List of multi-sport events - wikipedia List of multi-sport events An athletics event in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Olympic Games, part of the Olympic movement, was the first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance. A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from ( mostly ) nation - states. Events are typically held over a few days to accommodate the large number of events held, often more than those in single - sport competitions. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games. Some of the most recognised sporting events in the world today are multi-sport events -- the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games, the Pan American Games and the Mediterranean Games -- among others. This article lists all major multi-sport events, whether defunct or functioning, in the modern day. A full listing of all major multi-sport events is provided in the table below. Transnational multi-sport events are often organised across concords of cultural elements between nations. These include language, such as the Francophone Games for French - speaking nations ; ethnic, such as the Maccabiah Games for Jewish athletes ; political, such as the Spartakiad used to oppose the Olympics ; occupation, such as the Universiade for university students ; and gender, such as World Outgames for the gay community. Participation is also delineated across other lines including region, religion, age, and season ( winter instead of summer ). A number of multi-sport events are held within nations, where athletes representing various intra-national states or districts compete against each other ; these include the Thailand National Games and the National Games of China. These differences in intended audiences are highlighted in the table. Contents 1 Historical 2 Scope 3 List of major multi-sport events 3.1 Component games 3.1. 1 National Congress of State Games 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Historical Further information : History of sport Prior to the modern day, there were instances of multi-sport events held centuries or millennia in the past. The Tailteann Games, held near modern Telltown in Ireland, was one of the first multi-sport festivals to be recorded, with a history that traces back to 1829 BC. There were several other games held in Europe in the classical era. the Panhellenic Games encompassed the Ancient Olympic Games, which was the precursor to the modern Olympic Games ; the Pythian Games ; the Nemean Games ; and the Isthmian Games. The Roman Games, held in ancient Rome, focused on Greek sports as well as the Etruscan sport of gladiatorial combat. Other multi-sport festivals emerged in the Middle Ages in Europe, including the Cotswold Olimpick Games in England, the Highland games in Scotland still in existence today, and the Olympiade de la République in France in the 19th century. As these multi-sport events or festivals occurred pre-20th century, when the rules for today 's modern sports were largely different or yet to be established, these are not included in the table. The events noted in this section documents all known historical multi-sport events. Scope Multi-sport events can be classified by scope. Some cater to international audiences ; some to regional audiences ; and some are held within nations. These differences are presented in the table as well, in addition to other divisions such as ethnicity and historical origins as described earlier. Only a few modern multi-sport events cater to international audiences without cultural or political boundaries. The most famous of these is the Olympic Games. The others are namely the World Games, established to host sports not within the Olympic scope ; the World Mind Sports Games, which hosts competitions in mind sports which are not found in either of the two abovementioned events ; the X Games and the Winter X Games, organised for extreme action sports ; the World Combat Games, for martial arts and combat sports ; and the now - cancelled Goodwill Games. Similarly, there are also regional multi-sport events held that purely cater to regional audiences regardless of cultural and / or political elements. These are often grouped by continent and sub-continental regions. The Asian Games are held for athletes in Asia ; the Central Asian Games, the East Asian Games, the South Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games cater to Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia respectively, which are all regions of the Asian continent. In the Americas, the largest multi-sport event that fits the description is the Pan American Games. The other multi-sport events in the continent are the South American Games, the Central American Games, the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Central American Games. List of major multi-sport events The criteria in listing a multi-sport event is as follows : The event should have received significant media coverage where it is covered ; national, regional, or international. At the same time, organisation of the event is taken charge by a formal body, with at least one sport in the event sanctioned by an international sports federation that is recognised by the International Olympic Committee or the General Association of International Sports Federations ( GAISF ). This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Title Est. Abl. Rec. Scope Elements limiting audience Notes AAU Junior Olympic Games 1967 - National Age Afro - Asian Games 2003 2003 - Regional ALBA Games 2005 - Regional Colonial ties African Games 1965 - Regional African Youth Games - Regional Age Arafura Games 1991 - International Arctic Winter Games 1970 - Regional Sport type Arnold Sports Festival 1984 - International Over 18,000 Athletes compete in more than 40 different sports. ASEAN ParaGames 2001 - Regional Disabled Asian Beach Games 2008 - Regional Sport type Asian Games 1951 - Regional Asian Indoor Games 2005 2009 Regional Sport type Asian Indoor - Martial Arts Games 2013 - Regional Sport type Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 2009 Regional Sport type Asian Para Games - Regional Disabled Asian Winter Games 1986 - Regional Asian Youth Games 2009 - Regional Age Asian Youth Para Games 2009 - Regional Disabled, age Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games 2012 - Regional Occupation Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2007 Regional Age Balkan Games 1929 Regional Black Sea Games 2007 - Regional Involving nations bordering the Black Sea. Bolivarian Games 1938 Regional Colonial ties Canada Games 1967 - National Includes winter edition. CANUSA Games 1958 Regional Age Central African Games 1976 Regional Central American and Caribbean Games 1926 - Regional Central American Games 1973 - Regional Central Asian Games 1995 Regional Children of Asia International Sports Games Regional Age Launched in 1996 ; devoted to the 100th anniversary of the Olympic movement. Chungcheongbuk - do Junior Sports Festival 1972 - Provinces Chungcheongbuk - do Sports Festival 1962 - Provinces Chungcheongnam - do Sports Festival 1949 - Provinces Commonwealth Games 1930 International Colonial ties, language Involving nations in the Commonwealth of Nations. Includes winter edition. Commonwealth Youth Games 2000 - International Colonial ties, language, age CPISRA World Games 1989 - International Disabled CPLP Games 1990 - International Age, language Deaflympics 1924 - International Disabled Longest running multi-sport event excluding the Olympic Games. Includes winter edition. Défi sportif 1984 International Disabled East Asian Games 1993 2013 Regional Organised by the East Asian Games Association ( EAGA ) for East Asian nations as well as the Pacific island of Guam ( Oceania ). EuroGames 1992 - Regional Sexual orientation European Games 2015 - Regional Newest multi-sport event. European Masters Games 2008 - Regional European Youth Olympic Festival 1991 - Regional Age Includes winter edition. Extremity Games 2006 - International Disabled Far Eastern Championship Games 1913 1938 Regional FESPIC Games 2006 Regional FESPIC Youth Games 2003 2003 - Regional Age Friendship Games 1984 1984 - International Games of the New Emerging Forces ( GANEFO ) 1963 1966 International Set up by Indonesia in late 1962 as a counter to the Olympic Games, with participation meant for so - called `` emerging nations ''. Games of the Small States of Europe 1985 - Regional Population size Gangwon - do Sports Festival 1966 - Provinces Gay Games 1982 - International Sexual orientation Organized by and specifically for the LGBT community, although people of every sexual orientation and every skill level can participate. Goodwill Games 1986 2001 International Created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games in the 1980s ; last held in 2001. Included winter edition. Gyeonggi - do Sports Festival 1955 - Provinces Gyeongsangbuk - do Junior Sports Festival - Provinces Gyeongsangbuk - do Sports Festival 1963 - Provinces Gyeongsangbuk - do Students Sports Festival 2008 Provinces Gyeongsangnam - do Sports Festival 1962 - Provinces Gymnasiade - International Age Indian Ocean Island Games 1979 - Regional Religion Inter-Allied Games 1919 1919 - Regional Religion Invictus Games 2014 - International Occupation Military wounded. Originated in the United Kingdom and held internationally Islamic Solidarity Games 2005 - Regional Religion Involves member - states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Island Games 1985 - Regional IWAS World Games 1948 - International Disabled Jeollabuk - do Sports Festival 1964 - Provinces Jeollanam - do Sports Festival 1962 - Provinces Jeux de la Francophonie 1989 - International Kingdom Games 1995 - National Korean National Junior Sports Festival 1972 - National Korean National Para Games 1981 - National Korean National Sports Festival 1934 - National Korean National Winter Para Games - National Korean National Winter Sports Festival 1934 - National Korean National Youth Para Games 2008 - National Disabled, age Lakota Nation Invitational 1976 - - National Liberty Bell Classic 1980 1980 - International Lithuanian National Olympics 1938 2006 International First games held in 1938, but 2nd games did not held until 1998. Lusophony Games 2006 - International Colonial ties, language Maccabiah Games 1932 - International Mediterranean Games 1951 - Regional Micronesian Games 1969 - Regional Military World Games 1995 - International Occupation Military personnel Mind Sports Olympiad 1997 - International Reduced in size after 2000. National Games of the People 's Republic of China 1910 - National Nitro World Games 2016 - - International Sport type Nordic Games 1901 1926 Regional North American Indigenous Games 1990 - Regional Olympic Games 1896 - International Pacific Games 1963 Regional Pacific Mini Games 1981 - Regional Palarong Pambansa 1948 - National Age Sport Events held annually for the elementary and high school students in the Philippines Pan American Games 1951 - Regional Pan American Sports Festival 2014 - Regional Pan Arab Games 1953 - Regional Pan-Armenian Games 1999 - International Paralympic Games 1960 - International Disabled Parapan American Games 1999 - Regional Disabled People 's Olympiad 1936 1936 - International South American Games 1978 - Regional South Asian Games 1984 - Regional South Pacific Games 1963 2007 Regional Pacific Pacific Mini Games 1981 2005 Regional SELL Student Games 1923 - International Age Southeast Asian Games 1959 - Regional Spartakiad 1928 International Special Olympics 1968 - International Disabled State Games of America ( National Congress of State Games component games listed below ) - - National TAFISA World Sport for All Games 1992 - International Sport type Also called the World Traditional Sports and Games Festival. The 6th edition in Jakarta will involve over 100 countries. Tailteann Games 1924 1936 International Ethnicity A revival of the ancient Tailteann Games of Gaelic Ireland Universiade 1959 - International Age Warrior Games - International Occupation Military wounded. Held in the United States and open to U.S. and British armed forces personnel West Asian Games 1997 - Regional Women 's Islamic Games 1993 - Regional Religion, sex World Festival of Youth and Students 1947 - International Age World Lithuanians Games 1978 - International Started in 1978 in Canada, since 1991 usually held in Lithuania ( Athletes from Lithuania itself debuted only in 3rd Games in 1988 ). World Games 1981 - International World Interuniversity Games 1999 - International Age World Masters Games - International World Mind Sports Games 2008 - International World OutGames 2006 - International Sexual orientation World Police and Fire Games 1985 - International Occupation World Wheelchair and Amputee Games 1948 - International Disabled X Games 1995 - National Sport type Winter X Games Youth Olympic Games - International Age Legend 1. Established -- Year in which first edition was held 2. Abolished -- Year in which last edition was held 3. Recurrence ( in years ) 4. Cultural and / or political elements that limit audiences as intended ( e.g. ethnicity, religion, gender, occupation ) Component games National Congress of State Games Alabama : Alabama Sports Festival Arizona : Grand Canyon State Games California : California State Games Colorado : Rocky Mountain State Games Connecticut : Nutmeg State Games Florida : Sunshine State Games Georgia : Georgia Games Hawaii : Aloha State Games Idaho : Winter Games of Idaho, Summer Games of Idaho Illinois : Prairie State Games Indiana : State Games of Indiana Iowa : Iowa Games Kansas : Sunflower State Games Kentucky : Bluegrass State Games Maine : Maine Games Massachusetts : Bay State Games Minnesota : Star of the North Games Mississippi : State Games of Mississippi Missouri : Show - Me State Games Montana : Big Sky State Games Nebraska : Cornhusker State Games New Hampshire : New Hampshire Amateur State Games New Jersey : Garden State Games New Mexico : New Mexico Games New York : Empire State Games North Carolina : State Games of North Carolina North Dakota : Prairie Rose State Games Oklahoma : Sooner State Games Oregon : State Games of Oregon Pennsylvania : Keystone State Games Texas : Games of Texas Utah : Utah Summer Games, Utah Winter Games Virginia : Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia Washington : Washington State Games Wisconsin : Badger State Games Wyoming : Cowboy State Games See also International athletics championships and games References Jump up ^ `` Four medals for GB in 21st Deaflympic Games ''. England Athletics. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2010. Jump up ^ `` Trabzon, Host of 2011 European Olympic Festival, To Be Promoted in Finland ''. Journal of Turkish Weekly. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2010. Jump up ^ http://lsfs.lt/dokumentai/dokumentai/PLSZ/PLSZ_info_statistika.pdf Jump up ^ The South Bank Brain Show, The Independent, 21 June 1997, William Hartson Jump up ^ The 6th TAFISA World Sport for All Games 2016 Jump up ^ Klaipėdoje vyksta IX Pasaulio lietuvių sporto žaidynės External links International Olympic Committee -- Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie -- Francophone Games Olympic Council of Asia -- Asian Games, Asian Youth Games, Asian Beach Games, Asian Indoor - Martial Arts Games Commonwealth Games Federation -- Commonwealth Games International Committee of Mediterranean Games -- Mediterranean Games International University Sports Federation -- Universiade International Island Games Association -- Island Games World Transplant Games -- Transplant Games Multi-sport events Global Olympics Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games Disabled sports Deaflympics Défi sportif Invictus Games CPISRA World Games INAS Global Games IBSA World Games IWAS World Games World Dwarf Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter Special Olympics Summer Winter World Transplant Games Professions Lumberjack World Championship World Air Games World Martial Arts Games World Military Games World Police and Fire Games World Firefighters Games World Roller Games European Championship in Forestry Skills Southern Forestry Conclave Stihl Timbersports Series World Logging Championship Youth and students Gymnasiade International Children 's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games Commonwealth Youth Games Other types Arafura Games CSIT World Sports Games Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad World Mind Sports Games SportAccord World Mind Games TAFISA World Games World Combat Games World Games World Masters Games X Games World Beach Games Intercommunity Commonwealth Games CPLP Games Croatian World Games Gay Games Invictus Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games Transplant Games World Eskimo Indian Olympics World Indigenous Games World Nomad Games World Outgames Regional Africa African Youth Games African Games All - Africa University Games Americas Pan American Pan American Games Parapan American Games Central American and Caribbean Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Latin American ALBA Games Bolivarian Games North American CANUSA Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames South American South American Games South American Beach Games South American Youth Games Asia Pan Asian Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Para Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Southeast Asian Southeast Asian Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN Para Games Central Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games Europe Black Sea Games European Games European Masters Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe Jeux des îles EuroGames Oceania Australian Youth Olympic Festival Micronesian Games Pacific Games Intercontinental Arctic Winter Games Asia Pacific Deaf Games Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games National Africa South African Games Americas Canada British Columbia Quebec Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors Warrior Games NCSG, United States Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota Lakota Nation Texas Wisconsin Asia Bangladesh China All - China Games National Games National Peasants ' Games National Youth Games India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Para Mongolia Pakistan Philippines National Games Batang Pinoy Palaro Singapore South Korea Summer Winter Thailand youth Vietnam Europe Netherlands Poland ( youth ) All - Union Spartakiad Spartakiad of Albania Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR youth Historical Pre-Modern Olympics ( in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD ) Tailteann Games ( ancient ) Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Isthmian Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games Zappas Olympics Alternatives to the Modern Olympics Aryan Games Friendship Games Goodwill Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People 's Olympiad Workers ' Olympiads Defunct regional or community events Afro - Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Martial Arts Games Central African Games East Asian Games Far Eastern Championship Games FESPIC Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Nordic Games Pacific Ocean Games Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR Tailteann Games ( modern ) Women 's Islamic Games World Youth Games Winter games International Olympics Paralympics Winter Universiade Commonwealth World Scout Arctic Winter Games Kennedy Memorial New Zealand Winter Games Regional National Winter Games of China Asian Winter Games European Youth Olympic Festival Winter X Games Europe Defunct Sub-national 51 component games in 36 U.S. states List WikiProject Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_multi-sport_events&oldid=810490921 '' Categories : Multi-sport events - 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