World Games 2001
| VI World Games |
| Host city |
Akita, Japan |
| Nations participating |
92 |
| Athletes participating |
3,200 |
| Events |
169 in 31 sports |
| Opening ceremony |
August 16 |
| Closing ceremony |
August 26 |
| Officially opened by |
Atsuko Toyama |
| Athlete's Oath |
Doumu Narita and Mero Narita |
| Main Stadium |
Akita Yabase Athletics Stadium |
The sixth World Games were held in 2001 in Akita, Japan.
Sports
Official sports
Medal count
World Games 2001
Medals statistics by nation
|
| Rank |
Nation |
Official sports |
Demonstration sports |
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
Russia |
24 |
15 |
5 |
44 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| 2 |
United States |
15 |
8 |
8 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 3 |
France |
12 |
5 |
6 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
Germany |
10 |
10 |
15 |
35 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
| 5 |
Australia |
10 |
10 |
3 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
Italy |
9 |
11 |
8 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 7 |
Japan(Host) |
9 |
6 |
10 |
25 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
| 8 |
Spain |
5 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 9 |
Netherlands |
4 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10 |
United Kingdom |
3 |
7 |
11 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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