's sport is really taking off .

"It's about capitalising on those opportunities and hopefully women's sport will continue to grow."

Australia had won four of the six women's competitions since hockey was introduced to the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and had conceded only once before the final.

But England's win was well merited, with Holly Hunt and Tess Howard scoring before the Hockeyroos managed a later consolation inside the final 20 seconds.

Howard missed the Tokyo Olympics through a knee injury and spent 12 months on the sidelines before returning in May.

"Missing out on last summer was devastating, but it gave me a lot of time to realise how much I wanted this," said the 23-year-old forward.

"It was always the dream for me in rehab to stand here."

Howard dived forward to flick home the winner and revealed her sporting background had helped her score.

She said: "I did judo when I was younger, so I know how to roll.

"When the ball comes in it's a goal-scoring opportunity, so you've just got to launch yourself.

"I thought I had got it out of the D, so I was a bit worried.

"I always love it when my midfielders hit it and I get ready to put the stick in the right place. It was a cool moment."

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