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.^[1] They are governed by the International World Games Association.

A bowling sculpture made for the 2017 World Games

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

Main article: World Games sports

42 sports are part of The World Games. There are many disciplines for some sports.^[2] Not all of the sports are played at every World Games event.^[1]

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