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Pomp and colour as Commonwealth Games begin in UK

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Team, Kenya atheletes match past the spactators during the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on July 28, 2022 on the Birmingham, England ( Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Fireworks, jubilations and historic presentations of art, music and craft marked the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday night in England.

More than 5,000 athletes are primed for action in the English city of Birmingham from Friday at a Commonwealth Games lacking several track and field stars but still boasting of elite performers.

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