World Games 2001
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| Host city |
Akita,  Japan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nations participating | 92 | ||
| Athletes participating | 3,200 | ||
| Events | 169 in 31 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | August 16 | ||
| Closing ceremony | August 26 | ||
| Officially opened by | Atsuko Toyama | ||
| Athlete's Oath | Doumu Narita and Mero Narita | ||
| Main venue | Akita Yabase Athletics Stadium | ||
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The sixth World Games were held in 2001 in Akita, Japan.
Titles
161 titles (invitational sports not including) were awarded in 27 official sports.[1] Were 5 invitational sports in this edition.[2]
As Invitational sport
| Sport | Titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Air sports (Parachuting) | 4 | |
| Billiards | 4 | |
| Bodybuilding | 7 | |
| Boules sports | 4 | |
| Bowling (Ten Pin) | 3 | |
| Casting | 6 | |
| DanceSport | 2 | |
| Field archery | 6 | |
| Finswimming | 10 | |
| Fistball | 1 | |
| Flying disc | 3 | |
| Acrobatic gymnastics | 5 | |
| Aerobics gymnastics | 4 | |
| Rhythmic gymnastics | 4 | |
| Trampoline & Tumbling | 6 | [3] |
| Ju-Jitsu | 10 | |
| Karate | 12 | |
| Korfball | 1 | |
| Lifesaving | 14 | |
| Orienteering | 3 | |
| Powerlifting | 6 | |
| Artistic roller skating | 4 | [4] |
| Inline speed skating | 10 | [4] |
| Roller hockey | 1 | [4] |
| Rugby sevens | 1 | |
| Tug of war | 2 | |
| Waterski | 12 | |
| Aikido | - | |
| Beach handball | 2 | |
| Gateball | 1 | |
| Sumo | 5 | |
| Tug of war (women) | 1 | |
| Total | 155 + 9 |
Medal count
 Medals statistics by nation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Official sports | Demonstration sports | ||||||
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 |  Russia | 24 | 15 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States | 14 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |  France | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Germany | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Australia | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  Italy | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Japan | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 |  Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The medal tally during the sixth World Games is as follows. Russia was the overall champion of this edition.[5]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
24 | 15 | 5 | 44 |
| 2 | United States |
14 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Germany |
10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | France |
10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Italy |
9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Australia |
9 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Japan |
9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 | Spain |
6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | United Kingdom |
5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 |  Colombia |
3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 |  China |
2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 14 |  South Africa |
2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 16 |  Sweden |
2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 17 |  Norway |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 |  Denmark |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  Austria |
1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 |  Slovenia |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 |  Lithuania |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Portugal |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Slovakia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 25 |  Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Greece |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Romania |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Finland |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 |  Egypt |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Fiji |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Guatemala |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 |  Brazil |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 |  New Zealand |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Venezuela |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 38 |  South Korea |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 40 |  Belarus |
0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 41 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luxembourg |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 |  Argentina |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Madagascar |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 137 | 137 | 137 | 411 | |
References
- ↑ "World Games 2001 Akita - Competition sports". worldgames-iwga.org. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "World Games 2001 Akita - Demonstration sports". worldgames-iwga.org. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Considered one official sport in every edition, therefore also in the 2001 edition despite the difference written in the official web site.
- 1 2 3 Roller sports considered different official sport in every edition, despite the difference written in the official web site, that only for 2001 edition considered one sport.
- ↑ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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