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Crucial Decisions for the Future of the Games

The Annual General Meeting of the International World Games Association brought crucial decisions for the future of the Games.

12 May, 2023

Justyna MOZDZONEK Monika CHOCHLIKOVA Matthias HOFBAUER International Floorball Federation World Flying Disc Federation International Fistball Association World Underwater Federation International Korfball Federation World DanceSport Federation The World Games Members Athletes Committee AGM Athlete of the Year TWG 2025 TWG 2022 Sambo Archery Floorball Muaythai Flying Disc Karate Racquetball Korfball Fistball DanceSport

IWGA Athletes' Committee: Making the athlete’s voice heard

The IWGA has established a new Athletes’ Committee. As already announced, the Chair of this committee will be the Spanish karateka Sandra Sanchez.

22 February, 2023

Justyna MOZDZONEK Abhishek VERMA Cat PHILLIPS Matthias HOFBAUER Rhaea STINN The World Games Members Floorball Flying Disc Karate Racquetball DanceSport

The race gets tighter!

Today at 16:00 CET the 10 candidates with most votes continued in the race towards becoming The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time.

20 January, 2021

Alyssa MURRAY Iuliia KAPLINA Rob HAANS James KEHOE Denes KANYO Matthias HOFBAUER Patrice MARTIN Henri LACROIX Batyr ALTYEV Larysa SOLOVIOVA Sofia OLOFSSON Anna MATUS Gabriele GOFFREDO Paola LONGORIA Matthias KYBURZ Marcel HASSEMEIER Martin WEISS Morgan LUNDIN Leon SIMONS Nicol DAVID The World Games Archery Canoe Canoe Roller Sports Roller Sports Gymnastics Floorball Muaythai Lacrosse Sport Climbing Orienteering Flying Disc Tug of War Powerlifting Boules Sports Sumo Ju-Jitsu Squash Racquetball Korfball Fistball Handball DanceSport

Squash star in lead, tight race behind her

Voting for The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time has in one week gathered more than 600,000 votes for the 24 athlete legends from 24 The World Games sports.

15 January, 2021

Alyssa MURRAY Rob HAANS James KEHOE Denes KANYO Matthias HOFBAUER Patrice MARTIN Henri LACROIX Batyr ALTYEV Larysa SOLOVIOVA Sofia OLOFSSON Paola LONGORIA Fabriana ARIAS Matthias KYBURZ Marcel HASSEMEIER Martin WEISS Morgan LUNDIN Leon SIMONS Nicol DAVID The World Games Athlete of the Year Archery Canoe Canoe Roller Sports Roller Sports Gymnastics Floorball Muaythai Lacrosse Sport Climbing Orienteering Flying Disc Tug of War Powerlifting Sumo Ju-Jitsu Squash Racquetball Korfball Fistball Handball DanceSport

The race is on

Voting for The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time has started! From Friday 8th January 9:00 CET onwards, sports fans from around the world have been able to vote for their favourites

8 January, 2021

Alyssa MURRAY Iuliia KAPLINA Rob HAANS James KEHOE Denes KANYO Matthias HOFBAUER Patrice MARTIN Henri LACROIX Batyr ALTYEV Larysa SOLOVIOVA Sofia OLOFSSON Anna MATUS Gabriele GOFFREDO Tonie LENZ Paola LONGORIA Fabriana ARIAS Matthias KYBURZ Marcel HASSEMEIER Martin WEISS Morgan LUNDIN Leon SIMONS Nicol DAVID The World Games Athlete of the Year Archery Canoe Canoe Roller Sports Roller Sports Gymnastics Floorball Muaythai Lacrosse Sport Climbing Orienteering Flying Disc Tug of War Powerlifting Sumo Ju-Jitsu Squash Racquetball Korfball Fistball Handball DanceSport

The World Games Athlete of April 2020

Swiss Hofbauer is the all-time top scorer in the World Floorball Championships! To celebrate his long and outstanding career, he has been chosen as The World Games Athlete of April 2020!

3 May, 2020

Matthias HOFBAUER The World Games Athlete of the Month Floorball