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The second World Games
World Games
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...

were held in 1985 in London

London

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, the capital city

Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....

of England

England

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. Three venues were used, the main one being Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

- United Kingdom :* The Crystal Palace, an 1851 building in south London destroyed by fire in 1936** The Great Exhibition, the event the building was built for, sometimes also known as Crystal Palace...

. Sports included Taekwondo, Karate, Sambo, Powerlifting, Flipper/Snorkel swimming, roller skate sports, casting, korfball, waterskiing and netball. The netball results reversed the results of the recent world cup, with New Zealand winning gold to Australia's silver. Similarly, 3rd and 4th places were reversed, Jamaica winning bronze against Britain.
The ground team at Crystal Palace was headed by football legend Roy Dwight

Roy Dwight

Royston Edward Dwight was an English footballer.When he was eight, Roy’s mother died in childbirth, while giving birth to his sister Susan, and following his father’s death, he moved in with his grandparents....

with assistance from Tosh Chamberlain

Tosh Chamberlain

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Medal Table

The following were the medal tally during the 2nd World Games

World Games

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...

, Italy

Italy

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is the over-all champion of this edition.

1	26	29	22	77
2	18	14	14	46
3	13	11	15	39
4	12	8	5	25
5	9	18	14	31
6	7	5	9	21
7	7	0	1	8
8	4	5	5	14
9	4	1	2	7
10	3	1	3	7
11	2	6	8	16
12	2	0	0	2
13	1	5	5	11
14	1	3	4	8
15	1	3	3	7
16	1	2	3	6
17	1	1	0	2
	1	1	0	2
19	1	0	0	1
20	0	4	4	8
21	0	3	1	4
22	0	2	2	4
23	0	2	1	3
24	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

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1	26	29	22	77
2	18	14	14	46
3	13	11	15	39
4	12	8	5	25
5	9	18	14	31
6	7	5	9	21
7	7	0	1	8
8	4	5	5	14
9	4	1	2	7
10	3	1	3	7
11	2	6	8	16
12	2	0	0	2
13	1	5	5	11
14	1	3	4	8
15	1	3	3	7
16	1	2	3	6
17	1	1	0	2
	1	1	0	2
19	1	0	0	1
20	0	4	4	8
21	0	3	1	4
22	0	2	2	4
23	0	2	1	3
24	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

1	26	29	22	77
2	18	14	14	46
3	13	11	15	39
4	12	8	5	25
5	9	18	14	31
6	7	5	9	21
7	7	0	1	8
8	4	5	5	14
9	4	1	2	7
10	3	1	3	7
11	2	6	8	16
12	2	0	0	2
13	1	5	5	11
14	1	3	4	8
15	1	3	3	7
16	1	2	3	6
17	1	1	0	2
	1	1	0	2
19	1	0	0	1
20	0	4	4	8
21	0	3	1	4
22	0	2	2	4
23	0	2	1	3
24	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

1	26	29	22	77
2	18	14	14	46
3	13	11	15	39
4	12	8	5	25
5	9	18	14	31
6	7	5	9	21
7	7	0	1	8
8	4	5	5	14
9	4	1	2	7
10	3	1	3	7
11	2	6	8	16
12	2	0	0	2
13	1	5	5	11
14	1	3	4	8
15	1	3	3	7
16	1	2	3	6
17	1	1	0	2
	1	1	0	2
19	1	0	0	1
20	0	4	4	8
21	0	3	1	4
22	0	2	2	4
23	0	2	1	3
24	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1