The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA), under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Some of the sports that were on the program of the World Games eventually made it as Olympic sports (such as triathlon) or have been Olympic sports in the past (like tug of war). Participation in past World Games is included in the evaluation criteria used to select new Olympic sports adopted by the IOC on August 12, 2004. However, with the current position of the IOC to limit the Olympic Games to 10,500 participants, it is unlikely than many of the World Games sports will be elevated to the Olympic sports.
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6th World Games 2001 - Official site provides information about the athletes, sports and competition results. Akita, Japan. [English, Japanese]
7th World Games 2005 - Official site provides a calendar of events, competition sports, news and results. Duisburg, Germany.
International World Games Association - Official site of The World Games provides news and information about the sports, athletes and organizations.
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