MORE THAN 50 DISCIPLINES FOR THE WORLD GAMES 2025 NOW CONFIRMED
The International World Games Association (IWGA) has earlier announced the 35 sports in the 12th edition of the multi-sport event in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China, to be held from 7th to 17th August 2025. Now, in consultation with the participating international sports federations and the host city, the IWGA has agreed on most of […]
AIMS At The 2022 World Games
Former and current members of the AIMS family once again participated at the World Games 2022. The AIMS family came and supported each other. Two former presidents namely, Professor Fumio Morooka and Mr. Aspen Lund and the current AIMS president and GAISF Vice President Mr. Stephan Fox all were present. AIMS President, Mr. Stephan Fox […]
World Games 2022 Has Begun
GREATEST ATHLETES OF ALL TIME IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
In January 2021, all The World Games fans got the opportunity to vote for The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time. Squash legend Nicol David (MAS) won the poll with 318,943 votes before 9-time Tug of War medallist from The World Games, James Kehoe (IRL), who participated in all the Games from 1981 to 2013 and won a […]
GEAR UP FOR SUCCESS!
GEAR UP FOR SUCCESS! On 1 and 2 December 2021, representatives of National Olympic Committees (NOC) and National Sports Organisations (NSO) will gather together in Birmingham, Alabama for a preparation meeting for The World Games. The focus will be on how NOCs and NSOs can best support their respective athletes at the 11th edition of The World Games. The […]
POWERLIFTING SUPERSTAR 2ND RUNNER-UP
POWERLIFTING SUPERSTAR 2ND RUNNER-UP Four-times The World Games Champion Larysa Soloviova’s sports career began at the age of six, and in all ten school years she was active in gymnastics, where she reached the level of Master of Sports in the Ukraine. However in 1995 the gymnastics club in her town was closed. “I had to think seriously […]
IWGA Interview of the Month: CEO Joachim Gossow
Busy days not only for IWGA: CEO Joachim Gossow, in the year before The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, is set to pave the way for an outstanding event. 2021 is the year before The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. You have already experienced that once in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic made the […]
THE WORLD GAMES GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME
THE WORLD GAMES GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME Special year – special vote: this year we celebrate 40 years of The World Games, and have a special vote planned for this purpose: The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time! Member federations have nominated 25 candidates for the online vote, and the list will be published […]
THE WORLD GAMES SPORTS CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS
THE WORLD GAMES SPORTS CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS Breaking, a modern DanceSport discipline with youth appeal, has been confirmed as part of the final line-up for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Breaking will join Surfing, Skateboarding and Sport Climbing, which will be in the programme for the second time after debuting at the Tokyo […]
FIVE INVITATIONAL SPORTS IN THE WORLD GAMES 2022
Duathlon, Flag Football, Lacrosse (men), Wheelchair Rugby and Wushu will feature as invitational sports in The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. They complete the sports programme along with the 30 Official Sports. This is the first time that a Wheelchair sport will appear in the programme of The World Games. The Wheelchair Rugby played in […]