World Games sports

The World Games sports comprise all the sports contested in the World Games.^[1]

Sports

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

Gymnastics   Roller sports   Included in the Olympic program   As Invitational sport Official sports Sport (Discipline) Body 81 85 89 93 97 01 05 09 13 Acrobatic gymnastics FIG 15 15 5 5 5 5 Aerobic gymnastics 4 4 5 5 7 Rhythmic gymnastics 4 4 4 3 Trampoline and Tumbling 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 •   Artistic roller skating FIRS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Inline hockey 1 1 1 Roller hockey 1 1 1 1 1 Roller speed skating 6 12 10 10 10 10 12 10 10   Air sports FAI 5 4 5 5 3 Archery WA 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 Beach handball IHF 2 2 2 2 Billiards WCBS 4 4 4 4 Bodybuilding IFBB 6 6 6 7 9 7 7 7 Boules sports CMSB 1 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 Bowling WB[s 1] 3 5 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 Canoe polo ICF 2 2 2 Dancesport WDSF 2 2 3 3 3 Finswimming CMAS 12 17 14 14 16 10 10 10 10 Fistball IFA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Flying disc WFDF • 3 1 1 1 Ju-jitsu JJIF 10 9 10 10 13 Karate WKF 9 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 Korfball IKF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lifesaving ILS 10 14 16 16 26 26 26 16 Muay Thai IFMA Orienteering IOF 3 3 5 5 Powerlifting IPF 9 3 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 Racquetball IRF 4 2 2 2 2 Rugby sevens WR[s 2] 1 1 1 1 Softball WBSC[s 3] 2 1 1996-2008 1 1 Sport climbing IFSC 4 4 4 Squash WSF 2 2 2 2 Sumo IFS 5 8 8 8 Tug of war TWIF 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 Waterskiing IWWF 8 6 6 6 12 12 8 6 8 Previous official sports Badminton BWF 5 since 1992 Baseball WBSC[s 3] 1 1992-2008 Casting ICSF 11 12 13 12 6 6 Indoor cycling UCI 5 Netball INF 1 1 1 Sambo FIAS 17 9 Taekwondo WTF 10 8 12 12 since 2000 Triathlon ITU • 2 since 2000 Weightlifting (women) IWF 9 since 2000   Invitational sports   Water polo (women) FINA 1 since 2000 Motocross FIM • Speedway • Aikido IAF • • • • • Bahn golf • Boomerang • Baton twirling • Boule Lyonnaise[2] CMSB 2 Floorball IFF 1 Military pentathlon CISM 2 Pesäpallo 1 Tug of war (women) 2 1 Gateball WGU 1 American football IFAF 1 Indoor hockey FIH 2 Indoor trial FIM 1 Dragon boat ICF 4 4 Tchoukball FITB 2 Wushu IWUF 13 16 Canoe marathon ICF 6 Duathlon ITU 2 Roller speed skating (road) FIRS 8   Titles 102 125 103 126 165 142 170 165   Official sports 15 20 19 21 23 27 31 31 32 Invitational sports 1 4 5 3 6 5 6 5 5

1. The world governing body for nine-pin and ten-pin bowling changed its name from Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs to World Bowling in 2014.
2. During the period in which rugby sevens was contested at the World Games, the world governing body was known as the International Rugby Board. The current name of World Rugby was adopted in 2014.
3. The World Baseball Softball Confederation, which currently governs both baseball and softball, was created by a 2013 merger of two former governing bodies—the International Baseball Federation and the International Softball Federation.

Sports at The World Games 2013

The official sports of The World Games 2013 are of these six categories.^[3]

Artistic & Dance Sports

• Acrobatic Gymnastics
• Aerobic Gymnastics
• Artistic Roller Skating
• DanceSport (Latin, Salsa, Standard)
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Trampoline (Synchronized, Double mini-trampoline)
• Tumbling

Ball Sports

• Beach Handball^[4]
• Canoe Polo
• Fistball
• Korfball
• Racquetball
• Rugby Sevens
• Squash

Martial Arts

• Ju-Jitsu (Duo, Fighting, Ne-Waza)
• Karate (Kata, Kumite)
• Sumo

Precision Sports

• Archery (Field, Target)
• Billiards (Carom, Pool, Snooker)
• Boules Sports (Boule lyonnaise, Pétanque, Raffa)
• Bowling (Ten-pin bowling)

Strength Sports

• Powerlifting
• Tug of War (Men Outdoor, Women Indoor)

Trend Sports

• Air Sports (Parachuting, Paragliding)
• Finswimming
• Flying Disc (Ultimate)
• Inline Hockey
• Lifesaving (Pool)
• Orienteering
• Roller Speed Skating (Track)
• Sport Climbing
• Water Ski & Wakeboard

Invitational Sports

• Canoe Marathon
• Duathlon
• Roller Speed Skating (Road)
• Softball
• Wushu (Sanda, Talou)

Sports at The World Games 2017

The official sports/disciplines of the World Games 2017 are of these six categories.^[5]

Artistic & Dance Sports

• Acrobatic Gymnastics
• Aerobic Gymnastics
• Artistic Roller Skating
• DanceSport (Latin, Salsa, Standard)
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Trampoline (Synchronized, Double mini-trampoline)
• Tumbling

Ball Sports

• Beach Handball^[4]
• Canoe Polo
• Fistball
• Korfball
• Floorball
• Lacrosse
• Squash

Martial Arts

• Ju-Jitsu (Duo, Fighting, Ne-Waza)
• Karate (Kata, Kumite)
• Sumo
• Muay Thai

Precision Sports

• Archery (Field, Target)
• Billiards (Carom, Pool, Snooker)
• Boules Sports (Boule lyonnaise, Pétanque, Raffa)
• Bowling (Ten-pin bowling)

Strength Sports

• Powerlifting
• Tug of War (Men Outdoor, Women Indoor)

Trend Sports

• Air Sports (Parachuting, Glider Acrobatics, Paramotoring)
• Finswimming
• Flying Disc (Ultimate)
• Inline Hockey
• Lifesaving (Pool)
• Orienteering
• Roller Speed Skating (Track)
• Sport Climbing
• Water Ski & Wakeboard

Invitational Sports

• American Football
• Indoor Rowing
• Kickboxing
• Speedway

Past TWG sports and disciplines

• Bodybuilding (Bodybuilding, Fitness) – Last contested in 2009^[6]
• Dancesport (Rock'n'Roll) – Last contested in 2009
• Bowling (Nine-pin bowling) – Contested only in 2005
• Casting – Last contested in 2005
• Lifesaving (Beach) – Last contested in 2005
• Flying Disc (Disc golf) – Last contested in 2001
• Netball – Last contested in 1993
• Sambo – Last contested in 1993
• Indoor Cycling (Artistic cycling, Cycle ball) – Last contested in 1989
• Cable Wakeboard

The following sports were part of past editions of the World Games, but have since been adopted by the Olympics as official events.

• Badminton – became an Olympic sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Baseball – was an Olympic sport from 1992 to 2008; will return to the Olympics in 2020, though its status for subsequent Olympics is unknown at present
• Rugby sevens – became an Olympic sport at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Taekwondo – became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Trampoline – certain individual events were introduced at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Triathlon – became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Weightlifting (women) - became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics. (Men never competed in weightlifting in The World Games because it has been in all Summer Olympics since 1920.)

References

1. "World Games". sports123.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
2. From 2001 is official as part of Boules Sports program.
3. "TWG2013 Documents". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
4. First time official sport.
5. "TWG2017 Documents". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
6. After violations against the Anti-Doping Rules at the 2009 World Games, IWGA decided to suspend the sport from participating in the 2013 World Games in Cali. "IWGA - Body Building". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

External links

• The Sports of the World Games at International World Games Association web site