On July 7, ticket sales for The World Games 2022 officially went on sale to the public. The release date marked one year until the city of Birmingham, Ala. welcomes the world to the Opening Ceremony at the new, state-of-the-art Protective Stadium.
The World Games 2022, an international multi-sport event organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee, will hold its 11th edition in Birmingham from July 7-17, 2022. An anticipated 3,600 athletes will participate in more than 30 different sports throughout The Games.
Ticket sales started briskly in the United States and across the globe. They can be purchased for individual sports, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and in select packages. To purchase tickets to The World Games 2022, visit TWG2022.com. “We want to encourage everyone to jump on the opportunity to purchase their tickets now,” said Nick Sellers, CEO of The World Games 2022. “We expect many venues to sell out quickly, and we don’t want anyone to miss out on their chance to witness history.”
To further celebrate the one-year mark, the Birmingham Organising Committee also announced several musical artists that will perform at The World Games 2022, including Master of Funk turned TWG2022 Master of Ceremonies Bootsy Collins and country music icons Randy Owen and Sara Evans.
In addition to the musical artists, the official mascots of The World Games 2022, Vulcan and Vesta, were also officially revealed.
Named after the famous Vulcan statue that overlooks Birmingham, the largest cast iron statue in the world, Vulcan is joined by a female companion, Vesta. Both mascots are presented by O’Neal Industries and in partnership with the Vulcan Park and Museum with costume design by Princess Closet Designs.
The Vulcan originally represented Birmingham at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and has come full circle to help the community welcome the world in July 2022.
“We could not be more excited for this once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Sellers. “This is the first opportunity sports fans will have to attend an international multi-sport event on American soil since the pandemic. We’re honored to have that distinction and we can’t wait to see thousands of fans from around the world in Birmingham a year from now to watch the new generation of sports.”
The World Games is a multi-sport event staged every four years by the International World Games Association under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee. The 11th edition of The World Games will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 7-17 July 2022. 3,600 athletes from over 30 sports and 100 countries will take part in The World Games.