2022 World Games

The World Games 2022 will be the eleventh World Games, a major 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, due to the rescheduling of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, The World Games 2022 will be held July 7 to 17, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.[1] It was chosen by the International World Games Association on January 22, 2015.[2] It will feature 30 official sports in 54 disciplines which will be contested at 30 venues across the Birmingham area.[3]

The World Games 2022
Host cityBirmingham, Alabama, United States
Nations participating100+
Athletes participating3,600
Opening ceremonyJuly 7, 2022
Closing ceremonyJuly 17, 2022
Websitetwg2022.com

Bidding process

Birmingham's bid was presented by Edgar Welden, Scott Myers, and David Benck. The cities that bid for the 2022 Games were:

The final decision was announced on January 22, 2015, in Lausanne, awarding The World Games 2022 to Birmingham.[4][5]

Venues

Proposed venues for The World Games 2022 include:[6][7]

The Games

Sports

The 2022 World Games programme will feature 30 official sports including 54 disciplines encompassing 207 events.[8] 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 include duathlon, flag football,[9] wheelchair rugby, men's lacrosse and wushu (taolu).[10] Both men's and women's field lacrosse will be played in a six-a-side format.[11] 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
Participating Nations
  •  Argentina
  •  Australia
  •  Austria
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Belarus
  •  Belgium
  •  Brazil
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Canada
  •  China
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Colombia
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Denmark
  •  Egypt
  •  France
  •  Georgia
  •  Germany
  •  Great Britain
  •  Hong Kong
  •  Hungary
  •  Ireland
  •  Iroquois[12]
  •  Israel
  •  Italy
  •  Japan
  •  Latvia
  •  Mexico
  •  Netherlands
  •  New Zealand
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Russia
  •  Slovenia
  •  Spain
  •  Suriname
  •  Sweden
  •  Switzerland
  •  Thailand
  •  Ukraine
  •  United States
  •  Uzbekistan

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.[13] 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 will continue 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.[14] 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.

References
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  2. Bryant, JosephD. (January 22, 2015). "Birmingham wins! City chosen as site for 2021 World Games". www.al.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. "World Games 2021 Fact Sheet" (PDF). The World Games 2021 Official Site.
  4. "World Games win an affirmation: It's time to believe in Birmingham again". www.al.com. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  5. "Birmingham chosen to host 2021 World Games". www.abc3340.com. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  6. "The World Games 2021 Birmingham, USA Bulletin #2". Birmingham Organizing Committee. 4 Sep 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  7. "Three competition venues announced for The World Games 2022". TWG 2022 Birmingham. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  8. "Detailed sports programme published". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  9. "The World Games 2022 Birmingham Partners with NFL, Adds Flag Football". twg2022.com. 15 Jul 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  10. "Five Invitational Sports in The World Games 2022". TWG 2022 Birmingham. 15 Sep 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  11. "Applications open for GB Lacrosse Head Coach positions". England Lacrosse. 7 Oct 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-06. 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.
  12. "World Lacrosse Announces Teams for Men's Lacrosse Competition at TWG 2022; Iroquois Nationals Accept Invitation to Compete". TWG 2022 Birmingham. 7 Sep 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  13. "The World Games 2021 Experience". The World Games 2021 | Birmingham, USA. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  14. "World of Opportunity". The World Games 2021 | Birmingham, USA. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
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