World Games sports

The World Games sports comprise all the sports contested in The World Games.^[1] Starting in Birmingham 2022, there was no distinction between official and invitational sports. José Perurena, IWGA President, stated, "In Birmingham, for the first time, invitational sports were no longer presented separately but were also part of the official programme."^[2] This is now The World Games policy.

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 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022 2025 Acrobatic gymnastics FIG 15 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Aerobic gymnastics 4 4 5 5 7 5 4 4 Rhythmic gymnastics 4 4 4 3 4 4 Trampoline and Tumbling 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 Parkour 4 4   Artistic roller skating WSkate[s 1] 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Inline hockey 1 1 1 1 1 1 Roller hockey 1 1 1 1 1 Roller speed skating 8 12 10 10 10 10 12 10 18 18 18 18   Air sports FAI 5 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 Archery WA 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 Beach handball IHF 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Billiards WCBS 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Boules sports CMSB 1 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 12 4 6 Bowling WB[s 2] 3 5 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 Canoe marathon ICF 6 4 4 Canoe polo ICF 2 2 2 2 2 2 Cheerleading ICU 1 Dancesport WDSF 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 12 Dragon boat ICF 4 4 6 Duathlon ITU 2 2 Finswimming CMAS 12 17 14 14 16 10 10 10 10 14 16 16 Fistball IFA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Flag football IFAF 2 1 Floorball IFF 1 1 1 2 Flying disc WFDF •[3] 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 Freediving CMAS 9 Ju-jitsu JJIF 10 9 10 10 13 22 18 19 Karate WKF 9 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 Kickboxing WAKO 7 6 12 Korfball IKF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Lacrosse (women's) FIL 1 1 1 Lifesaving ILS 10 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Muaythai IFMA 11 12 6 Orienteering IOF 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 Pool WCBS 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Powerboating UIM 3 Powerlifting IPF 9 3 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 16 Racquetball IRF 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 Snooker WCBS 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Sambo FIAS 17 9 11 Softball WBSC[s 3] 2 1 1996-2008 1 1 1 2 Sport climbing IFSC 4 4 4 6 6 6 Squash WSF 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Sumo IFS 8 8 8 8 8 8 Tug of war TWIF 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Water skiing IWWF 8 6 6 6 12 6 8 6 8 8 8 6 Wheelchair rugby [s 4] WWR 1 1 Wushu IWUF 13 16 10 12   Previous official sports Sport (Discipline) Body 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022 2025 Badminton BWF 5 since 1992 Baseball WBSC[s 3] 1 1992-2008 2020 Beach volleyball FIVB 2 since 1996 Bodybuilding IFBB 6 6 6 7 9 7 7 7 Casting ICSF 11 12 13 12 6 6 Indoor cycling UCI 5 Netball INF 1 1 1 Rugby sevens WR[s 5] 1 1 1 1 since 2016 Taekwondo WTF 10 8 12 12 since 2000 Triathlon ITU •[3] 4 since 2000 Weightlifting (women) IWF 9 since 2000   Invitational sports Sport (Discipline) Body 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022 2025 Water polo (women)[s 6] FINA 1 since 2000 American football IFAF 1 1 Motocross FIM • Speedway • 1 Indoor motorcycle trials 1 Aikido IAF • • • • • Bahn golf WMSF • Boomerang •[3] Baton twirling •[5] Equestrian vaulting FEI • Boule Lyonnaise[s 7] CMSB 2 Military pentathlon CISM 2 Pesäpallo 1 Tug of war (women) TWIF 2 1 Gateball WGU 1 Indoor hockey FIH 2 Tchoukball FITB 2 Indoor rowing FISA 7 Lacrosse (men's) WL 1   Medal Events 104 125 112 155 165 140 169 164 199 201 223 TBC   Official sports 15 20 19 21 23 27 31 31 32 27 30 35 Invitational sports 1 4 5 3 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 N/A

Past TWG sports and disciplines

• Bodybuilding (Bodybuilding, Fitness) – Last contested in 2009 ^[6]
• Bowling (Nine-pin bowling) – Contested only in 2005 as official
• Cable wakeboard - Contested only in 2005 as official
• Casting – Last contested in 2005
• Flying Disc (Disc golf) – Contested only in 2001 as official, to be contested in 2025
• Indoor cycling (Artistic cycling, Cycle ball) – Contested only in 1989 as official
• Lifesaving (Beach) – Last contested in 2009
• Netball – Last contested in 1993
• Roller hockey (quad skate) - Last contested in 2001

Past TWG sports and disciplines added to the Olympic Games

• Badminton – became an Olympic sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Baseball and Softball – were Olympic sports from 1992 (baseball)/1996 (softball) to 2008, and returned to the Olympics in 2020 and 2028 as optional sports
• Beach volleyball - became an Olympic sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Breakdancing - will become an Olympic sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Flag football – will become an Olympic sport at the 2028 Summer Olympics
• Karate – became an Olympic sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Lacrosse sixes – will become an Olympic sport at the 2028 Summer Olympics (lacrosse was competed at the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics as field lacrosse)
• Rugby sevens – became an Olympic sport at the 2016 Summer Olympics (rugby union was competed as 15-a-side at the 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics)
• Sport climbing – became an Olympic sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Squash – will become an Olympic sport at the 2028 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
• Water polo (women) - became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men never competed in water polo in The World Games, as it has been in all Summer Olympics since 1900)
• Weightlifting (women) - became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men never competed in weightlifting in The World Games as it has been all Summer Olympics since 1920, and was also in the Summer Olympics in 1896 and 1904)

References

External links

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