The weather forecast now says that it is very likely that there will be widespread, impactful showers and thunderstorms this afternoon in the Birmingham area. Some of these storms could contain isolated damaging wind gusts and large hailstones.
Because of the weather forecasts, matches in Lacrosse were moved from afternoon to morning and they have already been played. The same applies for Fistball, except for the women’s gold medal match which has been moved to Thursday. Boules Sports competitions, as well as Archery, are scheduled to start earlier in the afternoon than originally planned. The World Games Plaza will remain closed during the day on Wednesday, and the Athlete of the Day award ceremony has been postponed to 8.00 p.m. Athletes’ Night will begin at 7.00 p.m, and the American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor Big Boi is scheduled to perform on the Main Stage at 9.00 p.m.
For all updates regarding weather, make sure to check The World Games 2022 weather webpage.
The World Games is a multi-sport event staged every four years by the International World Games Association, organised with the support 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 34 sports and over 100 countries will take part in The World Games.