THE WORLD GAMES 2022 | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA | JULY 7–17, 2022 FAST FACTS
BY THE NUMBERS EVENT DATES
Opening Ceremony: July 7, 2022
Competition: 11 600+ July 7-17, 2022 DAYS MEDALS TWG Plaza: July 8-17, 2022
TWG Athletes Night: July 12, 2022
Closing Ceremony: 1,000+ 25+ July 17, 2022 CREDENTIALED VENUES MEDIA EVENT SITES PROPOSED
Avondale Park Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham Crossplex Birmingham Jefferson 34 3,600 Convention Complex SPORTS TOP INTERNATIONAL Birmingham Southern College ATHLETES Boutwell Auditorium Legion Field Oak Mountain State Park Railroad Park Sloss Furnaces $ University of Alabama 256 100+ Birmingham MILLION IN PROJECTED COUNTRIES Legacy Arena ECONOMIC IMPACT Protective Stadium THE WORLD GAMES 2022 | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA | JULY 7–17, 2022 FAST FACTS
HOST CITIES
1981 Santa Clara, CA, United States 1985 London, Great Britain 1989 Karlsruhe, Germany 1993 The Hague, Netherlands 1997 Lahti, Finland 2001 Akita, Japan 2005 Duisburg, Germany 2009 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 2013 Cali, Colombia 2017 Wroclaw, Poland 2022 Birmingham, AL, United States
SPORTS PROGRAM ABOUT THE WORLD GAMES 2022
Air Sports Fistball Lacrosse Squash BIRMINGHAM Archery Floorball Lifesaving Sumo
Billiards Flying Disc Muaythai Tug of War he World Games 2022 Birmingham will be an Boules Sports Gymnastics Orienteering Water Ski and extraordinary Olympic-style Wakeboard T Bowling Handball Powerlifting sports experience where elite athletes Wheelchair from all over the world compete for gold Canoe Ju-Jitsu Racquetball Rugby in 34 unique, multi-disciplinary sports. DanceSport Karate Roller Sports Featuring 3,600 athletes from more than Wushu 100 countries, the international event Duathlon Kickboxing Softball Flag Football will unite global fans with the Finswimming Korfball Sport Climbing Presented by the NFL Birmingham community in over 25 unique venues around the greater metropolitan area. The World Games 2022 Birmingham, which marks the 40th anniversary of the event, will take place FOR MORE INFORMATION: from 7-17 July 2022. The World Games Visit twg2022.com or find us on Facebook, was established by the International @TWG2022BHM Instagram or Twitter. World Games Association, an organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee.