The World Games sports comprise all the sports contested in the World Games.
Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
The official sports of The World Games 2013 are of these six categories.
Powerlifting
Tug of War (Men Outdoor, Women Indoor)
The official sports/disciplines of the World Games 2017 are of these six categories.
Powerlifting
Tug of War (Men Outdoor, Women Indoor)
Past TWG sports and disciplines
Bodybuilding (Bodybuilding, Fitness) – Last contested in 2009
Dancesport (Rock'n'Roll) – Last contested in 2009
Bowling (Nine-pin bowling) – Contested only in 2005
Casting – Last contested in 2005
Lifesaving (Beach) – Last contested in 2005
Flying Disc (Disc golf) – Last contested in 2001
Netball – Last contested in 1993
Sambo – Last contested in 1993
Indoor Cycling (Artistic cycling, Cycle ball) – Last contested in 1989
Cable Wakeboard
The following sports were part of past editions of the World Games, but have since been adopted by the Olympics as official events.
Badminton – became an Olympic sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Baseball – was an Olympic sport from 1992 to 2008; will return to the Olympics in 2020, though its status for subsequent Olympics is unknown at present
Rugby sevens – became an Olympic sport at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo – became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Trampoline – certain individual events were introduced at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Triathlon – became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting (women) - became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics. (Men never competed in weightlifting in The World Games because it has been in all Summer Olympics since 1920.)
