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"The Runner", sculpture by Colin Spofforth (2002).

Located outside the National Squash Centre at the Etihad Campus, Bee-longing was created by Neequaye and sponsored by Rainbow Haven. "Rainbow Haven provides a place of welcome, support and opportunity for displaced people from many countries, who have fled war and human rights abuses to seek sanctuary in the UK." http://www.rainbowhaven.org.uk/

Located at the Etihad Campus, Mo was created by Donna Newman "in remembrance of Mo Done, a proud Salfordian, a supporter of many Manchester charities and an integral part of Sports Tours International's history, In 2019 the Bee will become synonymous with the company's new charitable initiative, The Running Bee Foundation, which will donate funds from their organised running events across Manchester and the North West to promote health & wellbeing and fight against child obesity." It is sponsored by Sports Tours International https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/home/about/ which was founded in 1973.

The bronze statue, “The Runner” by Colin Spofforth, stands outside the Manchester Regional Arena at Sportcity. It was commissioned to celebrate the Spirit of Friendship Festival as part of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The sculpture is 30 feet high and weighs seven tonnes making it the largest bronze sculpture dedicated to sport in the UK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/2002/news/072002/10/sculpture.shtml BBC). The statue, depicting an athlete on a globe, was unveiled outside the new national headquarters of the English Institute of Sport at Sportcity on 9th July 2002. A plaque nearby declares it to be “A celebration of the spirit of friendship and the XVII Commonwealth Games, Manchester”.

Silhouetted against the sky, the bronze statue, “The Runner” by Colin Spofforth, stands outside the Manchester Regional Arena at Sportcity. It was commissioned to celebrate the Spirit of Friendship Festival as part of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The sculpture is 30 feet high and weighs seven tonnes making it the largest bronze sculpture dedicated to sport in the UK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/2002/news/072002/10/sculpture.shtml BBC). The statue, depicting an athlete on a globe, was unveiled outside the new national headquarters of the English Institute of Sport at Sportcity on 9th July 2002. A plaque nearby declares it to be “A celebration of the spirit of friendship and the XVII Commonwealth Games, Manchester”.

The bronze statue, “The Runner” by Colin Spofforth, stands outside the Manchester Regional Arena at Sportcity. It was commissioned to celebrate the Spirit of Friendship Festival as part of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The sculpture is 30 feet high and weighs seven tonnes making it the largest bronze sculpture dedicated to sport in the UK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/2002/news/072002/10/sculpture.shtml BBC). The statue, depicting an athlete on a globe, was unveiled outside the new national headquarters of the English Institute of Sport at Sportcity on 9th July 2002. A plaque nearby declares it to be “A celebration of the spirit of friendship and the XVII Commonwealth Games, Manchester”. The background is provided by the City of Manchester Stadium which was built for the 2002 games. It was renamed "Etihad Stadium" in 2010 as part of a sponsorship agreement.

Commissioned to celebrate the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Spirit of Friendship Festival and Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee. One of the UK's largest bronze sporting sculptures; The Runner by Colin Spofforth reaches 30ft high and weighs 7 tonnes. It was installed in April 2002 at the City of Manchester Stadium. http://www.colinspofforth.com/projects/index.php?s=the-runner Now that the stadium was become the Etihad Spofforth's sculpture seems as if it has tucked away in a corner but at least it has survived unlike the other Commonwealth Games reminder, the B of the Bang https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/12897

Commissioned to celebrate the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Spirit of Friendship Festival and Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee. One of the UK's largest bronze sporting sculptures; The Runner by Colin Spofforth reaches 30ft high and weighs 7 tonnes. It was installed in April 2002 at the City of Manchester Stadium. http://www.colinspofforth.com/projects/index.php?s=the-runner Now that the stadium was become the Etihad Spofforth's sculpture seems as if it has been tucked away in a corner but at least it has survived unlike the other Commonwealth Games reminder, the B of the Bang https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/12897

Commissioned to celebrate the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Spirit of Friendship Festival and Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee. One of the UK's largest bronze sporting sculptures; The Runner by Colin Spofforth reaches 30ft high and weighs 7 tonnes. It was installed in April 2002 at the City of Manchester Stadium. http://www.colinspofforth.com/projects/index.php?s=the-runner Now that the stadium was become the Etihad Spofforth's sculpture seems as if it has been tucked away in a corner but at least it has survived unlike the other Commonwealth Games reminder, the B of the Bang https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/12897

Engraved glass wall commemoration the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Behind, are the Manchester Regional Athletics Arena and Image