World Games 2013

World Games IX

Host city	Cali, Colombia
Motto	Fair play to the planet
Nations participating	98
Athletes participating	2,870
Events	199 in 36 sports
Opening ceremony	July 25, 2013 (2013-07-25)
Closing ceremony	August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04)
Officially opened by	Vice President Angelino Garzón[1]
Athlete's Oath	Jorge Luis CiFuentes
Main venue	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero

The World Games of 2013 took place in the city of Cali, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4.^[2]

Host city allocation history

Parade of the delegations at the inauguration ceremony of the World Games Cali 2013

The 2013 World Games were initially allocated to the German cities of Duisburg and Düsseldorf. However, at the end of 2008, Duisburg withdrew and Düsseldorf dropped out because both cities could not secure enough funding, partly as a result of the financial crisis of 2007–08 and the subsequent Great Recession.

Two alternate cities came forward to the IWGA to bid for these Games: Pretoria, South Africa and Cali, Colombia. During the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the IWGA announced that Cali has won the right to host the World Games in 2013.

Sports

There are 31 official sports and 5 invitational sports.^[3]

Garden of Sport

The "Garden of Sport" events were held in the neighboring towns of Buga and Jamundí. These demonstration events served to showcase these disciplines for potential inclusion in future games.

Two of the competitions were held at Coliseo Mayor in Buga:

• Futsal (AMF rules)
• Kudo, men's and women's.

The other two disciplines took place in Jamundí:

• Coliseo Alfaguara y Plaza Mayor - Frontball
• Estadio El Cacique - Hapkido

Calendar

• 2013 World Games Event Schedule
• Note: Due to concerns about temperature and air flow at the Del Pueblo Gymnasium, where the sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics was taking place, the Ribbons event was cancelled at the last moment.^[11]

Key:      Invitational sport

Participant countries

• 2013 World Games Participant Countries Note: Number of athletes in brackets. However, those nations with a question mark means that these nations have sent a delegation to these Games, but the number of athletes is unknown at this time.

Medal mistake

This particular edition made the laughable mistake of putting the words "word games" instead of "world games," on one thousand medals.^[12] This fact was reported by Colombian news organization Noticias Uno.^[13][14] Several athletes smiled and were surprised upon seeing the typo.^[15] According to the representative of the firm that engraved the medals, several authorities had seen and approved the medals' design without noticing the mistake, including Coldeportes director Andrés Botero, and the head of the Organizing Committee Rodrigo Otoya. The representative also stated that, according to a corporate policy, "... any mistake after the art has been approved (by the client) will not be responsibility of the Firm" ^[16] Regarding the medals, Rodrigo Guerrero, Mayor of Cali, unabashedly stated that "This mistake in no way undermines the value of the medals, and the spirit of the games. People are making a tempest in a tea cup out of this situation" ^[17]

Medal results

Official sports

Key:

Medal tally of the 2013 World Games' Official Results website, which includes road speed skating:^[18]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	18	13	18	49
2	Russia	17	24	12	53
3	France	16	11	13	40
4	Germany	15	7	8	30
5	China	14	6	2	22
6	United States	11	4	4	19
7	Ukraine	9	10	9	28
8	Colombia	8	13	10	31
9	Great Britain	6	6	3	15
10	Chinese Taipei	5	5	8	18
11	Brazil	5	3	1	9
12	Japan	5	1	4	10
13	Switzerland	4	4	0	8
14	Denmark	3	2	2	7
15	Sweden	3	1	5	9
16	Belarus	3	1	3	7
16	Mexico	3	1	3	7
18	Netherlands	2	6	5	13
19	Belgium	2	4	4	10
20	Spain	2	4	2	8
21	Chile	2	3	0	5
21	Poland	2	3	0	5
21	Romania	2	3	0	5
24	Slovenia	2	1	0	3
25	Finland	2	0	0	2
26	South Korea	1	2	6	9
27	Austria	1	2	3	6
28	Hungary	1	1†	0	2
28	New Zealand	1	2	0	3
30	Croatia	1	1	2	4
30	Venezuela	1	1	2	4
32	Vietnam	1	1	0	2
33	South Africa	1	0	3	4
34	Azerbaijan	1	0	1	2
34	Lithuania	1	0	1	2
34	Mongolia	1	0	2	3
37	India	1	0	0	1
37	Malaysia	1	0	0	1
37	Moldova	1	0	0	1
37	Turkey	1	0	0	1
41	Canada	0	3	6	9
42	Norway	0	3	4	7
43	Argentina	0	3	2	5
43	Egypt	0	3	2	5
43	Thailand	0	3	2	5
46	Czech Republic	0	2	1	3
47	Australia	0	1	3	4
48	Ecuador	0	1	2	3
48	Portugal	0	1	2	3
50	Greece	0	1	1	2
50	Iran	0	1	1	2
52	Luxembourg	0	1	0	1
53	El Salvador	0	0	1	1
53	Ireland	0	0	1	1
53	Israel	0	0	1	1
53	Morocco	0	0	1	1
53	Peru	0	0	1	1
53	Philippines	0	0	1	1
53	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Total		176	169	169	514

† In the men's middleweight sumo event, Istvan Kalmar (HUN) was stripped of a silver medal because of a positive doping test.^[19]

Invitational sports

Key:

As of August 3, 2013, from the Games' official Invitational Sports Medal Tally.^[20]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary	5	2	0	7
2	China	5	1	1	7
3	Iran	4	0	0	4
4	France	1	3	2	6
5	Vietnam	1	2	0	3
6	Germany	1	0	2	3
7	Japan	1	0	1	2
7	United States	1	0	1	2
9	Belgium	1	0	0	1
9	Cuba	1	0	0	1
9	Hong Kong	1	0	0	1
9	Indonesia	1	0	0	1
13	Malaysia	0	2	2	4
14	Russia	0	2	0	2
15	Italy	0	1	1	2
15	Portugal	0	1	1	2
15	Turkey	0	1	1	2
15	Ukraine	0	1	1	2
19	Brazil	0	1	0	1
19	Canada	0	1	0	1
19	Chile	0	1	0	1
19	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
19	Spain	0	1	0	1
19	India	0	1	0	1
19	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
26	Argentina	0	0	1	1
26	Colombia	0	0	1	1
26	Mexico	0	0	1	1
26	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
26	Poland	0	0	1	1
Total		23	23	18	64

Host broadcaster

• Señal Colombia

International Broadcasters

• TV Esporte Interativo and ESPN Brasil
• VTV
• NHK
• Fox Sports (Australia)
• ESPN
• Czech Television
• CCTV
• STAR Sports Fox Sports Plus HD

References

External links

• Official website
• World Games 2013 - Olympicsuniverse.com
• International World Games Association