From history makers to emotional returns and new faces, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games were nothing short of memorable for Team England.

Over 400 athletes donned the St George's Cross for the host nation in 2022 and left the Midlands with a record 176 medals and 57 golds, placing the team second in the overall medal table behind Australia.

Just two years after the moment, we're looking back at the top five memorable moments from Birmingham 2022. 

Hockey heartbreak turns gold

The summer of 2022 saw women’s team sport take centre stage. 

Whilst a Wembley win saw the Lionesses bring football home, Team England brought hockey home in Birmingham. 

The team finally got past Australia in the final after three consecutive defeats to the green and gold in the past few Games, taking the spoils 2-1 on home soil.

With six of the players returning to their university pitch, it was a gold that summed up an excellent summer for women’s sport.

Hesson seals the deal

Also pipping Australia to the post was the men's 3x3 basketball team.

Birmingham 2022 saw the sport's debut on the Commonwealth stage, with the home nation winning 17-16 in the final.

Myles Hesson’s overtime shot saw the star score the winner in his home city in a moment that saw Smithfield erupt into cheers and saw the victory go down in history as one of Team England's most memorable last-minute wins.

Jarman makes his name

Even more history was made in the gymnastics arena as Jake Jarman broke Max Whitlock’s medal haul record.

Jarman won a record breaking four gold medals on debut in Birmingham, overtaking Whitlock’s three from Glasgow 2014 and becoming the most successful male gymnast at a single Games.

The artistic gymnast won gold in the vault, all-around, floor and team events, joining forces with Team England's James Hall, Courtney Tulloch, Joe Fraser and Giarnni Regini-Moran in the latter.

Records aside, Jarman managed all this in his debut games, showing his talent at just 20 years-old.

Beachy bronze for Bellos

It might not be thought of as the most English of sports, but Javier and Joaquin Bello won beach volleyball bronze at Birmingham.

The twin brothers brought home England’s first-ever medal on the sands of Smithsfield, cementing the beginning of change in the sport. 

The duo beat Rwanda 2-1 in the bronze medal match following a semi-final defeat to Canada, and wrote their names into the record books.

Tai gets gold just months after amputation

Para swimmer Alice Tai won her second Commonwealth title in Birmingham, less than a year after having her right leg amputated. 

Gold came in the form of S8 100m backstroke just five months after her operation saw her forced to strip back to the basics and re-learn how to walk.

Tai used her strength to push ahead in front of the home crowd to get the gold over Paralympic champion Tupou Neiufi of New Zealand in a time of 1:13:64, winning by more than four seconds.

Birmingham 2022 was Team England's most diverse Games on record, with 65 para athletes representing the country through a fully integrated para sporting programme.