Sports of the World Games
Here is a list of sports which were part of the World Games in 2022. The next World Games will be held in Chengdu China in 2025. There are official and invitational sports that can be included on the sports program.
For 2022, there were 30 official sports on the program (including 54 disciplines, 207 events), and five invitational sports. Sports making their official debut were drone racing, canoe marathon, breaking, women's fistball, kickboxing, and parkour. Softball and racquetball returned to the official World Games program. The five invitational sports were wheelchair rugby, duathlon, men's lacrosse, wushu and flag football.
List of Sports (2022)
- Acrobatic gymnastics
- Aerobic gymnastics
- Air sports (canopy piloting & drone racing)
- Archery
- Artistic roller skating
- Beach handball
- Boules sports (Lyonnaise & Pétanque)
- Bowling
- Canoe polo
- Canoe marathon
- Cue sports (Three-cushion billiards, Nine-ball & Snooker)
- Dancesport (Standard, Latin, Rock'n'Roll, Breakdance)
- Duathlon
- Finswimming
- Fistball
- Flag football
- Floorball
- Flying disc
- Inline hockey
- Ju-jitsu
- Karate
- Kickboxing
- Korfball
- Lacrosse (six-a-side format)
- Lifesaving
- Muay Thai
- Orienteering
- Parkour
- Powerlifting
- Racquetball
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Road speed skating
- Softball
- Sport climbing
- Squash
- Sumo
- Track speed skating
- Trampoline gymnastics
- Tug of war
- Water skiing
- Wheelchair rugby
Past Sports
Some of these sports are no longer part of the World Games program as they have been included into the Olympic Games.
- Aikido (non-competitive sport)
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Beach soccer (invitational sport)
- Billiards
- Bodybuilding
- Casting
- Disc golf
- Futsal (invitational sport)
- Indoor cycling
- Indoor field hockey
- Netball
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Roller hockey
- Rugby sevens
- Sambo
- Surfing
- Taekwondo
- Tchoukball
- Triathlon
- Tumbling
- Ultimate
- Wakeboarding
- Weightlifting
- Wushu (invitational sport)
Number of official and Invitational Sports
| Year | Location | Official Sports | Invitational Sports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chengdu, China | ||
| 2022 | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | 30 | 5 |
| 2017 | Wroclaw, Poland | 27 | 4 |
| 2013 | Cali, Colombia | 32 | 5 |
| 2009 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 31 | 5 |
| 2005 | Duisburg, Germany | 31 | 6 |
| 2001 | Akita, Japan | 27 | 5 |
| 1997 | Lahti, Finland | 23 | 6 |
| 1993 | The Hague, Netherlands | 21 | 3 |
| 1989 | Karlsruhe, West Germany | 19 | 5 |
| 1985 | London, United Kingdom | 20 | 4 |
| 1981 | Santa Clara, California, USA | 14 | 2 |
Related Pages
- About the World Games and other International Multi-Events
- Multi-Sport Events (Games) Calendar
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