World Games 2005

VII World Games
Host city Duisburg,  Germany
Nations participating 93
Athletes participating appr. 3200
Events 34 (Invitational: 6 sports)
Opening ceremony 14 July
Closing ceremony 24 July
Officially opened by Otto Schily
Main Stadium MSV-Arena

The World Games of 2005 took place in Duisburg, Germany from 14 July 2005 until 24th July 2005. More than 3000 athletes competed in 39 non-Olympic sports:

Sports

Official sports

Invitational sports

World Games sports not included in 2005

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 27 19 11 57
2  Germany 23 20 23 66
3  Italy 13 12 16 41
4  France 12 12 11 35
5  Australia 9 10 5 24
6  Spain 8 7 5 20
7  Netherlands 7 11 5 23
8  United States 7 7 9 23
9  Ukraine 7 6 8 21
10  Denmark 5 1 0 6

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