World Games 2005

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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:

Sports in the 2005 World Games

Official sports

Airsports *Parachuting Archery *Field archery Billiards *Carom *Pool *Snooker Bodybuilding Boules *Petanque *Boules Lyonnaise Bowling *nine-pin bowling *Ten-pin bowling Canoe *Canoe polo Casting DanceSport Fist ball Flying disc *Ultimate

Gymnastics *Individual rhythmic gymnastics *Sports acrobatics *Sports aerobics *Tumbling/Syncronized Trampolining Ju-jitsu Karate Korfball Lifesaving *Beach *Pool Mountaineering *Competitive climbing Orienteering Powerlifting Roller sports *Artistic rollerskating *Inline speed skating *Roller hockey Rugby *Rugby Sevens Squash Sumo

Swimming *Fin swimming Tug of war *Men's outdoor *Women's indoor Water skiing *Barefoot skiing *Trick water skiing *Wakeboarding *Cable wakeboarding

Cup Final Rugby Teams After Fiji's Gold Medal Win

Invitational sports

• 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

• Disc golf
• Surfing

Medal Table

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

External links

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

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