World Championships in The World Games sports

World Championships in The World Games sports

published on 22 November, 2019

November is a month to follow The World Games sports! Right at the moment, three World Championships in our sports are taking place in the United Arab Emirates: in Dubai, IPF World Open Powerlifting Championships 18-23.11 and in Abu Dhabi, IWWF World Wakeboard Championships 19-23.11 and JJIF Ju-jitsu World Championships 16-24.11.

You can follow the Powerlifting and Ju-jitsu World Championships live on The World Games Channel. The Ju-jitsu competitions are also qualification events for The World Games 2021. This means that in late November we will know the first athletes qualified for Ju-jitsu!

 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, 15-25 July 2021. 3,600 athletes from over 30 sports and 100 countries will take part in the Games.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is a non-profit-making international sports organisation recognised and supported by the International Olympic Committee. The IWGA comprises 40 International Member Sports Federations. It administers and promotes The World Games (TWG), a multi-sport event held every four years that features around 35 sports on its programme. The next edition of TWG will be in Chengdu (CHN) from 7-17 August 2025. 5,000 participants from more than 100 countries are expected to take part in this 12th edition. The latest Games were hosted by Birmingham, Alabama (USA).

For more information, please contact the IWGA Media and Communication team:
[email protected], Tel: +41 21 311 12 97, or visit our website.