Sports of the World Games
There are official and invitational sports that can be included on the sports program for the World Games.
The sports program for 2022 comprised 30 official sports (including 54 disciplines, 207 events), and five invitational sports. Since 2022, invitational sports are no longer presented separately, but are also part of the official program. See our list of the number of sports for each event and the changes over time.
For 2025, three sports which have been in all previous editions have been dropped: bowling, water-skiing (though wakeboarding remains), and artistic roller skating. Sumo has also been dropped. Sports making their official debut are powerboating and cheerleading, and Sambo returns. There will be a showcase (demonstration) of E-Sports, but it is not part of the official program.
List of Sports (2025)
- Acrobatic gymnastics
- Aerobic gymnastics
- Air sports (canopy piloting & drone racing)
- Archery
- Beach handball
- Billiards Sports
- Boules sports (Lyonnaise & Pétanque)
- Canoe polo
- Canoe marathon
- Cheerleading
- Cue sports (Three-cushion billiards, Nine-ball & Snooker)
- Dancesport (Standard, Latin, Rock'n'Roll, Breakdance)
- Dragon Boat
- Duathlon
- Finswimming
- Fistball
- Flag football
- Floorball
- Flying disc
- Freediving
- Freestyle Inline Skating
- Inline hockey
- Ju-jitsu
- Karate
- Kickboxing
- Korfball
- Lacrosse (six-a-side format)
- Lifesaving
- Muay Thai
- Orienteering
- Parkour
- Powerboating
- Powerlifting
- Racquetball
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Road speed skating
- Sambo
- Softball
- Sport climbing
- Squash
- Track speed skating
- Trampoline gymnastics
- Tug of war
- Wakeboarding
- Wheelchair rugby
- Wushu
Past Sports
Some of these sports are no longer part of the World Games program as they have been included into the Olympic Games.
- Aikido (non-competitive sport)
- Artistic roller skating
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Beach soccer (invitational sport)
- Bodybuilding
- Bowling
- Casting
- Disc golf
- Futsal (invitational sport)
- Indoor cycling
- Indoor field hockey
- Netball
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Roller hockey
- Rugby sevens
- Sumo
- Surfing
- Taekwondo
- Tchoukball
- Triathlon
- Tumbling
- Ultimate
- Water skiing
- Weightlifting
Related Pages
- About the World Games and other International Multi-Events
- Multi-Sport Events (Games) Calendar
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