World Games 2005

VII World Games
Host city	Duisburg, Germany
Nations participating	93
Athletes participating	appr. 3200
Events	34 (Invitational: 6 sports)
Opening ceremony	14 July
Closing ceremony	24 July
Officially opened by	Otto Schily
Main Stadium	MSV-Arena

The World Games of 2005 took place in Duisburg, Germany from 14 July 2005 until 24th July 2005. More than 3000 athletes competed in 39 non-Olympic sports:

Sports

Official sports

Air sports Parachuting Archery Field archery Billiards Carom Pool Snooker Bodybuilding Boules Petanque Boules Lyonnaise Bowling nine-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling Canoe Canoe polo Casting DanceSport Fistball Flying disc Ultimate

Gymnastics Individual rhythmic gymnastics Sports acrobatics Sports aerobics Tumbling/Synchronized Trampolining Ju-jitsu Karate Korfball Lifesaving Beach Pool Mountaineering Competitive climbing Orienteering (Orienteering at the World Games) Powerlifting Roller sports Artistic roller skating Inline speed skating Inline hockey Rugby Rugby Sevens Squash Sumo

Swimming Fin swimming Tug of war Men's outdoor Women's indoor Water skiing Barefoot skiing Trick water skiing Wakeboarding Cable wakeboarding

Cup Final Rugby Teams After Fiji's Gold Medal Win

Invitational sports

• Aikido (No competitions were held. There was just a demonstration of the sport.)
• American football
• Dragon boat race
• Beach team handball
• Indoor hockey
• Indoor trial

A Happy Crowd Of Sportspeople At The Closing Ceremony...

World Games sports not included in 2005

• Disc golf
• Surfing

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	27	19	11	57
2	Germany	23	20	23	66
3	Italy	13	12	16	41
4	France	12	12	11	35
5	Australia	9	10	5	24
6	Spain	8	7	5	20
7	Netherlands	7	11	5	23
8	United States	7	7	9	23
9	Ukraine	7	6	8	21
10	Denmark	5	1	0	6

External links

• Web Site of the 2005 World Games
• Russian web site on the 2005 World Games