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2001 World Games

Multi-sport event in Akita, Japan

Multi-sport event in Akita, Japan

FieldValue
nameWorld Games VI
VIワールドゲームズ
logoWorld_Games_2001.png
size200
host_cityAkita, Japan
nations92
athletes3,200
events140 in 27 sports
opening16 August 2001
closing26 August 2001
opened_byAtsuko Toyama
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
athlete_oathDoumu Narita and Mero Narita
stadiumAkita Yabase Athletics Stadium
previous[Lahti 1997](1997-world-games)
next[Duisburg 2005](2005-world-games)

VIワールドゲームズ Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan

The 2001 World Games (), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.

Titles

140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the following official sports. There were five invitational sports in this edition.

Sports

The 2001 World Games programme featured 27 official sports and 4 invitational sports. (Aikido was deemed a demonstration sport; no medal events were held.) The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that were contested in each sports discipline.

  • I
  • I
  • I
  • I(W)

;Notes :I: Invitational sports, selected by the host city

Participating nations

Participating National Olympic Committees

Medal count

Official sports

The results from the 2001 World Games are from the archived website of the Akita, Japan, organizing committee. The medal tally during the sixth World Games is as follows. Russia finished at the top of the final medal table.

Invitational sports

References

References

  1. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Results/".
  2. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Karate/Sparring/Open weight/Men August 18-19 / Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno Town, Japan".
  3. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Karate/Sparring/-60kg/Women/ August 18-19 / Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno Town, Japan".
  4. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Point Race/".
  5. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Surf/Rescue Bord Rescue Race".
  6. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Surf/Rescue Tube Rescue Race".
  7. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x50m Obstacle Relay".
  8. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x25m Manikin Relay".
  9. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x50m Rescue Tube Relay".
  10. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Sport Boules/Petanque/Women/Doubles/ August 17-19 / World Games Plaza, Akita City, Japan".
  11. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Water Ski/Tournament/Men/ August 23-25 / Ogata Water Ski Course, Ogata Village, Japan".
  12. (2001-08-26). "WORLD GAMES AKITA, JAPAN".
  13. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Roller Skating/Speed/Point+elimination 15,000m/Men/ August 24-26 / Akita Prefectural Skating Rink, Akita City, Japan".
  14. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Roller Skating/Speed/Elimination 20,000m/Men/ August 24-26 / Akita Prefectural Skating Rink, Akita City, Japan".
  15. "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association.
  16. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Tug of War/Men/Indoor/600kg/".
  17. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Tug of War/Men/Outdoor/680kg/".
  18. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Mixed Doubles".
  19. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Singles/Men".
  20. "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Singles/Ladies".
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