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Host city
  
Duisburg, Germany

Dates
  
14 Jul 2005 – 24 Jul 2005

Opening ceremony
  
14 July 2005

Athletes participating
  
appr. 3,200

Main venue
  
MSV-Arena

Nations participating
  
93

Location
  
Duisburg, Germany

Officially opened by
  
Otto Schily

Closing ceremony
  
24 July 2005

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Events
  
34 (Invitational: 6 sports)

The World Games of 2005 took place in Duisburg, Germany from 14 July 2005 until 24 July 2005. Three cities namely Bottrop, Mülheim an der Ruhr, and Oberhausen, also held some of the competition events. More than 3,000 athletes competed in 39 non-Olympic sports.

Contents

Invitational sports

  • Aikido (No competitions were held. There was just a demonstration of the sport.)
  • American football
  • Dragon boat race
  • Beach team handball
  • Indoor hockey
  • Indoor trial
  • World Games sports not included in 2005

  • Disc golf
  • Surfing
  • Medal table

    The medal tally during the seventh World Games is as follows. Russia won the most gold medals and tied with Germany in overall medals won in this edition's official sports.

    References

    World Games 2005 Wikipedia


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