It has been one year since a 10-metre tall mechanical bull, now named Ozzy after the Black Sabbath frontman, entered Alexandra Stadium in Birmingham to mark the opening of the Commonwealth Games.
While hundreds gathered at Birmingham New Street station this week to see the beast unveiled in its new permanent home, there was growing uncertainty about the future of the sporting event after Victoria in Australia, due to host it in 2026, pulled out because of escalating costs.
