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Commonwealth booze-up: Athletes hit the town as revellers show support (but some celebrate TOO hard)<!-- wp:html --><div></div> <div> <h2>Commonwealth Drink: Athletes flock to town as revelers dressed in flags and their country’s colors support their teams (but some celebrate a little TOO loudly)</h2> <p class="author-section byline-plain">By Adam Solomons for Mailonline </p> <p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Published:</span> 12:38, 7 August 2022 </span> | <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span> 12:45, 7 August 2022 </span> </p> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/news/none/article/other/leader_wide.html --></p> <p><span class="mol-ads-label-container"><span class="mol-ads-label">Advertisement</span></span></p> <p> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!--<!--[if gte IE 8]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE 8]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE 9]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--</p> <p> <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. 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More info available at http://www.omniture.com --> </p> <p> <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> </p> <p> <!-- <!-- CWV --></p> <div> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span><span class="mol-style-italic">Additional police were dispatched to Birmingham city center last night to keep an eye on both revelers and participants of the Commonwealth Games.</span><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span></p> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span><span class="mol-style-italic">The city’s Broad Street nightclub strip was packed with foreign visitors and Brum locals to varying degrees of glamour, photos showed.</span><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span></p> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span><span class="mol-style-italic">A trio of athletes from Barbados, Guyana and Jamaica coolly wandered the street outside a popular nightclub, while a group of Australians posed for a merry wink, one wearing giant plastic glasses.</span><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span></p> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span><span class="mol-style-italic">But many partygoers had to rest on the floor after enjoying their night a little too much. </span><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span></p> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span><span class="mol-style-italic">Other revelers received a helping hand home from their friends.</span><span class="mol-style-bold mol-style-italic"></span></p> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">A trio of athletes from (left to right) Guyana, Barbados and Jamaica walk past a nightclub in Birmingham last night, dressed in their Commonwealth Games badges. Some revelers desperately needed a helping hand to get home</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Three Australian fans pose for a happy photo on the infamous Broad Street nightclub strip as they represented late last night</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Other revelers struggled to keep control, with some men at a bus stop struggling a bit yesterday</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Not all of those celebrating the city’s moment in the spotlight in the photos seemed to be athletes, with one woman letting go</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">A police officer poses with a group of girls while another takes a picture and shows her phone to make sure everything is okay</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Huge crowds gathered until the early hours at the Velvet Music Rooms nightclub on Broad Street, central Birmingham</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Two cans of tango accompany a sick woman who took off her high heels late at night, where revelry was common</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Additional police officers have been sent to the city center to assist with the expected chaos on Saturday night</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Three youths walk home down Broad Street after what appeared to be a rough night, handbags barely in tow</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">A friend bravely lies on the ground to take a picture of some glamorous girls in the city center while another watches</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">E-Scooters are not yet a common part of city center nights out, but this woman, who lost her heels, was an avid user</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">A couple of young lads are wandering the streets in the early hours this morning on their way to a night out they might forget</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Commonwealth Games fans gathered in national outfits, although Germany will not participate in the Games</p> </div> <div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Not all the revelers on Broad Street were worse for wear last night, with this trio of well-dressed women in control well</p> </div> </div> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/news/none/article/other/inread_player.html --></p> <div class="column-content cleared"> <div class="shareArticles"> <h3 class="social-links-title">Share or comment on this article: </h3> </div> </div> </div><!-- /wp:html -->

Commonwealth Drink: Athletes flock to town as revelers dressed in flags and their country’s colors support their teams (but some celebrate a little TOO loudly)

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Additional police were dispatched to Birmingham city center last night to keep an eye on both revelers and participants of the Commonwealth Games.

The city’s Broad Street nightclub strip was packed with foreign visitors and Brum locals to varying degrees of glamour, photos showed.

A trio of athletes from Barbados, Guyana and Jamaica coolly wandered the street outside a popular nightclub, while a group of Australians posed for a merry wink, one wearing giant plastic glasses.

But many partygoers had to rest on the floor after enjoying their night a little too much.

Other revelers received a helping hand home from their friends.

A trio of athletes from (left to right) Guyana, Barbados and Jamaica walk past a nightclub in Birmingham last night, dressed in their Commonwealth Games badges. Some revelers desperately needed a helping hand to get home

Three Australian fans pose for a happy photo on the infamous Broad Street nightclub strip as they represented late last night

Other revelers struggled to keep control, with some men at a bus stop struggling a bit yesterday

Not all of those celebrating the city’s moment in the spotlight in the photos seemed to be athletes, with one woman letting go

A police officer poses with a group of girls while another takes a picture and shows her phone to make sure everything is okay

Huge crowds gathered until the early hours at the Velvet Music Rooms nightclub on Broad Street, central Birmingham

Two cans of tango accompany a sick woman who took off her high heels late at night, where revelry was common

Additional police officers have been sent to the city center to assist with the expected chaos on Saturday night

Three youths walk home down Broad Street after what appeared to be a rough night, handbags barely in tow

A friend bravely lies on the ground to take a picture of some glamorous girls in the city center while another watches

E-Scooters are not yet a common part of city center nights out, but this woman, who lost her heels, was an avid user

A couple of young lads are wandering the streets in the early hours this morning on their way to a night out they might forget

Commonwealth Games fans gathered in national outfits, although Germany will not participate in the Games

Not all the revelers on Broad Street were worse for wear last night, with this trio of well-dressed women in control well

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