heavyweight! Chengdu wins the right to host the 2025 World Games!
just now! , 8:00 on May 9, Beijing time (10:00 on May 9, Sydney time)
At the 2019 International World Games Association plenary session held in , Gold Coast, , Chengdu successfully won the right to host the 2025 World Games.
At the scene, the International World Games Association Executive Committee submitted the evaluation results of the "Chengdu 2025 World Games Bid Report" to all 37 member international sports federations. All delegates at the meeting voted to award Chengdu the right to host the 2025 World Games. The Chengdu delegation made a theme statement and presentation to the conference, and signed a formal hosting contract with the International World Games Association under the witness of the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
The World Games is an international comprehensive sports meeting with the highest level of non-Olympic sports. It promotes and complements each other with the Olympic Games and is committed to promoting the development of sports and the spread of the Olympic spirit around the world. Mainland China has never hosted the World Games before, and Chengdu is the first city in mainland China to apply to host the event.
This is the historical mission given to Chengdu in the new era, which will help Chengdu accelerate the construction of a world-famous event city
Gather in Chengdu to cheer for the world
18 competition events have been initially drawn up
The World Games (World Games) is an international sports event. It was first held in California in 1981 and is held every four years. Each session is held in the year following the Olympic Games and lasts for 11 days. A total of ten games have been held so far, hosted by the International World Games Federation (IWGA). The competition events are mostly non-Olympic events and are conducted in accordance with the procedures and standards of each international sports federation.
The slogan of Chengdu's bid to host the 2025 World Games is "Gather in Chengdu, Cheer the World on" (Gather in Chengdu, Cheer the World on), which expresses Chengdu's desire to show the world a city with ancient cultural traditions and modern charm. . Chengdu will make the 2025 World Games an environmentally friendly, safe, sustainable and successful Games, further develop and popularize the World Games project, and jointly create a sustainable World Games legacy.
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Comparing the competition events listed by the International World Games Federation, Chengdu sorted out the domestic development of each event and the basic situation of the national individual sports associations. Combined with the conditions of the Chengdu market, it initially formulated aviation sports, archery , billiards, power weightlifting, sports dance, gymnastics, roller skating, tug of war, sports climbing, handball, orienteering, throwing and other 18 competition events.
The World Games are actually so fun.
Paragliding, skydiving, rock climbing...
The World Games is the highest level international comprehensive sports meeting for non-Olympic events. It promotes and complements the Olympic Games hosted by the International Olympic Committee, and works together to create a world-wide success. Promote the development of sports and the spread of the Olympic spirit.
The events of the World Games are mainly non-Olympic events, and also include individual Olympic events, including: light boat (light boat water polo), karate, aikido, sumo wrestling, pole throwing, bodybuilding, bodybuilding, aerial sports, and paragliding , skydiving, gymnastics, jujitsu, frisbee, billiards, Faust ball (boxing), netball, hockey , snooker, billiards, boules, bowling, rugby , squash, More than 40 events including korfball, handball, racquetball, roller skating, water lifesaving, water skiing, tug of war, fin swimming, surfing, rock climbing, orienteering, dance sports, Latin dance, rock dance, social dance, archery, and field archery. .
At present, the World Games have been held for ten sessions.
The eleventh session will be held in 2021↓
01, Aviation skydiving
As a competition event of the Games, skydiving is a serious matter of jumping from a high altitude (for friends who are afraid of heights) Please avoid watching this event)
I learned for the first time that sports can leave the water and the ground and run to the sky!
02, UAV competition
Aerial events have exceeded your imagination? The 2021 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA will set up a drone competition!
This is a competition that has gradually emerged in recent years. Since 2014, when the RC flying club from eastern France uploaded a "Star Wars"-style competition video shot in a local forest on YouTube, this competition has become popular around the world.
has held more than dozens of various competitions in China in 2016 alone. After entering 2017, it has received strong support from relevant national departments and institutions.
It is said that there will be various fierce collisions during the drone competition. It must be very exciting to watch the competition from the perspective of the drone! Looking forward to the first drone competition at the 2021 World Games.
03, tug-of-war
This project can be said to be one of the most familiar projects that everyone has participated in!
That’s right, this is the event that can make people watching the event roar at the top of their lungs. It is also an official event of the World Games.
It is worth mentioning that at the 10th World Games held in Poland in 2017, the Anshan Iron and Steel Women's Tug-of-War Team, which represented China for the first time, won the runner-up in the 540 kg category, achieving China's zero-medal breakthrough in this event at the World Games.
04, Water lifesaving
In the World Games, water lifesaving is a competitive sport that includes swimming and lifesaving skills.
05, rowing machine
Yes, you read that right, this rowing machine is the rowing machine you know. The most common place for us ordinary people to see it is in the gym!
I once thought that the rowing machine was a tool for losing weight. I never thought that if you use the rowing machine well, you can participate in sports meets!
took a look at the 2018 China Rowing Machine Open. The events include the men's and women's individual 1000-meter challenge, the men's 500-meter, women's 300-meter individual sprint, and the 4x1-minute mixed relay.
It can be seen that this competition has developed into a very standardized one. After watching the World Games competitions, do you find it interesting and exciting? It’s not over yet!
While hosting each World Games, the host city also holds various cultural and social activities, such as concerts, exhibitions, etc.
2019 The 18th World Police and Fire Games
2021 The 31st Summer Universiade
2022 The 56th World Table Tennis Championships
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Starting today, another event will be added to the list of events in Chengdu, in 2025 , the fun and interesting World Games are waiting for you in Chengdu!
Source: Chengcheng Political Affairs
