World Games VIII 第八屆世界運動會 Dì bā jiè shìjiè yùndònghuì
MottoTop Sports – High Spirits
Host city
Kaohsiung, Taiwan under the IWGA Designation: Chinese Taipei
Motto
Top Sports – High Spirits
Nations
101
Athletes
4,800 approx.
Events
165 (35 sports)
Opening
16 July 2009
Closing
26 July 2009
Opened by
President Ma Ying-jeou
Main venue
Kaohsiung National Stadium
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Cali 2013 →
The 2009 World Games (Chinese: 2009年世界運動會; pinyin: 2009 Nián shìjiè yùndònghuì) the eighth edition of the World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games.
Nearly 6,000 athletes, officials, coaches, referees and others from 101 countries participated in the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games, setting a record high for the multi-sport competition. The International World Games Association (IWGA) President Ron Froehlich praised the July 16–26 games as the "best games ever."[1]
^"Best Games Ever end on a high note". Taiwan Public Television Service Online. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08.
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