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Team Samoa Settles in Birmingham

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Team Samoa Weightlifting team at the Commonwealth 2022 Games Village in Birmigham, UK

COMMONWEALTH GAMES VILLAGE, BIRMINGHAM – The President of SASNOC, Pauga Talalelei Pauga, has provided an update on Team Samoa that has “happily and thankfully arrived safely at their final destination, Birmingham, United Kingdom, after 3 days of travelling.”

“Thanks to God for everything,” was how he ended his short update.

“Team Samoa has settled in well after having to go through Covid-19 testing and accreditation,” reports Pauga.

“While in a foreign country, Team Samoa continues to give praise to the Lord through their evening devotionals.

Team Samoa team members during evening prayers.

They continue to train to await the official opening of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Thursday 28 July 2022 at 7pm Birmingham, United Kingdom time, which is 7am Friday morning 29th July 2022, Samoan time.

The schedule of the games can be found on the link https://www.birmingham2022.com/

The table below is the schedule of events that Team Samoa will be competing and kick off on local (Samoan) times.

Sevens Team members on bus route to the Games Village.

OFFICIAL OPENING
Friday 29th July 2022 – 7am

RUGBY SEVENS
Friday 29th July 2022 – 9pm

AQUATIC SWIMMING
Friday 29th July 202210:30pm

BOXING
Saturday 30th July 2022 – 12am

WEIGHTLIFTING
Saturday 30th July 20229pm

JUDO
Monday 1st August 202210pm

ATHLETICS
Tuesday 2nd August 202210pm

WRESTLING
Friday 5th August 2022 – 10:30pm

OFFICIAL CLOSING
Tuesday 9th August 2022 – 7pm

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