World Games

The World Games are an international multi-sport event. The sports played at The World Games are sports which are not played in the Olympic Games. They are governed by the International World Games Association.

The first World Games were held in 1981 in Santa Clara, California. Since then, they are held every four years, the year after the Summer Olympics.

 Official sports and disciplines 

42 sports are part of The World Games. There are many disciplines for some sports. Not all of the sports are played at every World Games event.

 Aikido
 Airsport
 Aerobatics
 Drone racing
 Parachuting
 Paragliding
 Paramotoring
 Skydiving
 Archery
 Field archery
 Target archery
 Baseball
 Billiards sports
 Carom billiards
 Pool
 Snooker
 Bodybuilding
 Boules
 Boules lyonnaise
 Petanque
 Raffa
 Bowling
 Nine-pin bowling
 Ten-pin bowling
 Canoe
 Canoe marathon
 Canoe polo
 Casting
 Fly
 Multiplier
 Spinning
 DanceSport
 Breaking
 Latin dance
 Rock'n'roll dance
 Salsa
 Standard dance Field hockey
 Indoor field hockey
 Fistball
 Floorball
 Flying disc
 Disc golf
 Ultimate
 Gymnastics
 Individual rhythmic gymnastics
 Sports acrobatics
 Sport aerobics
 Synchronized trampoline
 Tumbling
 Handball
 Beach handball
 Ju-Jitsu
 Duo
 Fighting
 Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-Waza)
 National Competition
 Karate
 Kata karate
 Kumite karate
 Kickboxing
 Korfball
 Lacrosse
 Lifesaving
 Beach
 Combined
 Pool
 Muay thai
 Mountaineering
 Netball
 Orienteering Powerlifting
 Bench press
 Deadlift
 Squat
 Racquetball
 Roller sports
 Artistic roller skating
 Inline hockey
 Inline speed skating
 Rink hockey
 Rugby union
 Rugby Sevens
 Softball
 Sport climbing
 Boulder
 Lead
 Speed
 Squash
 Sumo
 Surfing
 Tug of war
 Indoor
 Outdoor
 Underwater sports
 Finswimming
 Wakeboarding
 Water skiing
 Barefoot skiing
 Wushu
 Taolu

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