Commonwealth Games aquatics centre 'will not suffer same fate as athletes' village'
Council bosses in Sandwell have vowed to deliver the Commonwealth Games aquatics on time, as they insisted they were confident it would not suffer the same fate as the abandoned athletes' village.
Construction work is continuing on the £73 million centre, which will host swimming and diving events at Birmingham 2022, but the viability of venues has been brought into sharp focus following the collapse of the athletes' village proposal.
The athletes' village, which has already been hit by spiralling costs, formed part of ambitious plans to regenerate Perry Barr as part of the Games legacy but it was announced last week it would not be included due to the impact of the pandemic, with athletes to be put up in university accommodation instead. New homes will still be built at the site.
Sandwell Council chiefs said a "robust construction programme" meant the project would not be thrown off course by coronavirus.
