Birmingham, USA | July 7 - 17, 2022
October 9, 2017 All five World Games sports short-listed for consideration by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will feature in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. This landmark decision was taken yesterday by the IOC Executive Board, meeting in Rio de Janeiro. It means that baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, sports climbing ...
Published: Friday, August 4th 2017, 9:53 pm CDT Updated: Friday, August 4th 2017, 10:26 pm CDT By Hannah Ward, Reporter BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) –Several Birmingham city and Jefferson County officials are catching up on some sleep after an exciting week in Poland for the 2017 World Games. The trip was ...
June 07, 2016 The World Games is an athletic event of global proportions. For the most recent chapter in their 35-year history, nearly 3000 athletes from more than 100 countries gathered in Cali, Colombia to compete in 26 different sports. As part of the International Olympic Committee family, the event takes ...
By Allison Westlake August 10, 2016 The eyes of the world are on Rio this week as thousands of athletes compete in the Olympics. And in 2021, Birmingham will welcome its own set of international athletes and the eyes of the world for the 11th annual World Games. In anticipation, Birmingham is ...
