World Games sports
Appearance
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:
- ^ The world governing body for nine-pin and ten-pin bowling changed its name from Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs to World Bowling in 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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
Martial Arts
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
Martial Arts
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
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
- ^ "World Games". sports123.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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- ^ "TWG2013 Documents". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ a b First time official sport.
- ^ "TWG2017 Documents". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ 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
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