Selection criteria for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
1. Nomination Criteria
- NSAs seeking to nominate athletes for the Games should establish qualifying standards and criteria, at least 13 months before the Games, which are open to all athletes. These athletes should satisfy these standards in the NSA sanctioned championships and time trials. NSAs are required to submit their NSA Selection Criteria to CGS/SSI for endorsement before publication.
- NSAs should state clearly in the nomination forms (sent to NSAs about 6 months before the Games) the justification for the athletes to be selected.
- Athletes must be Singapore Citizens, and should not be holding dual citizenship if they are above 21 years old, at the time of nomination.
2. Selection Criteria
Subject to the other considerations listed at paragraph 3 below, the following criteria shall be applied in the selection process:
- Athletes who have currently achieved at least 6th placing e.g. time/ distance/ score/ mark of the 2018 Commonwealth Games applies to the sports in the Open Allocation system. For team sports, they should currently be ranked 6th among the Commonwealth Games countries.
- Athletes and teams who have met the Birmingham 2022 standards under Qualification sports.
- The Birmingham 2022 Games will adopt a hybrid system (open allocation sports and qualification sports):
| No | Open allocation sports (maximum : 51 athletes) | Qualification sports |
| 1 | Aquatics – Diving (max : 65 for Diving & Swimming) | Badminton Teams (1 mixed team, from open allocation) |
| 2 | Aquatics – Swimming (max : 65 for Diving & Swimming) | Basketball 3 x 3 (Max : 8, 4 M, 4 W) |
| 3 | Athletics (max : 90) | Beach Volleyball (Max : 4, 1 M, 1 W) |
| 4 | Badminton (max : 10, 5 M & 5 W) | Cricket T20 (Max : 15, W team) |
| 5 | Boxing (max : 14, 8 M & 6 W) | Hockey (Max : 36, 18 M & 18 W) |
| 6 | Cycling (max : 33 athletes) | Netball (Max : 12, W team) |
| 7 | Gymnastics – Rhythmic (max : 3) | Rugby Sevens (Max : 26, 13 M & 13 W) |
| 8 | Gymnastics – Artistic (max : 10, 5 M & 5 W) | Table Tennis (Max : 8, 4 M & 4 W) |
| 9 | Judo (max : 14, 7 M & 7 W) | Weightlifting (Max : 1 athlete per event) |
| 10 | Lawn Bowls (max : 10, 5 M & 5 W) | Para Athletics (Max : 3 athletes per event) |
| 11 | Squash (max : 10, 5 M & 5 W) | Para Lawn Bowls (Max : 1 pair per event) |
| 12 | Triathlon (max : 6, 3 M & 3 W) | Para Table Tennis (Max : 2 athletes per event) |
| 13 | Wrestling (max : 12, 6 M & 6 W) | Para Track Cycling (Max : 4, 2 M & 2 W; & 1 pilot per athlete) |
| 14 | Para Triathlon (Max : 2 athletes per event; & 1 guide per athlete) | |
| 15 | Para Swimming (Max : 3 athletes per event) and 1 relay team per event) | |
| 16 | Para Powerlifting (Max : 2 athletes per event) | |
| 17 | Wheelchair Basketball 3 x 3 (Max : 8, 4 M & 4 W) |
There is a cap of 51 athletes by the Commonwealth Games Federation from the Open allocation sports. If there are more than 51 athletes meeting the SNOC/CGS Selection Criteria of 6th placing of the previous Commonwealth Games, SNOC/CGS will compare the achievements for selection based on merit. eg. 4th placing precedes 6th placing. There may be a case of athletes meeting the SNOC/CGS Selection Criteria but missing out on selection due to this cap.
- Athletes/Teams who miss the qualifying standard marginally but show potential to equal or surpass it in time for the Games.
- All achievements submitted for consideration should have taken place at NSA sanctioned championships and trials, but NSAs may submit the achievements from overseas championships and meets of athletes studying in overseas tertiary institutions. However, these have to be properly accredited and sanctioned to be accepted.
- All achievements should be achieved from July 2021 up to the Entry by Name deadline, which is likely to be in May/June 2022.
- Selection shall be based not only on the sports performance of an athlete, but also on his ability to serve as an example to the sporting youth of his country.
3. Other Considerations
In addition to the above selection criteria, the following “qualities” of the athletes will be taken into consideration:
- Attitude and behaviour towards coaches, teammates, fellow athletes, officials and sports administrators, whether in relation to sporting matters or otherwise.
- General conduct and character which may affect the reputation, image, values or best interests of the athlete or the sport.
- Past disciplinary record;
- Current skill level and fitness; and character
- Level of commitment and attendance.
- Potential for future development:
- Ability to demonstrate team spirit and work well with teammates and officials; and
- Such other non-performance related qualities as the selectors may consider to be relevant.
4. Extenuating Circumstances
In consideration of the performance and “qualities” of athletes, the selectors may at their discretion give consideration to extenuating circumstances. For this purpose, “extenuating circumstances” mean an inability of the athlete to compete in and/or attend event, training camps or other required attendances arising from:
- Injury or illness.
- Equipment failure.
- Travel delays.
- Bereavement; and
- Such other circumstances as the selectors may consider to be relevant.
5. Selection and Appeals
- The SNOC (CGS) Selection Committee will meet to discuss the nominations from NSAs and select athletes/teams for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- NSAs can submit appeals to the SNOC (CGS) Appeals Committee for athletes/teams who are not selected at the Selection Committee. In the appeals, NSAs have to provide new information that meets the selection criteria, information which had not been previously submitted to the Selection Committee.
Addendum (which were not used in previous Commonwealth Games, but given consideration due to the exception Covid-19 situation)
Additional consideration to justify your nominations using the following:
- To review the last 2 or 3 Commonwealth Games (for those sports that are included in them) and look at the trend in results and trend in the number of athletes selected per sport.
- Extend the selection window back to include results from Commonwealth Games 2018. (Top 6 placing)
- NSA’s assessment and projection at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Based on the above considerations, please include in your Selection Policy appropriately with an addendum (In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, SNOC (CGS) will assess nominations based on a wider parameter {which are points 1 to 4 above}. The NSA’s addendum to our Selection Policy is as follows:…).
Please submit this addendum to SNOC and SSI for approval by 30 June before publishing it.
