The Commonwealth Games effect: the opportunities and the challenges Lucy Alderson03/07/2019 | Leisure | BirminghamPrintDownload Costing £778m to stage and an extra circa £496m to build housing for the athletes, the Commonwealth Games will be the most expensive sporting event since the 2012 London Olympic Games. The Commonwealth Games, which will be held in 2022 Thank you for reading EG Want to read more? Enjoy a story a week for FREE. Register Find Out More Already a subscriber or registered user? Sign in Related Articles People moves: CBRE promotes four to associate director Praxis and Veld buy Brindleyplace People moves: Knight Frank hires ESG consultant People and companies: Urban Village Group appoints development director Brum Brum! Council revs up car park sales