Large-Scale Events in Existing Venues: A Case Study of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Gwanho Lee; Tom Bason; Anthony May; Helen Grimley

doi:10.3727/152599525X17525390697571

Large-Scale Events in Existing Venues: A Case Study of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Gwanho Lee
, Tom Bason
, Anthony May
, Helen Grimley

Birmingham City University

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Abstract

Despite the growing trend for hosting sports events in existing venues, there is little academic research into the impacts of this shift. Using the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (B2022) as a case study, this article addresses this gap by analyzing the effects of hosting large-scale events in such venues. Document analysis and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders provided insights into the planning and execution of B2022 and Resource Dependency Theory (RDT) was used to examine how access to resources affected the behavior of stakeholders. Despite relying on existing venues, organizers remained the most powerful stakeholders, providing access to the funding used by the venues for long-term infrastructural developments. Knowledge, an important intangible resource, was not always passed on successfully. Communication difficulties between the organizing committee and venue staff led to a missed opportunity of formal knowledge transfer, while some displacement within the local community was evident.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	309-324
Number of pages	16
Journal	Event Management
Volume	30
Issue number	3
Early online date	8 Sept 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3727/152599525X17525390697571
Publication status	Published - 14 May 2026

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Keywords

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Existing venues
Large-scale events
Sports events

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Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Marketing

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