Five British stars to look out for at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

A host of home stars will be looking to shine when the Commonwealth Games kicks off on July 28.

Athletes from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be among those competing in more than 20 sports at venues across Birmingham and the surrounding area.

Here, the PA news agency picks out five names to watch out for.

Adam Peaty

Peaty’s build-up has been less than ideal thanks to a broken foot that ruled him out of the World Championships. The breaststroke superstar will be bidding to win the 100 metres for a third successive Games, while he had to settle for silver in the 50m in both 2014 and 2018 behind Cameron Van Der Burgh.

Dina Asher-Smith

Rhys McClenaghan

Gymnast McClenaghan won Northern Ireland’s only gold medal in Gold Coast four years ago on the pommel horse, pipping Max Whitlock. Whitlock is absent this time, and McClenaghan also looked set to miss out having been banned because he had represented Ireland, but that has now been overturned.

Rosie Eccles

Alex Yee