Birmingham Commonwealth Games "beyond expectations"
Officials say the event has been a huge success.
The chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation said the event has "gone beyond expectations".
It concluded on Monday with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Alexander Stadium, following 11 days of top-class sporting action across 15 venues in the West Midlands.
Katie Sadleir told the PA news agency: "I think the Birmingham Games have been spectacular. Overall it has been an outstanding success.
"If you think about some of the challenges that were in front of it from a Covid perspective, from a Brexit perspective, from a strikes perspective, it has absolutely gone beyond expectations in terms of delivery.
"When I've walked down the streets in Birmingham, it's been like Disneyland on steroids."
Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid and his team were delighted by ticket sales, which by the penultimate day were well over 1.4million, helping Birmingham set a record for attendance for a Games held in the UK, despite the backdrop of the cost-of-living crisis.
Reid told PA: "I think it just shows people genuinely really love these multi-sport events in the UK.
"I always knew the city would embrace it. One of the visions for these Games, as you know, was to use it as a catalyst to really put the city and the region on the world map.
"Speaking to the local authorities on Saturday night, this has surpassed their expectations.
"Every day during the Games I took half an hour to walk around the city, and people have been thanking me for the work of the team in bringing the city alive.
"It's pleasing that so many Brummies are proud, saying 'wow, look at what we have delivered'."