VII. World Games
Venue	Duisburg
Participating nations	93
Number of athletes	appr. 3200
Official sports	34
Invitational sports	6
Opening ceremony	14th July 2005
Closing ceremony	24th July 2005
officially opened by	Otto Schily

The World Games of 2005 took place in Duisburg, Germany from 14th July 2005 until 24th July 2005. More than 3000 athletes competed in 39 non-olympic sports: Image File history File links usage permitted by e-mail of 22th July, 2005: quote Dear Uwe, I have spoken with our Communications Director and he is said you may use the logo for your article. ... Location of Duisburg Duisburgs inner harbour Duisburg is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... (Redirected from 14th July) July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... (Redirected from 24th July) July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. ... Location of Duisburg Duisburgs inner harbour Duisburg is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... (Redirected from 14th July) July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... (Redirected from 24th July) July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ...

Sports in the 2005 World Games

Official sports

Cup Final Rugby Teams After Fiji's Gold Medal Win

Invitational sports Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). ... Archers in Competition Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game developed in the 18th century in France. ... Pool can have several meanings: Look up Pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Any of several games related to billiards, distinguished by using a table that has one pocket at each corner and one in the middle of each of the two longer sides. ... Snooker table Snooker is a variation of the game of billiards played on a baize-covered table that has pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ... Swedish bodybuilder Anders Graneheim Bodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibers through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest. ... Boules /bul/ is a collective name for games played with metal balls. ... On the beach at Nice, France Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a jack (a small wooden ball called a cochonnet in French, which means piglet). ... Bowling ball and two pins Bowling can refer to two distinctly different types of game. ... Skittles is a centuries old European target sport, from which Ten-pin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. ... Bowling ball and two pins Ten-Pin Bowling is a sport with a simple aim—knock down as many targets as possible by rolling a ball down a wooden pathway. ... Canoe polo (called kayak polo in some countries) is a competitive ball sport played on water, in a defined field, between two teams of 5 players, each in a kayak. ... In the sport of fishing with a fishing rod, casting is the act of throwing the hook into the water, by quickly flicking the rod from behind the angler toward the water. ... Dancesport denotes dance as a sport activity. ... While the word Frisbee is claimed as a trademark of the Wham-O toy company, the term is often used generically to describe flying discs similar to those made by that company. ... Ultimate Frisbee is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a Frisbee or similar flying disc most commonly weighing 175 g. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... The 5 apparatus: Ball, Ribbon, Hoop, Clubs, Rope Rhythmic gymnastics is a pseudo-sport where competitors manipulate 5 types of apparatus: Ball, Ribbon, Hoop, Clubs and Rope. ... Sports acrobatics, or sport acrobatics, is a fairly recently developed sport which can be competed in pairs or groups on the floor, or individually on a tumble run. ... Tumbling can have several meanings: Tumbling is floor gymnastics, similar to somersault, backhandsprings, and cartwheels. ... For an alternative meaning, see Trampoline (computers) or Trampoline_(multihulls). ... Jujutsu (also jujitsu, ju jitsu, ju jutsu, or jiu jitsu; from the Japanese 柔術 jūjutsu gentle/yielding/compliant Art) is a Japanese martial art. ... Karate or karate-do (空手道) is a martial art of Okinawan origin. ... Korfball (in Dutch korfbal, which literally means basketball) is a team ball game. ... The RLSS Bronze Medallion Lifesaving is the saving of life through the prevention of accidents, personal survival and the rescue of others. ... If you were looking for the car, please see Mercury Mountaineer. ... Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... The bench press is one of the three events of powerlifting. ... Inline speed skaters Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates. ... Roller hockey is a game derived from and very similar to ice hockey, but using inline skates instead of ice skates. ... Rugby might refer to the sport called rugby: Rugby football Rugby league Rugby union Touch Rugby Tag Rugby Wheelchair Rugby Rugby is also the name of several places: Rugby, Warwickshire (England) within the Borough of Rugby Rugby, North Dakota Rugby, Tennessee Rugby, Brooklyn Rugby may also refer to: Rugby School... Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby football in which only seven players per side feature. ... Squash racquet and ball Squash is an indoor racquet sport which was, until recently, called Squash Rackets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball used in its parent game Racquets or Rackets--see below). ... Sumo (相撲 Sumō), or Sumo wrestling, is today a competition contact sport wherein two wrestlers or rikishi face off in a circular area. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... Tug of war Tug of war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. ... Recreational skiiers typically use two skis — other techniques abound. ... Barefoot skiing is water skiing on a motorboat without the use of skis (i. ... Larger lakes attract water skiiers, wakeboarders (shown), boaters, and other people seeking outdoor recreation on the water. ... 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• Aikido (No competitions were held. There was just a demonstration of the sport.)
• American football
• Dragon boat race
• Beach handball
• Indoor hockey
• Indoor trial

A Happy Crowd Of Sportspeople At The Closing Ceremony...

World Games sports not included in 2005 Aikido (合気道 Aikidō, also 合氣道 using an older style of kanji), literally meaning harmony energy way, or with some poetic license, way of the harmonious spirit, is a gendai budo â€” a modern Japanese martial art. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... A more specific term for dragon boat as a sport is dragon boat race, which is a team paddling sport on water, using very long and very narrow painted boats to which are attached decorative dragon heads and tails. ... Team handball (also known as field handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 3275 KB) own photograph date: 24th July, 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: World Games 2005 ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 3275 KB) own photograph date: 24th July, 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: World Games 2005 ...

• Disc golf
• Surfing

A player throwing his disc toward a metal basket target. ... Surfing outside Kaneohe Bay, Hawai‘i. ...

Medal Table

...And A Sad Mayor Who Has To Give Away The World Games Flag To Hand It Over To The Next Host City

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External Links

• Web Site of the 2005 World Games
• Russian web site on the 2005 World Games