Points race, Commonwealth Games 2014, day three
Birmingham has been officially announced as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but London will host the Games' track cycling events because Birmingham lacks an indoor velodrome.
Initially it was thought that the new Derby Arena would be able to host the track events given its proximity to Birmingham, but the venue only has capacity for 1600 spectators – short of the 4000 capacity required, reports the Derby Telegraph.
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