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The 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...

of 2009 took place in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, from July 16, 2009 to July 26, 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

.

Nearly 6,000 athletes, officials, coaches, referees and others from 103 countries participated in the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games, setting a record high for the multi-sport competition. The International World Games Association

International World Games Association

The International World Games Association is an international association, recognized by the IOC, that organizes every four years since 1981 the multi-sport event called the World Games.-Member federations:...

(IWGA) President Ron Froehlich praised the July 16–26 games as the "best games ever."

Emblem

The design of the emblem for the World Games 2009 is based on the first Chinese character

Chinese character

Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...

in the city’s name. The character " kao" (高) means high or superior in English. The toponym stylized as a multicolored ribbon aims to create an atmosphere of festivity and celebration. The warm colors, orange and magenta, at the top and green and blue at the bottom symbolize the sun rising over the ocean and mirror Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

well: a passionate city with plenty of sunshine – a vibrant metropolis by the sea!

Mascots

Gao Mei (高妹) and Syong Ge (雄哥) are named after the host city, Kaohsiung (according to Tongyong Pinyin

Tongyong Pinyin

Tongyong Pinyin was the official Romanization of Mandarin Chinese in the Republic of China between 2002 and 2008. The system was unofficially used between 2000 and 2002, when a new romanization system for the Republic of China was being evaluated for adoption. The ROC's Ministry of Education...

). They are intended to personify it as "a city of the sea and the sun", to emphasize "ecology and environmental protection", and to symbolize the "friendliness and hospitality" of the city's residents.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony, on July 16, was held in the Main Stadium

World Games Stadium

National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.Completed in 2009, it will be used mostly for athletics and rugby events, including hosting the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium will have a...

, and involved 4,000 performers. It was designed to provide "a platform for the world to understand Taiwan better", and focused on music, dancing and depictions of Taiwanese culture

Culture of Taiwan

The culture of Taiwan is a blend of Confucianist Han Chinese, Japanese, European, American, global, local, and Taiwanese aborigines cultures, which are often perceived in both traditional and modern understandings...

, including its aboriginal culture. The ceremony was watched by an estimated 100 million people worldwide.

Among the foreign dignitaries in attendance was the President of Nauru

President of Nauru

The President of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members. He is both the head of state and head of government of Nauru. Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 18 members, with an electoral term of 3 years. Political parties only play a minor role in Nauru politics, and there has often...

, Marcus Stephen

Marcus Stephen

Marcus Stephen was President of the Republic of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. In addition to the presidency, he held the offices of Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for Police, Prisons, & Emergency Services, and Minister for Public...

, one of Taiwan's diplomatic allies and himself a former athlete, having won seven gold medals in weightlifting

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

.

Although the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

had sent athletes to compete, they were absent from the opening ceremony, reportedly due to Ma Ying-jeou inaugurating the Games in his capacity as the head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

News Conference

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu

Chen Chu

Chen Chu is a Taiwanese politician who is the current mayor of Kaohsiung. She was one of the "Kaohsiung Eight," prominent dissidents arrested after the Kaohsiung Incident in 1979...

said the city has shown "soft" power in staging the World Games that concluded and praised Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

residents for their passion in participating in the event. The mayor spoke at a news conference held after the closing ceremony during which International World Games Association

International World Games Association

(IWGA) President Ron Froehlich praised the July 16-26 games as the "best games ever."

Chen noted that after the city was awarded the right to host the Games in 2005, it was determined to make it a success, and she said the city showed "confidence and competence" in staging the first international sports event held in Taiwan after "numerous daunting coordination challenges." She also praised the maturity of Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

residents, saying that their enthusiastic participation and passionate cheering for athletes from every country was "touching." Revenues from ticket sales at the World Games have been initially estimated at NT$65 million. Chen noted Froehlich's praise of Kaohsiung, which she said has displayed friendship, cooperation and community participation, and offered her best wishes to Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, which will host the next World Games in 2013.

She said Kaohsiung is an open, rich and pluralistic city that respects human rights

Human rights

Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

and tolerates different views and political
stances as long as they are expressed in a peaceful manners. Concerning the absence of the athletes from the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

, which was reported to be a boycott, from the opening and closing ceremonies of the World Games, she said that as a big country, she expected it to show more grace and tolerance.

Participants

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(230) (15) (7) (51) (92) (10) (12) (11) (1) (17) (14) (189) (282) (19) (1) (79) (6) (21) (11) (4) (10) (15) (3) (29) (15) (2) (8) (8) (2) (1) (112) (1) (62)
(35) (13) (16) (5) (16) (40) (68) (3) (2) (13) (225) (2) (4) (64) (25) (24) (86) (52) (1) (87) (115) (459) - Host (1) (52) (6) (22) (155) (3) (204) (211) (1) (3) (7) (36) (23)

Sports

Artistic and Dance Sports
- Acrobatic Gymnastics
- Aerobic Gymnastics
  Aerobic Gymnastics at the 2009 World Games
  The aerobic gymnastics competition at the World Games 2009 were held from July 24 to July 25.-Medals table:-Medals summary:...
- Artistic Roller Skating
- DanceSport
  DanceSport at the World Games
  DanceSport has been part of the World Games since the 1997 edition. Among the disciplines, Standard, Latin and Rock'n'Roll.-Standard:-Latin:-Rock'n'Roll:...
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Trampoline And Tumbling Gymnastics

Ball Sports
- Beach Handball
  Beach handball at the 2009 World Games
  The beach handball competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 20, at the Sizihwan Bay in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout stage:-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout stage:...
  
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- Canoe Polo
- Fistball
- Tchoukball
  Tchoukball at the 2009 World Games
  The tchoukball competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 24 to July 26, at the National Kaohsiung Normal University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Preliminary round:-5th place match:-Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...
  
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- Korfball
  Korfball at the 2009 World Games
  The Korfball events at the World Games 2009 took place at the NKNU Gymnasium, a sport arena in Kaohsiung, from Friday, July 17 to Tuesday, July 21, 2009.-Teams:-Pool matches:Legend-Semifinals:5th-8th placesSemifinals...
- Racquetball
  Racquetball at the World Games
  Racquetball was part of the 1985 World Games in London and 1993 World Games in Den Haag. Also, racquetball was part of the first World Games in 1981 at Santa Clara...
- Rugby sevens
  Rugby union at the 2009 World Games
  Rugby union, specifically in the sevens format, was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending Gold Medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji did not fail to clinch gold for the 3rd time in front...
- Softball
  Softball at the World Games
  Softball was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara and discontinued after the 1985 games in London. It was reintroduced as a women's invitational sport in 2009 in Kaohsiung after it had been removed from the Olympic Games programme...
  
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- Squash
  Squash at the 2009 World Games
  The Squash competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 21 to July 24,at the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium.-Medals table:-Medals summary:...

Martial Arts
- Jiu-Jitsu
  Ju-Jitsu at the 2009 World Games
  The karate competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 21 to July 22, at the National Sun Yat-Sen University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-Mixed:-External links:* *...
- Karate
  Karate at the 2009 World Games
  The karate competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 25 to July 26, at the National Sun Yat-Sen University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men's events:-Women's events:-External links:* *...
- Sumo
  Sumo at the World Games
  Sumo was introduced as a World Games sport at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg.-- 85 kg:-- 115 kg:-+ 115 kg:-Open:-- 65 kg:-- 80 kg:-+ 80 kg:-Open:-External links:**...
- Wushu*

Precision Sports
- Billiards
  Billiards at the 2009 World Games
  The cue sports competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 22 to July 26, at the Jhongjheng Martial Arts Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Medal table:-Medals summary:...
- Boules Sports
  Boules sports at the 2009 World Games
  At the 2009 World Games, three different roller sports disciplines were contested: boule lyonnaise, pétanque and raffa. All events were held at the 228 Memorial Park on August 20–22.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:*...
- Bowling
  Bowling at the World Games
  Bowling has been part of all World Games. Among the disciplines, Nine-pin bowling and Ten-pin bowling.-Schere Singles:-Schere Singles:-Schere Pairs:-Singles:-All-Events:-Singles:-All-Events:-Pairs:...
- Archery
  Field archery at the 2009 World Games
  The field archery competition at the 2009 World Games took place from July 24 to July 26, at the Chengcing Lake in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

Strength Sports
- Bodybuilding
  Bodybuilding at the World Games
  Bodybuilding was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California.-- 70 kg:-- 75 kg:-- 80 kg:-- 85 kg:-+ 85 kg:-- 55 kg:-Fitness Open:-- 65 kg:-- 90 kg:-+ 80 kg:-+ 90 kg:-- 52 kg:-- 57 kg:...
- Powerlifting
  Powerlifting at the 2009 World Games
  The powerlifting competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 25 to July 26, at the National Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-San Hall in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...
- Tug of War
  Tug of war at the 2009 World Games
  The Tug of war competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 19 at Jhongshan Affected high school gymnasium and Jhongshan Affected High School .-Medals table:-Medal summary:...

Trend Sports
- Air Sports
  Air Sports at the 2009 World Games
  -Schedule:The air sports competition at the World Games 2009 were held from July 17 to July 21 at the Metropolitan Park.-Medal table:-External links:*...
- Climbing
  Sport climbing at the 2009 World Games
  The sport climbing competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 19, at the Shoushan Junior High School in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...
- Dragon Boat*
- Fin Swimming
  Fin Swimming at the 2009 World Games
  The fin swimming competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 23 to July 24, at the Kaohsiung Swimming Pool in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...
- Flying Disc
  Flying disc at the World Games
  Flying disc was introduced as a World Games sport at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Disc golf was discontinued and only competed in 2001.Ultimate is the only current event.-Mixed:The Ultimate tournament features just 6 teams....
- Lifesaving
  Life Saving at the World Games
  Life saving was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1985 World Games in London.-200 m obstacle swim:-50 m manikin carry:-100 m rescue medley:-100 m manikin carry with fins:-Surf race:-Board race:-Ironman:-Teams:...
- Orienteering
  Orienteering at the World Games
  Orienteering at the World Games is organized as an individual competition for both women and men, and a mix relay for teams of two men and two women....
- Roller Sports
  Roller sports at the 2009 World Games
  At the 2009 World Games, three different roller sports disciplines were contested: artistic roller skating, inline hockey and inline speed skating. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the I-Shou University Gymnasium on August 21–22. The inline iockey tournament was also held at the I-Shou...
- Water Ski
  Water skiing at the 2009 World Games
  The water skiing competition at the 2009 World Games took place from July 22 to July 26, at the Lotus Pond in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

Medal table

1	Russia (RUS)	18	14	15	47
2	Italy (ITA)	16	12	13	41
3	People's Republic of China (CHN)	14	10	5	29
4	United States (USA)	13	8	5	26
5	Early Modern France (FRA)	11	14	13	38
6	Ukraine (UKR)	11	12	10	33
7	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	8	9	7	24
8	Germany (GER)	6	6	10	22
9	South Korea (KOR)	6	3	5	14
10	Australia (AUS)	5	10	5	20
11	United Kingdom (GBR)	4	6	9	19
12	Japan (JPN)	4	5	6	15
13	Colombia (COL)	4	5	3	12
14	Netherlands (NED)	4	5	2	11
15	Switzerland (SUI)	3	4	0	7
16	Brazil (BRA)	3	3	3	9
17	New Zealand (NZL)	2	4	5	11
18	Belgium (BEL)	2	4	1	7
19	Slovakia (SVK)	2	3	3	8
20	Finland (FIN)	2	3	1	6
21	Spain (ESP)	2	3	0	5
22	Slovenia (SLO)	2	2	0	4
23	Austria (AUT)	2	1	2	5
24	Independent State of Croatia (CRO)	2	0	3	5
25	Hungary (HUN)	2	0	1	3
26	Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	1	4
27	Canada (CAN)	1	1	2	4
27	Poland (POL)	1	1	2	4
29	Greece (GRE)	1	1	1	3
30	Kingdom of Romania (ROU)	1	1	0	2
31	Malaysia (MAS)	1	0	3	4
32	Thailand (THA)	1	0	2	3
32	Venezuela (VEN)	1	0	2	3
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	1	0	1	2
34	Chile (CHI)	1	0	1	2
34	Indonesia (INA)	1	0	1	2
34	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	0	1	2
38	Estonia (EST)	1	0	0	1
38	Fiji (FIJI)	1	0	0	1
38	Mexico (MEX)	1	0	0	1
38	Vietnam (VIE)	1	0	0	1
42	Portugal (POR)	0	2	0	2
43	Egypt Egypt Egypt at the 2009 World Games Egypt participated at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Republic of China, from July 16, 2009 to July 26, 2009.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:... (EGY)	0	1	3	4
44	Norway (NOR)	0	1	2	3
44	South Africa (RSA)	0	1	2	3
46	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	1	1	2
46	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	1	2
48	Argentina (ARG)	0	1	0	1
48	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	0	1
48	Dominican Republic (DOM)	0	1	0	1
48	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	0	1
48	Lithuania (LTU)	0	1	0	1
48	Qatar (QAT)	0	1	0	1
54	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	3	3
55	Kingdom of Montenegro (MNE)	0	0	2	2
56	Belarus (BLR)	0	0	1	1
56	Kingdom of Bulgaria (BUL)	0	0	1	1
56	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	0	1	1
56	Israel (ISR)	0	0	1	1
56	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	0	1	1
56	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	1	1
56	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	0	0	1	1
Total：		164	165	165	494

Invitational sports not included.

Invitational sports

Rank	\|Nation
Rank	Gold	\|Bronze	Total
1	People's Republic of China (CHN)	8	1	0	9
2	Russia (RUS)	7	1	2	10
3	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	3	5	2	10
4	Iran (IRI)	2	1	1	4
5	Japan (JPN)	1	3	1	5
6	Brazil (BRA)	1	0	1	2
7	Italy (ITA)	1	0	0	1
8	Vietnam (VIE)	0	3	2	5
9	Hungary (HUN)	0	3	1	4
10	Switzerland (SUI)	0	2	0	2
11	Independent State of Croatia (CRO)	0	1	1	2
11	Germany (GER)	0	1	1	2
11	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	1	2
14	Philippines (PHI)	0	1	0	1
15	Canada (CAN)	0	0	2	2
15	Indonesia (INA)	0	0	2	2
15	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	2	2
15	Malaysia (MAS)	0	0	2	2
19	Singapore (SIN)	0	0	1	1
Total：		23	23	22	68

Calendar

Air sports at the 2009 World Games

The air sports competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 17 to July 21, at the Kaohsiung Swimming Pool in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Medal winners:-External links:* *...

Field archery at the 2009 World Games

The field archery competition at the 2009 World Games took place from July 24 to July 26, at the Chengcing Lake in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

Beach handball at the 2009 World Games

The beach handball competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 20, at the Sizihwan Bay in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout stage:-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout stage:...

Billiards at the 2009 World Games

The cue sports competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 22 to July 26, at the Jhongjheng Martial Arts Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Medal table:-Medals summary:...

Bodybuilding at the World Games

Bodybuilding was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California.-- 70 kg:-- 75 kg:-- 80 kg:-- 85 kg:-+ 85 kg:-- 55 kg:-Fitness Open:-- 65 kg:-- 90 kg:-+ 80 kg:-+ 90 kg:-- 52 kg:-- 57 kg:...

Boules sports at the 2009 World Games

At the 2009 World Games, three different roller sports disciplines were contested: boule lyonnaise, pétanque and raffa. All events were held at the 228 Memorial Park on August 20–22.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:*...

Boules sports at the 2009 World Games

Boules sports at the 2009 World Games

Bowling at the World Games

Bowling has been part of all World Games. Among the disciplines, Nine-pin bowling and Ten-pin bowling.-Schere Singles:-Schere Singles:-Schere Pairs:-Singles:-All-Events:-Singles:-All-Events:-Pairs:...

Canoeing at the World Games

Canoeing was introduced as a World Games sport for men and women at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg.-Men:-Women:...

DanceSport at the World Games

DanceSport has been part of the World Games since the 1997 edition. Among the disciplines, Standard, Latin and Rock'n'Roll.-Standard:-Latin:-Rock'n'Roll:...

Fin Swimming at the 2009 World Games

The fin swimming competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 23 to July 24, at the Kaohsiung Swimming Pool in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

Flying disc at the World Games

Flying disc was introduced as a World Games sport at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Disc golf was discontinued and only competed in 2001.Ultimate is the only current event.-Mixed:The Ultimate tournament features just 6 teams....

Aerobic Gymnastics at the 2009 World Games

The aerobic gymnastics competition at the World Games 2009 were held from July 24 to July 25.-Medals table:-Medals summary:...

Ju-Jitsu at the 2009 World Games

The karate competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 21 to July 22, at the National Sun Yat-Sen University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-Mixed:-External links:* *...

Karate at the 2009 World Games

The karate competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 25 to July 26, at the National Sun Yat-Sen University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men's events:-Women's events:-External links:* *...

Korfball at the 2009 World Games

The Korfball events at the World Games 2009 took place at the NKNU Gymnasium, a sport arena in Kaohsiung, from Friday, July 17 to Tuesday, July 21, 2009.-Teams:-Pool matches:Legend-Semifinals:5th-8th placesSemifinals...

Life Saving at the 2009 World Games

The karate competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 23 to July 25, at the Kaohsiung Swimming Pool and Sizihwan Bay in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

Orienteering at the World Games

Orienteering at the World Games is organized as an individual competition for both women and men, and a mix relay for teams of two men and two women....

Powerlifting at the 2009 World Games

The powerlifting competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 25 to July 26, at the National Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-San Hall in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

Racquetball at the World Games

Racquetball was part of the 1985 World Games in London and 1993 World Games in Den Haag. Also, racquetball was part of the first World Games in 1981 at Santa Clara...

Roller sports at the 2009 World Games

At the 2009 World Games, three different roller sports disciplines were contested: artistic roller skating, inline hockey and inline speed skating. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the I-Shou University Gymnasium on August 21–22. The inline iockey tournament was also held at the I-Shou...

Roller sports at the 2009 World Games

Roller sports at the 2009 World Games

Rugby union at the 2009 World Games

Rugby union, specifically in the sevens format, was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending Gold Medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji did not fail to clinch gold for the 3rd time in front...

Softball at the World Games

Softball was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara and discontinued after the 1985 games in London. It was reintroduced as a women's invitational sport in 2009 in Kaohsiung after it had been removed from the Olympic Games programme...

Sport climbing at the 2009 World Games

The sport climbing competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 19, at the Shoushan Junior High School in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

Squash at the 2009 World Games

The Squash competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 21 to July 24,at the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium.-Medals table:-Medals summary:...

Sumo at the World Games

Sumo was introduced as a World Games sport at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg.-- 85 kg:-- 115 kg:-+ 115 kg:-Open:-- 65 kg:-- 80 kg:-+ 80 kg:-Open:-External links:**...

Tchoukball at the 2009 World Games

The tchoukball competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 24 to July 26, at the National Kaohsiung Normal University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Preliminary round:-5th place match:-Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...

Tug of war at the 2009 World Games

The Tug of war competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 19 at Jhongshan Affected high school gymnasium and Jhongshan Affected High School .-Medals table:-Medal summary:...

Tug of war at the 2009 World Games

The Tug of war competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 18 to July 19 at Jhongshan Affected high school gymnasium and Jhongshan Affected High School .-Medals table:-Medal summary:...

Water skiing at the 2009 World Games

The water skiing competition at the 2009 World Games took place from July 22 to July 26, at the Lotus Pond in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

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Chengcing Lake Chengcing Lake Chengcing Lake , also known as the Cheng Ching Lake, Dabei Lake , or Toapi Lake in Taiwanese, is an artificial lake located in the Niaosong District of Kaohsiung City, not far from downtown Kaohsiung and the major suburban district of Fengshan...	Archery Archery Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity... , Orienteering Orienteering Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
Jhongjheng Martial Arts Stadium	Billiards Billiards Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards... , Racquetball Racquetball For other sports often called "paddleball", see Paddleball .Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court... , Squash Squash (sport) Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
Jhongjheng Stadium	Fistball Fistball Fistball is a sport which is of European origin and is similar to volleyball in that player tries to hit a ball over a net.-History:The earliest known written mention of the game is by Roman Emperor Gordian III and dates to the year 240. Rules for an Italian version of fistball were recorded by...
Cultural Center Jhihde Hall	Bodybuilding Bodybuilding Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their... , Aerobic gymnastics
Gymnasium of the National Sun Yat-sen University National Sun Yat-sen University The National Sun Yat-sen University is a public university located in Kaohsiung, Republic of China . The university is known as NSYSU ....	Ju-jitsu, Karate Karate is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
Gymnasium of the Guo-Guang Laboratory School, National Sun Yat-sen University National Sun Yat-sen University The National Sun Yat-sen University is a public university located in Kaohsiung, Republic of China . The university is known as NSYSU ....	Tug of war Tug of war Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two...
Gymnasium of the Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School The Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School is a high school in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The school recruits mostly male students in regular, except for music classes and gymnastic classes. It is near to the kaohsiung railway station...	Sumo Sumo is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
Gymnasium of the National Kaohsiung Normal University National Kaohsiung Normal University The National Kaohsiung Normal University , founded in 1967, is a public university located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The university has two campuses—Ho-Ping and Yen-Chao...	Korfball Korfball Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen. In the Netherlands there are around 580 clubs, and over a... , Tchoukball Tchoukball Tchoukball is an indoor team sport developed in the 1970s by Swiss biologist Hermann Brandt, who believed that "The objective of all physical activities is not to make champions, but make a contribution to building a harmonious society"...
Happy Bowling Center	Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
I-Shou University I-Shou University I-Shou University , formerly Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute , is a private university located in Kaohsiung, Republic of China . It was founded in 1986 by Lin I-shou, Chairman of the E-United Group, and later renamed in 1997....	Roller sports
Ren-ai Park	Boules Boules Boules is a collective name for games played with metal balls.Two of the most played boule games are pétanque and boule lyonnaise. The aim of the game is to get large, heavy balls as close to the 'jack' as you can. It is very popular especially in France, but also Italy, where it may often be seen...
Kaohsiung Arena Kaohsiung Arena Kaohsiung Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The capacity of the arena is 15,000 spectators and will open in 2009. It is used to host indoor sporting events and will be used to host some of the indoor sporting events during the 2009 World Games-External links:*...	Acrobatic gymnastics Acrobatic gymnastics Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive partner sport combining the strength, flexibility and technical precision of gymnastics with the grace and musicality of dance as well as the trust and camaraderie of a dedicated partnership... , DanceSport DanceSport Dancesport denotes competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. It is wheelchair dancesport where at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.... , Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time... , Trampoline Trampoline A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes.... , Tumbling
Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the port city of Kaohsiung, the second largest city of Taiwan. It is mainly used for junior and amateur level baseball games, but also frequently hosts the minor league games of the Lamigo Monkeys, a professional baseball team based...	Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
Kaohsiung County Stadium Kaohsiung County Stadium Fengshan Stadium, Kaohsiung City , formerly known as Kaohsiung County Stadium , is a multi-purpose stadium in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City, Republic of China . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of Taipower. The stadium is able to hold 18,000 people...	Wushu Wushu (sport) The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...
Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park	Parachuting Parachuting Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is the action of exiting an aircraft and returning to earth with the aid of a parachute. It may or may not involve a certain amount of free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal...
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts is located in Gushan District , the northwestern district of Kaohsiung City in Taiwan. It was founded by the Kaohsiung City Government and has been administrated by the Kaohsiung Bureau of Cultural Affairs since 2003. It occupies about and started in 1994...	Orienteering Orienteering Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
Kaohsiung Swimming Pool	Fin swimming, Lifesaving Lifesaving Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue however it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete...
Lotus Lake Lotus Lake Lotus Lake is a man-made lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying District in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants on the lake and the numerous temples around the lake, including the Spring and Autumn Pavilions , the Dragon...	Canoe polo Canoe polo Canoe Polo is a competitive ball sport played on water, in a defined "field", between two teams of 5 players, each in a kayak... , Water skiing Water skiing thumb\|right\|A slalom skier making a turn on a slalom waterski.Waterskiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.-History:... , Dragon Boat race
Shou-shan Junior High School	Climbing Climbing Climbing is the activity of using one's hands and feet to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations.Climbing activities include:* Bouldering: Ascending boulders or small...
Sizihwan Bay Gushan District Gushan District is an administrative district of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China in southern Taiwan.-Transportation:Gushan is serviced by the Siziwan Station of Orange Line and the Aozihdi Station of Red Line of the rapid transit....	Lifesaving Lifesaving Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue however it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete... , Beach handball Beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to team handball, but is not played in a sports hall but on sand instead...
Sun Yat-sen Hall of the National Sun Yat-sen University National Sun Yat-sen University The National Sun Yat-sen University is a public university located in Kaohsiung, Republic of China . The university is known as NSYSU ....	Powerlifting Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
World Games Stadium World Games Stadium National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.Completed in 2009, it will be used mostly for athletics and rugby events, including hosting the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium will have a...	Flying disc, Rugby sevens Rugby sevens Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
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