Multi-sport games

World Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the World Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

12editions

88sports & disciplines

1981–2025years

48most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1981	1985	1989	1993	1997	2001	2005	2009	2013	2017	2022	2025	Editions
Karate													11
Korfball													11
Archery													10
Ten-pin bowling													9
Dancesport													8
Finswimming													8
Jujutsu													8
Tug of war													8
Water skiing													8
Inline speed skating													7
Orienteering													7
Squash													7
Acrobatic gymnastics													6
Aerobic gymnastics													6
Artistic roller skating													6
Bodybuilding													6
Canoe polo													6
Powerlifting													6
Racquetball													6
Sport climbing													6
Sumo													6
Trampoline gymnastics													6
Bocce													5
Cue sports													5
Handball													5
Softball													5
Fistball													4
Floorball													4
Inline hockey													4
Life saving as a sport													4
Rock climbing													4
Rugby union													4
Snooker													4
Wushu													4
Muay Thai													3
Beach handball													3
Casting													3
Duathlon													3
Gymnastics													3
Kickboxing													3
Lacrosse													3
Netball													3
Rhythmic gymnastics													3
Skydiving													3
American football													2
Bowling													2
Flag football													2
Flying disc sports													2
Nine-ball													2
Parkour													2
Roller hockey													2
Roller skating													2
Three-cushion billiards													2
Freestyle slalom skating													1
Aikido													1
Badminton													1
Baseball													1
Beach volleyball													1
Bouldering													1
Boule lyonnaise													1
Breakdance													1
Canoe marathon													1
Canoeing													1
Canoeing and kayaking													1
Carom billiards													1
Disc golf													1
Dragon boat sport													1
Drone racing													1
Field archery													1
Freediving													1
Futsal													1
Gateball													1
Indoor rowing													1
Inline skating													1
Motorcycle speedway													1
Pool													1
Powerboating													1
Roller hockey quad													1
Sambo													1
Speed skating													1
Taekwondo													1
Tchoukball													1
Tumbling													1
Ultimate													1
Wakeboarding													1
Water polo													1
Weightlifting													1
Wheelchair rugby													1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2025	2025 World Games	Chengdu	48	108
2022	2022 World Games	Birmingham	40	94
2017	World Games Wroclaw 2017	Wrocław	37	166
2013	World Games 2013	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero	34	25
2009	World Games 2009	Kaohsiung	39	108
2005	World Games 2005	Duisburg	27	59
2001	World Games 2001	Akita	27	113
1997	World Games 1997	Lahti	10	2
1993	1993 World Games	The Hague, WerkTalent Stadion	7	—
1989	World Games 1989	Wildparkstadion	5	—
1985	World Games 1985	London	5	—
1981	World Games 1981	Stevens Stadium	18	5