A worldwide multi-sport competition called the World Games features sports and athletic disciplines that are not competed in at the Olympic Games, know the full 2022 sports list
They typically last 11 days and are held every four years, one year after the Summer Olympic Games. The International World Games Association oversees the World Games, which are supported by the International Olympic Committee.
All The Sports Included In The World Games 2022, Birmingham, USA List
Between 25 and 30 sports have been featured in the “official” programme in more recent iterations. Due to their inclusion in the Olympic Games schedule, a number of sports or disciplines that were on the World Games schedules have been discontinued. There are about 3500 participants, representing about 100 countries.
In contrast to other multi-sport competitions, like the Olympic Games, host towns are not required to build new venues or facilities for the World Games. Rather than the National Olympic Committees or other national governing bodies, the athletes are chosen by the international federations of the respective sports. The best finish at the world championships or a qualification competition is required for qualification in the majority of sports. The goal of this is to guarantee that the best athletes in each event compete at the Games.
The World Games are the event’s official name.
The following edition, which was postponed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been taking place in Birmingham, USA, from July 7 to July 17, 2022.
The sports for the 2022 World Games are listed below. The sports programme may include both official and invited sports.
There will be 30 official sports (containing 54 disciplines, and 207 events) on the schedule for 2022, as well as five invitational sports. Drone racing, canoe marathons, breaking, women’s fistball, kickboxing, and parkour are among the sports making their official debuts. Racquetball and softball are making a comeback on the official World Games schedule. Wheelchair rugby, duathlon, men’s lacrosse, wushu, and flag football are the five invitational sports.
List of current sports
- Acrobatic gymnastics
- Aerobic gymnastics
- Air sports (canopy piloting & drone racing)
- Archery
- Artistic roller skating
- Beach handball
- Boules sports (Lyonnaise & Pétanque)
- Bowling
- Canoe polo
- Canoe marathon
- Cue sports (Three-cushion billiards, Nine-ball & Snooker)
- Dancesport (Standard, Latin, Rock’n’Roll, Breakdance)
- Duathlon
- Finswimming
- Fistball
- Flag football
- Floorball
- Flying disc
- Inline hockey
- Ju-jitsu
- Karate
- Kickboxing
- Korfball
- Lacrosse (six-a-side format)
- Lifesaving
- Muay Thai
- Orienteering
- Parkour
- Powerlifting
- Racquetball
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Road speed skating
- Softball
- Sport climbing
- Squash
- Sumo
- Track speed skating
- Trampoline gymnastics
- Tug of war
- Water skiing
- Wheelchair rugby
Former Sports
Due to their inclusion in the Olympic Games, some of these sports are no longer on the World Games schedule.
- Aikido(non-competitive sport)
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Beach soccer(invitational sport)
- Billiards
- Bodybuilding
- Casting
- Disc golf
- Futsal(invitational sport)
- Indoor cycling
- Indoor field hockey
- Netball
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Roller hockey
- Rugby sevens
- Sambo
- Surfing
- Taekwondo
- Tchoukball
- Triathlon
- Tumbling
- Ultimate
- Wakeboarding
- Weightlifting
- Wushu(invitational sport)
Number of official and Invitational Sports
| Year | Location | Official Sports | Invitational Sports |
| 2022 | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | 30 | 5 |
| 2017 | Wroclaw, Poland | 27 | 4 |
| 2013 | Cali, Colombia | 32 | 5 |
| 2009 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 31 | 5 |
| 2005 | Duisburg, Germany | 31 | 6 |
| 2001 | Akita, Japan | 27 | 5 |
| 1997 | Lahti, Finland | 23 | 6 |
| 1993 | The Hague, Netherlands | 21 | 3 |
| 1989 | Karlsruhe, West Germany | 19 | 5 |
| 1985 | London, United Kingdom | 20 | 4 |
| 1981 | Santa Clara, California, USA | 14 | 2 |