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Recurring international multi-sport event

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::summary Recurring international multi-sport event ::

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nameThe World Games
imageWorld Games logo.svg
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headquartersLausanne, Switzerland
formation1981 – Santa Clara, California, US
recurrence4 years
last2025 – Chengdu, China
next2029 – Karlsruhe, Germany
purposeTo conduct multi-sport events for sports and disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games
website
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::callout[type=note] the international sports event ::

| name = The World Games | image = World Games logo.svg | image_upright = 1.1 | caption = | abbreviation = | motto = | headquarters = Lausanne, Switzerland | formation = 1981 – Santa Clara, California, US | recurrence = 4 years | last = 2025 – Chengdu, China | next = 2029 – Karlsruhe, Germany | purpose = To conduct multi-sport events for sports and disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games | website = | remarks =

The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 days. The World Games are governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.

In the most recent editions, between 25 and 34 sports have been included in the official programme. Several sports or disciplines that were on the programme of The World Games have been discontinued because they are now included in the programme of the Olympic Games. Around 3,500 participants from around 100 nations take part.

The World Games differs from other multi-sport events, such as the Olympic Games, in that host cities are not required to construct new venues or facilities for the Games. The competitors are selected by the sports' international federations, rather than by National Olympic Committees or national governing bodies. In most disciplines, qualification is by a top ranking at the world championships or a qualification tournament. This is intended to ensure the top athletes in a sport compete at the Games.

The first edition of The World Games was held in 1981 in Santa Clara, California, United States, and the twelfth edition was held in Chengdu, China, from 7 to 17 August 2025.

History

Inauguration

The idea for a multi-sport event for non-Olympic sports came from the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). Realising that there were few opportunities to become part of the Olympic programme, non-Olympic federations wanted to form their own showcase event to increase the publicity of their sports, which they called The World Games. These federations formed a steering group in early 1979 to decide on the structure and principles of the games and search for a venue.

In May 1979, the steering group announced that they had found a venue for the first event: Santa Clara, USA.

The GAISF steering committee became the World Games Executive Council in October 1979, and the inaugural meeting of the World Games Council was held from 19 to 22 May 1980, with a purpose of creating the concept of the Games. The World Games Council was renamed the International World Games Association, or IWGA in 1985.

The first edition of The World Games was held in Santa Clara, USA, in 1981. It was opened by Kim Un-yong, president of the World Games executive committee, at Buck Shaw Stadium. At the opening ceremony, the athletes marched sorted by sport and not by nation.

The 15 sports at the inaugural games included badminton, casting, racquetball, and taekwondo. The first medals of the Games were awarded in the 640 kilo class of tug-of-war, with the gold going to the team from England.

Twentieth century

After the inaugural Games, the West Nally Group, which had provided financing for the Games in Santa Clara, became owners of the rights to the event, and took the second edition to their headquarters in London.

For the third Games in Karlsruhe, 1989, the West Nally Group still owned the commercial rights to the Games, but the host city was responsible for the staff and volunteers organising the event. After this, the IWGA bought back the commercial rights, and the organising committees of the host cities have been responsible for the organisation and financing since. This led to the organisers of The World Games in The Hague (1993) asking the participants to pay accommodation costs.

The 1997 edition of the Games was due to be held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, but in August 1994, Port Elizabeth pulled out of hosting the Games due to the political situation in the country. Lahti in Finland volunteered to host instead and signed the host contract in January 1995. Airsports, dancesport, aerobics and jujitsu made their debut in Lahti and have been contested at the Games ever since.

Following the Games in Lahti, the IWGA and IOC agreed on a memorandum of understanding, which was signed in 2000 Here, the IOC recognised the importance of The World Games and set out shared values, including the IOC providing patronage to Organising Committees, encouraging multi-sport national teams, and working together on anti-doping. It also set out that "disciplines/events of sport that are not on the Olympic Games programme could be included on the programme of the World Games". A further memorandum of understanding was signed in 2016.

Twenty-first century

In 2001, the Games were held in Akita, Japan – the first time it had been held outside of North America or Europe. Several competitions were delayed or moved to an alternative venue when a typhoon hit the city. For the first time, some National Olympic Committees organised hotel accommodation for their athletes, beyond the time they were hosted by the IWGA.

The World Games in 2005, in Duisburg, Germany, were the first World Games where athletes paraded into the opening ceremony grouped by nation. Also several standards were set in place which continue to this day, such as the television production of all sports and sports grouped by category, such as ball sports and precision sports.

The 2013 Games in Cali, Colombia, were particularly noted for the large numbers of spectators, estimated at 500,000. For example, the Bullfight Ring, which was the venue for dancesport, was 'packed' for the salsa dance finals. This edition of the Games saw the first time a competition was cancelled: due to concerns about temperature and air flow at the Del Pueblo Gymnasium, where the sport of rhythmic gymnastics was taking place, the ribbons event was cancelled.

The 2017 Games in Wrocław, Poland, were the first to be broadcast on the Olympic Channel, to 130 countries. Both the raffa and lyonnaise disciplines of boules were cancelled after a storm destroyed the venue and it could not be repaired in time.

In 2015, it was announced that the 11th edition of The World Games was to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA in 2021, beating bids from Lima in Peru and Ufa in Russia. On 2 April 2020, the Games were postponed to 2022 so as not to clash with the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic.

No parasports federations are currently part of the IWGA, but The World Games in Birmingham was the first edition to include parasports, with the inclusion of wheelchair rugby. Birmingham was also to include disabled athletes (one per gender) in archery. The IWGA is also aiming to secure a partnership with the International Paralympic Committee and include a quota for para-athletes.

In 2019, it was announced that The World Games in 2025 will take place in Chengdu, China.

Features

Venues

In order for hosting to be sustainable, organisers of The World Games are not required to build any new venues or facilities. For example, Sloss Furnaces, a former pig iron-producing blast furnace now in public use, hosted the sport climbing, breakdancing, parkour and beach handball competitions in Birmingham 2022. Athletes stayed at the student accommodations of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), several of whose sports facilities were used for various events.

Past venues have included the Lahti City Theatre (bodybuilding), Landschaftspark Nord (a former iron foundry in Duisburg), Wrocław Zoo, and Wrocław's Philharmonic Hall, the National Forum of Music.

Even though it is not required, some venues are constructed or renovated for The World Games. For instance, for the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, a new swimming pool and speed skating rink were built, and Olympic Stadium, built in 1928, was renovated and is still used for American football and speedway. Also, for the 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung built a National Stadium – the first stadium in the world to use solar energy technology for its power. Other editions used new facilities that were built for purposes other than the World Games; the main stadium of the 2022 edition, Protective Stadium, was built for UAB's American football team.

Athlete selection

Athletes are selected to compete at The World Games by their sport's international federation, as opposed to their sport's national governing body or National Olympic Committee, as in other multi-sport events. The selections are intended to "achieve a satisfactory balance between competitors' positions on world ranking lists and the fair representation of as many as possible of its member nations".

International federations are obliged to send their best athletes, with The World Games development agenda setting out that sports are only to be included if "the best athletes/teams in the world are present".

International World Games Association

Main article: International World Games Association

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is the international association responsible for the direction and control of The World Games. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its official language is English.

Its membership consists of 39 international sporting federations. It also works very closely with the Local Organising Committees (LOCs), temporary committees responsible for the organisation of each World Games. LOCs are dissolved after each Games. The IWGA is officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

Ceremonies

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony marks the official start of The World Games. Until Duisburg 2005, athletes paraded into the ceremony grouped by sport. From 2005, they were grouped by nation, and now march in alphabetical order, with the host country and then the judges last.

The Athletes' Oath is taken by an athlete of the host nation, and the Judges' Oath is taken by the chairman of the Tournament Judges' Commission. Parading of flags, speeches and official opening also make up the required parts of the ceremony. There is also often a musical and artistic aspect of the ceremony. For example, more than 400 artists took part in the opening ceremony of the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw.

Athlete party

Since 1993 at The Hague, an athlete party has been held in the middle of the competition. It was intended to allow all athletes to participate in at least one ceremony (opening, athlete party, or closing) during the competition.

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony ends The World Games and follows the last awards ceremony. Official aspects include speeches, a presentation by the next host city and a handing of the flag of the Games to the representatives of the next host city. In Wroclaw, the second part of the ceremony was a concert performed by local artists.

Editions

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::data[format=table title="Overview of The World Games Editions"] | Year | Edition | Host | Opened by | Official Sports | Invitational Sports | Medal Events | Nations | Date | Athletes | Officials | Top nation | Top medalist | 1981 | 1985 | 1989 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 | 2013 | 2017 | 2022 | 2025 | 2029 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | , Santa Clara | Kim Un-yong | 15 | title=The World Games 1981, Santa Clara (USA) summary IWGA |url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Santa-Clara-USA-1981-5/summary |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=TheWorldGames.org}} | 104 | 58 | 25 July – 2 August 1981 | nowrap| 1,400 (est) or 1,546 | 293 | nowrap| | nowrap| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | , London | Charles Palmer | 20 | 1 | 134 | 51 | nowrap| 25 July – 4 August 1985 | 1,410 | 333 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | , Karlsruhe | nowrap| Juan Antonio Samaranch | 18 | 2 | 103 | 50 | 20–30 July 1989 | 1,359 | 285 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | , The Hague | Kevan Gosper | 21 | 4 | 160 | 67 | 21 July – 1 August 1993 | 2,026 | 418 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | , Lahti | Juan Antonio Samaranch | 20 | 6 | 164 | 70 | 7–11 August 1997 | 2,016 | 430 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | , Akita | Toyama Atsuko | 22 | 5 | 170 | 80 | 16–26 August 2001 | 2,380 | 591 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | , Duisburg | Otto Schily | 26 | 6 | 178 | 93 | 14–24 July 2005 | 3,149 | 638 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | nowrap| , Kaohsiung | Ma Ying-jeou | 25 | 5 | 155 | 84 | 16–26 July 2009 | 2,908 | 636 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | , Cali | Angelino Garzón | 26 | 4 or 5 | 194 | 91 | 25 July – 4 August 2013 | 3,103 | 682 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | , Wrocław | Thomas Bach | 27 | 4 | 219 | 102 | 20–30 July 2017 | 3,430 | 856 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | , Birmingham | Randall Woodfin | 30 | url=https://www.theworldgames.org/files/wg2022/TWG%202022%20-%20Quantum%20Event%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf |title=Quantum Event Evaluation Report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221124404/https://www.theworldgames.org/files/wg2022/TWG%202022%20-%20Quantum%20Event%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2024 |work=The World Games 2022 |page=8 |url-status=live}} | 223 | title=Full results from the official results provider |url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Birmingham-USA-2022-13/infosystem#//swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/hide/|date=3 November 2022|access-date=3 November 2022|website=theworldgames.org|publisher=International World Games Association|archive-date=14 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714215231/https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Birmingham-USA-2022-13/infosystem#//swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/hide/|url-status=live}} | 7–17 July 2022 | 3,457 | 868 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | , Chengdu | Shen Yiqin | 35 | | 256 | 118 | 7–17 August 2025 | 3,693 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | , Karlsruhe | | | | | | 19–29 July 2029 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Sports

Official sports

For The World Games in 2017 and before, official sports were selected solely by the IWGA. Only sports whose international federations were members of the IWGA could be selected. From 2022, the official sports are selected by both the IWGA and host city and can include some sports whose federations are not part of the IWGA.

As formalised in the memorandum of understanding, "only events that are not on the programme of the Olympic Games can be included in the programme of The World Games". For example, canoe polo is a discipline at The World Games, while canoe sprint and canoe slalom are disciplines at the Olympic Games, despite all three being governed by the International Canoe Federation.

Sports that depend on the availability of snow or ice for competitions are ineligible for inclusion in The World Games.

Sports which have been contested at all editions of The World Games are finswimming, trampoline and tumbling disciplines of gymnastics, karate, powerlifting, roller sports, and tug of war.

Invitational sports

In addition to the official sports, the host city, in coordination with the IWGA, has been allowed to invite sports to participate in the individual programme. These sports optionally are permitted to include international sports federations that were not members of the IWGA. Before Birmingham 2022, these were deemed "invitational sports".

Starting in Birmingham 2022, there is no distinction between official and invitational sports. Host cities are still able to select up to five optional sports, but they are designated "official" sports, rather than invitational. In addition, the host city will be able to designate "display sports". José Perurena, IWGA President, stated, "In Birmingham, for the first time, invitational sports were no longer presented separately but were also part of the official programme." For example, the Birmingham Organising Committee selected men's lacrosse (women's being selected by the IWGA), duathlon, flag football and wushu. For the first time ever, a paralympic sport was part of the programme as a wheelchair rugby tournament was held.

Some sports or disciplines started in The World Games as invitational sports and then became official, often as their international federations became part of the IWGA. These include the lyonnaise discipline of boules sports, beach handball, sumo, and indoor tug of war.

Olympic sports

Sports or disciplines which have been part of The World Games and the Olympics include badminton, baseball and softball, karate, rugby, sport climbing, taekwondo, target archery, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics, triathlon, beach volleyball and water polo. Target archery and trampolining gymnastics are currently on the programme of both, but The World Games only holds events in divisions that are not contested in the Olympics.

Other sports presented

In addition to official and invitational sports, other sports have been presented during The World Games, including through "The World Games Garden". Among such sports are: Rhönrad (wheel gymnastics), Karlsruhe-based ring tennis, skateboarding, baton twirling and others.

Table of sports

Main article: World Games sports

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SportCurrent?OfficialInvitationalOlympicAikidoAir sportsAmerican footballArcheryBadmintonBaseball – SoftballBilliards sportsBoomerangBoules sportsBowlingCanoeCastingCheerleadingCyclingDancesportEquestrianFistballFitness and BodybuildingFloorballFlying discGateballGymnasticsHandballHockeyJujitsuKarateKickboxingKorfballLacrosseLifesavingMilitary pentathlonMinigolfMotorcyclingMuaythaiNetballOrienteeringPesäpalloPowerboatingPowerliftingRacquetballRoller sportsRowingRugbySamboSport climbingSquashSumoTaekwondoTchoukballTriathlonTug of warUnderwater sportsVolleyballWater poloWaterski & WakeboardWeightliftingWheelchair rugbyWushu
1993–2005 (no medals awarded)
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Flag football (women): 2025{{flatlist1=Demonstration: 1932
Flag football: 2028
{{flatlist1=
1981Demonstration: 1972.
Official: 1992–
{{plainlist1=Softball: 2009–2013Baseball: 1992–2008, 2020, 2028
Softball: 1996–2008, 2020, 2028
Carom billiards, Pool, Snooker: 2001–
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Petanque: 1985–, Lyonnaise: 2001–
Raffa: 2009–2017Lyonnaise: 1997
Ten pin: 1981–2022, Nine pin: 2005Demonstration: 1988
Canoe polo: 2005–, Marathon: 2022–, Dragon boat: 2025Marathon: 2013
Dragon boat: 2005–2009
{{flatlist1=
title=The World Games 2025, Chengdu (CHN) IWGAurl=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Chengdu-CHN-2025-14access-date=21 February 2024website=TheWorldGames.orgarchive-date=29 June 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629013748/https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Chengdu-CHN-2025-14url-status=live }}
Artistic: 1989, Cycle ball: 1989
{{flatlist1=* Latin: 1997–Breaking: 2024
title=The World Games 1993, The Hague (NED) IWGAurl=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/The-Hague-NED-1993-8access-date=21 February 2024website=TheWorldGames.orgarchive-date=29 March 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329045830/https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/The-Hague-NED-1993-8url-status=live }}Vaulting: 1920
Outdoor: 1985–
Bodybuilding: 1981–2009
Indoor: 2017–Indoor: 1997
Ultimate: 2001–, Disc golf: 2001, 2025Ultimate: 1989 (demonstration)
title=The World Games 2001, Akita (JPN) summary IWGAurl=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Akita-JPN-2001-10/summaryaccess-date=21 February 2024website=TheWorldGames.orgarchive-date=29 November 2023archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129043412/https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Akita-JPN-2001-10/summaryurl-status=live }}
Trampoline: 1981–, Tumbling: 1981–, Acrobatic: 1993–, Aerobic: 1997–, Rhythmic: 2001–2022, Parkour: 2022–Trampoline: 2000–
Beach: 2013–Beach: 2001–2009
Field, indoor: 2005
Duo: 1997–, Fighting: 1997–, Ne-waza: 2013–, Duo for athletes with impairment: 2025
Kata: 1981– , Kumite: 1981–2020
K1 style: 2022–, Point Fighting: 2025K1 style: 2017
Indoor: 1985–, Beach: 2025Demonstrations: 1920, 1928
Women's: 2017, Women's Sixes: 2022–Men's Sixes: 2022Demonstrations (men's): 1928, 1932, 1948
Official: Sixes: 2028
title=The World Games 1997, Lahti (FIN) summary IWGAurl=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Lahti-FIN-1997-9/summaryaccess-date=21 February 2024website=TheWorldGames.orgarchive-date=21 February 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221082342/https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Lahti-FIN-1997-9/summaryurl-status=live }}
1989
Motocross: 1985, Speedway:
1985, 2017, Indoor trial: 2005
2017–
1985–1993
2001–
1997Demonstration: 1952
MotoSurf (biofuel/electric): 2025
Equipped: 1981–, Classic: 2025
1981–85, 1993, 2009–2013, 2022–
{{Flatlist1=Roller hockey: Demonstration: 1992
Indoor: 2017
Sevens: 2001–2013Rugby Union: 1900, 1908, 1920–1924
Sevens: 2016–
1985, 1993, 2025
2020–
1997, 2005–2028
2005–20222001
1981–1993Demonstration: 1988.
Official: 2000–
2009
1993{{plainlist1=Triathlon: 2000–
Outdoor: 1981–, Indoor: 2005–2017Indoor: 1993–20011900–1920
Finswimming: 1981– , Freediving: 2025
Beach: 1993Beach: Demonstration: 1992. Official: 1996–
group=bAn invitational sport programme did not exist for the 1981 World Games. Press coverage did not refer to water polo as an invitational sport. An agreement was reached with FINA in the lead-up to the games not to allow women's water polo athletes to march in the opening ceremony, to assuage the displeasure of the International Olympic Committee for its being included in the programme. Five days before the opening ceremony, Canada had become the newly-crowned World Cup champion in Brisbane, Australia, in a competition that included the same three teams that medaled in these Games.}}Women's: 2000–
Barefoot: 1993Demonstration: 1972
Women's: 1997Women's: 2000–
Low point: 2022
Taolu: 2025, Sanda: 2025Sanda: 2009–2013
Taolu: 2009–2013, 2022
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Medal tables

All-time nation medal table

Main article: All-time World Games medal table

Last updated after the 2022 World Games | caption = Top ten total medal ranking | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_ITA = 166 | silver_ITA = 171 | bronze_ITA = 153 | note_ITA = | gold_USA = 161 | silver_USA = 137 | bronze_USA = 115 | note_USA = | gold_GER = 162 | silver_GER = 118 | bronze_GER = 156| note_GER = | gold_RUS = 136 | silver_RUS = 110 | bronze_RUS = 72 | note_RUS = | gold_FRA = 114 | silver_FRA = 116 | bronze_FRA = 121 | gold_CHN = 78 | silver_CHN = 59 | bronze_CHN = 29 | gold_GBR = 65 | silver_GBR = 65 | bronze_GBR = 95 | note_GBR = | gold_JPN = 65 | silver_JPN = 49 | bronze_JPN = 65 | gold_UKR = 58 | silver_UKR = 59 | bronze_UKR = 54 | note_UKR = | gold_ESP = 47 | silver_ESP = 49 | bronze_ESP = 49

All-time athlete medal table

Top ten medal table for athletes

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RankAthleteNationSportYears ActiveGoldSilverBronzeTotal12345668910
Jurgen KolendaGERFinswimming1981–1985110011
Steve RajeffUSACasting1981–200584315
Serguei AkhapovRUSFinswimming1989–200584113
Bart SwingsBELSpeed skating2013–202282212
Danny WieckGERLife saving2013–20226129
Magali RousseauFRALife saving2013–20226118
Patrice MartinFRAWaterski1981–20016118
Anna PoliakovaRUSSumo2009–20176006
Marcello SaporitiITALife saving1989–19935229
Vasilisa KravchukRUSFinswimming2005–20135218
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