The World Games 2022
Archived Event
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games.
The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA), recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The World Games are held every four years, one year after the Summer Olympic Games. The next host city will be Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The event will feature 30 official sports in 54 disciplines which will be contested at 30 venues across the Birmingham area.
This is the first time that drone racing, canoe marathon, breaking, women's fistball, kickboxing, and parkour have been included in the World Games as official sports.