across all 72 competing commonwealth nations and territories before arriving in birmingham nextjuly. it is a big day for the athletes as well boxer lauren price is an olympic and two—time commonwealth games medallist. olympic and two-time commonwealth games medallist.— games medallist. you're going away as team wales. _ games medallist. you're going away as team wales, with _ games medallist. you're going away as team wales, with the _ games medallist. you're going away as team wales, with the other- as team wales, with the other sports, to get involved and it's great for me and the welsh are very proud as well so to go away as team wales is pretty special. also proud as well so to go away as team wales is pretty special.— wales is pretty special. also at the heart of the _ wales is pretty special. also at the heart of the ceremony _ wales is pretty special. also at the heart of the ceremony were - heart of the ceremony were birmingham schoolchildren and hometown heroes, the volunteers who keep grassroots sports going in the west midlands.— keep grassroots sports going in the west midlands. from every corner of our ci to west midlands. from every corner of our city to every _ west midlands. from every corner of our city to every corner _ west midlands. from every corner of our city to every corner of _ west midlands. from every corner of our city to every corner of the - our city to every corner of the giohem — our city to every corner of the lobe. .. , �* . our city to every corner of the lobe... , �* ., ., globe... city, birmingham, has had to net globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready — globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready in _ globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready in a — globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready in a hurry _ globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready in a hurry having - to get ready in a hurry having stepped in after original host durban pulled out. this is the alexander stadium which is being revamped and will host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the athletics. birmingham reckons someone from every one of the commonwealth nations and territories lives that and often claims to be the youngest city by population in