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Not to be confused with the 2022 Commonwealth Games, also called Birmingham 2022 and held in Birmingham, England.

The 2022 World Games which is the 11th World Games is an ongoing international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that were not contested in the Olympic Games. While originally scheduled for July 2021, The World Games 2022 will be held July 7 to 17, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, due to the rescheduling of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[1] The host city was chosen by the International World Games Association on January 22, 2015,[2] and the Games will feature 30 official sports in 54 disciplines which will be contested at 30 venues across the Birmingham area.[3]

Part of the ticket revenue will be donated to Ukraine for rebuilding sports venues after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Bidding process

The cities that bid for the 2022 Games were:

Barcelona and Santiago also considered bids. Cities paid a $125,000 application fee, and submitted information about "venues, infrastructure, volunteers, budget, transportation[,] and other elements".[5]

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham's bid, publicly announced in June 2014, was presented by Edgar Welden, Scott Myers, and David Benck. It was the only American city authorized to make a bid for these games. Myers, the executive director of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, said the bid was "a dream, but it's not a pipe dream. It's attainable."[5] At the time, organizers projected a budget of $75 million, and the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau anticipated a windfall of between $224.4 million and $288.6 million in out-of-town dollars.[5]

The final decision was announced on January 22, 2015, in Lausanne, awarding The World Games 2022 to Birmingham.[6][7]

Venues

Venues for The World Games 2022 include:[8][9][10][11][12]

  • Bill Harris Arena: artistic skating, inline hockey
  • Natatorium: canoe polo, finswimming, lifesaving
  • Indoor Track: wheelchair rugby
  • Concert Hall: powerlifting
  • East Exhibition Hall: floorball, korfball
  • Legacy Arena: dancesport (Latin, rock n roll, standard), gymnastics (acrobatic, aerobic, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling)
  • North Exhibition Hall: bowling
  • Sheraton Hotel Ballroom: billiards sports
  • Bill Battle Coliseum: ju-jitsu, karate, wushu
  • BSC Panther Soccer Field: fistball
  • campus: orienteering (sprint)
  • Double Oak Lake: canoe marathon, water skiing and wakeboard
  • nature: orienteering (middle distance)
  • PNC Field: lacrosse
  • University Recreation Center: racquetball, squash
  • track and field complex: tug of war

The Games

Sports

The 2022 World Games programme will feature 30 official sports including 54 disciplines encompassing 206 events.[13] This is the first time that drone racing, canoe marathon, breaking, women's fistball, kickboxing, and parkour have been included in the World Games as official sports. Softball and racquetball are returning to the official World Games programme. Invitational sports comprising 17 events include duathlon,[14] flag football,[15] wheelchair rugby,[16] wushu (taolu)[17] and men's lacrosse.[18] Both men's and women's field lacrosse will be played in a six-a-side format.[19] The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline.

Notes
AD: Artistic and Dance sports
B: Ball sports
I: Invitational sports, selected by the host city
M: Martial arts
P: Precision sports
S: Strength sports
T: Trend sports

Participating nations

On 19 February 2021, the International Olympic Committee announced that certain Russian athletes would be allowed to compete under the designation "ROC" (for Russian Olympic Committee) at the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Winter Games. This penalty also applies through end of 2022 and would have been applied to events affiliated with the International Olympic Committee, such as The World Games.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia along with Belarus were barred from the 2022 World Games. Russia originally qualified 62 athletes while Belarus was set to send 11 athletes.[20]

Athletes from 110 National Olympic Committees are scheduled to participate.[21] The only representative team in the 2022 World Games not represented by a National Olympic Committee are the Haudenosaunee teams competing in lacrosse.[22]


Participating Nations


Calendar

Source[23]

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony
July 7
Thu 		8
Fri 		9
Sat 		10
Sun 		11
Mon 		12
Tue 		13
Wed 		14
Thu 		15
Fri 		16
Sat 		17
Sun 		Events
Ceremonies OC CC —
Acrobatic gymnastics 2 2 1 5
Aerobic gymnastics 2 2 4
Air sports ● 1 ● 1 2
Archery ● 3 ● ● 2 ● ● 2 7
Artistic roller skating ● 3 3
Beach handball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Billiards sports ● ● ● 2 2 4
Boules sports 2 2 4
Bowling ● ● ● 4 4
Canoe marathon 2 2 4
Canoe polo ● ● ● 2 2
Dancesport 1 2 2 5
Finswimming 8 8 16
Fistball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Floorball ● ● ● ● 1 1
Flying disc ● ● ● ● 1 1
Inline hockey ● ● ● ● 1 1
Ju-jitsu 9 9 18
Karate 6 6 12
Kickboxing (K-1) ● 6 6
Korfball ● ● ● ● 1 1
Lacrosse (women) ● ● ● ● 1 1
Lifesaving 8 8 16
Muay Thai ● ● 12 12
Orienteering 2 2 1 5
Parkour gymnastics 2 2 4
Powerlifting 3 3 2 8
Racquetball ● ● ● 2 2
Rhythmic gymnastics 2 2 4
Road speed skating 4 4 8
Softball ● ● ● ● 1 1
Sport climbing 2 2 2 6
Squash ● ● ● ● 2 2
Sumo 6 2 8
Track speed skating 6 4 10
Trampoline gymnastics 1 1 2 4
Tug of war 1 1 1 3
Water skiing ● 4 4 8
Daily medal events 24 32 21 20 13 9 11 25 25 26 206
Cumulative total 24 56 77 97 110 119 130 155 180 206
Duathlon1 2 1 3
Flag football1 ● ● ● ● 2 2
Lacrosse (men)1 ● ● ● ● 1 1
Wheelchair rugby1 ● ● ● 1 1
Wushu (taolu)1 5 5 10
Daily medal events 0 0 0 6 5 2 0 2 2 17
Cumulative total 0 0 0 6 11 13 13 15 17
July 7
Thu 		8
Fri 		9
Sat 		10
Sun 		11
Mon 		12
Tue 		13
Wed 		14
Thu 		15
Fri 		16
Sat 		17
Sun 		Events
Note

1 Optional sports selected by the host organizing committee

Medal table

Further information: List of 2022 World Games medal winners

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany2361544
2 Ukraine15111642
3 United States*1315836
4 Italy12231247
5 Hungary117725
6 Japan10101232
7 Belgium101516
8 France9121435
9 Colombia910423
10 China94114
11 Israel72413
12 Spain56617
13 Canada55515
14 Switzerland54312
15 Mexico52411
16 Denmark4329
17 Sweden36312
18 Poland35614
19 Great Britain3238
20 Egypt3115
21 Croatia2507
22 Netherlands2349
23 Thailand2327
24 Indonesia2305
25 Norway2215
 Serbia2215
27 Brazil2158
28 United Arab Emirates2147
29 Australia2125
30 Austria2114
31 Cambodia2002
 Vietnam2002
33 Chinese Taipei16512
34 Greece1348
 South Korea1348
36 Kazakhstan1214
37 Slovenia1135
38 Slovakia1124
39 Bulgaria1113
40 Brunei1102
41 Ecuador1034
42 Azerbaijan1012
 Lithuania1012
44 Algeria1001
 Costa Rica1001
 Moldova1001
 New Zealand1001
 Philippines1001
 South Africa1001
50 Czech Republic0336
51 Virgin Islands0314
52 Morocco0303
53 Chile0213
 Portugal0213
 Venezuela0213
56 Argentina0123
 Romania0123
 Singapore0123
59 Finland0112
 Kyrgyzstan0112
 Uzbekistan0112
62 Bahrain0101
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0101
 Guatemala0101
 Mongolia0101
 Peru0101
 Qatar0101
68 Hong Kong0044
69 Malaysia0022
70 Bolivia0011
 India0011
 Panama0011
 Tunisia0011
Totals (73 entries)205202202609

Medal design

The event's medal design was unveiled in February 2022.[24]

Community Engagement

The World Games 2022 Experience Delivered by Shipt

In March 2019, The World Games 2022 unveiled a mobile experience, designed to generate excitement for the event and educate the local community on the sports of The 2022 Games.[25] The traveling Mercedes Sprinter Van includes a rock climbing wall, a sumo wrestling activity, photo opportunities and an interactive trivia game where guests can win prizes. The van made its official debut at the 15th Annual MortgageBanc Chili Cook-Off on March 2, 2019. It continues to tour throughout 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

World of Opportunity

In June 2019, The World Games 2022 announced the kickoff of their supplier diversity program, World of Opportunity.[26] The program, which was unveiled to an audience of 400 at the Birmingham Crossplex, allows certified, diverse businesses to compete for contracts to provide goods and services for The World Games 2022. The categories accepted include (but are not limited to) transportation services, event production, security, promotional items, merchandise, sports equipment, food service, technology, printing, medical supplies, event equipment, waste removal and construction services.

Broadcasting

In July 2021, it was announced that CBS Sports Network will broadcast one-hour highlights shows on each of the ten days of competition, and two additional one-hour specials will be shown on other CBS channels and on Paramount+.[27]

References

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  16. ^ "Introduction to Wheelchair Rugby". iwrf.com. International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021. Wheelchair Rugby is a mixed team sport for male and female quadriplegic athletes. ... Men and women compete on the same teams and in the same competitions.
  17. ^ "Wushu Included as an Invitational Sport in The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA". iwuf.org. International Wushu Federation. September 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
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  19. ^ "Applications open for GB Lacrosse Head Coach positions". England Lacrosse. October 7, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2020. The World Games will be played using the six-a-side proposed Olympic rules formulated in 2018, and have been trialed at both the Men's Winter Classic and Women's Super League competitions.
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  22. ^ "The World Games 2022 Puts Haudenosaunee Nationals, The Inventor Of Lacrosse, On International Stage". The World Games 2022. March 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  23. ^ "Schedule of Events". The World Games 2022. TWG 2022 Birmingham. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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  27. ^ Iveson, Ali (July 26, 2021). "Birmingham 2022 World Games agrees US broadcast deal with CBS Sports Network". Inside the Games. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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