List of multi-sport events
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. Events are typically held over a few days to accommodate the large number of events held, often more than those in single-sport competitions. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games. Some of the most recognised sporting events in the world today are multi-sport events – the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games, the Pan American Games and the Mediterranean Games – among others. This article lists all major multi-sport events, whether defunct or functioning, in the modern day. A full listing of all major multi-sport events is provided in the table below.
Transnational multi-sport events are often organised across concords of cultural elements between nations. These include language, such as the Francophone Games for French-speaking nations; ethnic, such as the Maccabiah Games for Jewish athletes; political, such as the Spartakiad used to oppose the Olympics; occupation, such as the Universiade for university students; and gender, such as World Outgames for the gay community. Participation is also delineated across other lines including region, religion, age, and season (winter instead of summer). A number of multi-sport events are held within nations, where athletes representing various intra-national states or districts compete against each other; these include the Thailand National Games and the National Games of China. These differences in intended audiences are highlighted in the table.
Historical[]
Prior to the modern day, there were instances of multi-sport events held centuries or millennia in the past. The Tailteann Games, held near modern Telltown in Ireland, was one of the first multi-sport festivals to be recorded, with a history that traces back to 1829 BC. There were several other games held in Europe in the classical era. the Panhellenic Games encompassed the Ancient Olympic Games, which was the precursor to the modern Olympic Games; the Pythian Games; the Nemean Games; and the Isthmian Games. The Roman Games, held in ancient Rome, focused on Greek sports as well as the Etruscan sport of gladiatorial combat. Other multi-sport festivals emerged in the Middle Ages in Europe, including the Cotswold Olimpick Games in England, the Highland games in Scotland still in existence today, and the Olympiade de la République in France in the 19th century.
As these multi-sport events or festivals occurred pre-20th century, when the rules for today's modern sports were largely different or yet to be established, these are not included in the table. The events noted in this section documents all known historical multi-sport events.
Scope[]
Multi-sport events can be classified by scope. Some cater to international audiences; some to regional audiences; and some are held within nations. These differences are presented in the table as well, in addition to other divisions such as ethnicity and historical origins as described earlier.
Only a few modern multi-sport events cater to international audiences without cultural or political boundaries. The most famous of these is the Olympic Games. The others are namely the World Games, established to host sports not within the Olympic scope; the World Mind Sports Games, which hosts competitions in mind sports which are not found in either of the two abovementioned events; the X Games and the Winter X Games, organised for extreme action sports; the World Combat Games, for martial arts and combat sports; and the now-cancelled Goodwill Games.
Similarly, there are also regional multi-sport events held that purely cater to regional audiences regardless of cultural and/or political elements. These are often grouped by continent and sub-continental regions. The Asian Games are held for athletes in Asia; the Central Asian Games, the East Asian Games, the South Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games cater to Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia respectively, which are all regions of the Asian continent. In the Americas, the largest multi-sport event that fits the description is the Pan American Games. The other multi-sport events in the continent are the South American Games, the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Central American Games.
List of major multi-sport events[]
The criteria in listing a multi-sport event is as follows: The event should have received significant media coverage where it is covered; national, regional, or international. At the same time, organisation of the event is taken charge by a formal body, with at least one sport in the event sanctioned by an international sports federation that is recognised by the International Olympic Committee or the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).
Title | Est.1 | Next/ Last2 | Rec.3 | Location4 | Scope | Elem.5 | Notes |
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AAU Junior Olympic Games | 1967 | 2022 | 1 | North Carolina, Greensboro | National | Age | |
Academic Olympia | 1909 | 1913 | International | Age | |||
Afro-Asian Games | 2003 | 2003 | 4 | Regional | Defunct | ||
ALBA Games | 2005 | 2011 | 2 | Regional | Colonial ties | Defunct | |
African Games | 1965 | 2023 | 4 | Ghana, Accra | Regional | ||
African Beach Games | 2019 | 2023 | 2 | Tunisia, Tunis | Regional | ||
[1] | 1994 | 2009 | Regional | Disabled | Defunct | ||
[2] | 2018 | Regional | |||||
Africa Military Games | 2002 | 2002 | Regional | Defunct | |||
African Para Games | 2023 | 2023 | 4 | Ghana, Accra | Regional | ||
African Youth Games | 2010 | 2022 | 4 | Egypt, Cairo | Regional | Age | |
[3] | 1955 | 2012 | International | ||||
[4] | 2002 | 2003 | Regional | ||||
[5] | 2002 | 2002 | Regional | ||||
[6] | 1986 | 2023 | 2 | Australia, Alice Springs | National | Age | |
All-Africa University Games | 1975 | 2022 | 1 | Kenya, Nairobi | Regional | School | |
All-China Games | 2000 | 2010 | National | Defunct | |||
[7] | 1984 | 2016 | 2 | Regional | Age | ||
[8] | 1982 | 2011 | 2 | Regional | Age | ||
1949 | 2012 | Regional | School | ||||
[9] | 2018 | Regional | School | ||||
[10] | 2016 | 2016 | Regional | School | |||
Arafura Games | 1991 | 2023 | 2 | Australia, Darwin | International | ||
Arctic Winter Games | 1970 | 2022 (2023 Hold) | 2 | Canada, Wood Buffalo | Regional | ||
Arnold Sports Festival | 1984 | 2022 | 1 | United States, Columbus | International | ||
ASEAN Civil servant Games | 2015 | 2017 | Regional | ||||
ASEAN Para Games | 2001 | 2023 | 2 | Cambodia, Phnom Penh | Regional | Disabled | |
ASEAN School Games | 2009 | 2019 | 2 | Regional | School | ||
ASEAN University Games | 1981 | 2022 | 4 | Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani | Regional | School | |
Asem Youth Games[11] | 2005 | 2005 | International | Asia and Europe Youth Games | |||
Asian Beach Games | 2008 | 2020 (2023 Hold) | 2 | China, Sanya | Regional | ||
Asian Games | 1951 | 2022 | 4 | China, Hangzhou | Regional | ||
Asian Indoor Games | 2005 | 2009 | 2 | Regional | Combined with Asian Martial Arts Games into Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games | ||
Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games | 2013 | 2021 (2023 Hold) | 4 | Thailand, Bangkok-Chonburi | Regional | ||
Asian Martial Arts Games(OCA) | 2009 | 2009 | 2 | Regional | Combined with Asian Indoor Games into Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games | ||
[12] | 2018 | Regional | |||||
Asian Para Games | 2010 | 2022 | 4 | China, Hangzhou | Regional | Disabled | |
2002 | 2002 | Regional | Disabled | Defunct | |||
Asian Winter Games | 1986 | 4 | Regional | ||||
Asian Youth Games | 2009 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 4 | China, Shantou | Regional | Age | |
Asian Youth Para Games | 2009 | 2025 | 4 | Uzbekistan, Tashkent | Regional | Disabled, Age | |
Asia Pacific Deaf Games | 1984 | 2023 | Regional | Disability | |||
Asia Pacific Masters Games | 2018 | 2023 | 4 | South Korea, North Jeolla | Regional | Age | |
Asia Pacific Outgames | 2008 | 2014 | Regional | Sexual orientation | Defunct | ||
Asia Pacific University Games | 2015 | 2015 | 2 | Regional | Age | Defunct | |
[13][14] | 2010 | 2019 | 1 | Regional | Age | Host by Far-Eastern Regional in Russia. | |
[15] | Regional | Age, School | |||||
[16] | 1995 | International | |||||
[17] | 1995 | 2022 | 2 | Portugal, Viana do Castelo | Regional | Age | |
[18] | 2004 | 2 | Regional | Age | |||
Aurora Games | 2019 | International | Gender | For female athletes | |||
[19] | 2012 | 2023 | 2 | New Zealand, Rotorua | International | Occupation | Hold between Australia or New Zealand |
[20] | 1998 | 2000 | National | Defunct | |||
Australia Games | 1985 | 1985 | National | ||||
[21] | 2018 | National | |||||
[22] | 1964 | 2022 | 2 | Australia, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie | National | Disabled | |
[23] | 1983 | National | Occupation | ||||
Australian Masters Games | 1987 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 2 | Australia, Perth | International | Age | |
Australian Youth Olympic Festival | 2007 | 2013 | 2 | International | Age | Defunct | |
Balkan Games | 1929 | 2022 | 1 | Serbia, Belgrade | Regional | ||
[24] (Extreme Sports) | 2009 | 2023 | International | ||||
Baltic Sea Games | 1993 | 1997 | 4 | Regional | Defunct | ||
Baltic Sea Youth Games | 1999 | 2019 | 2 | Regional | |||
Bangladesh Games | 1978 | National | |||||
Batang Pinoy | 1999 | 2018 | National | Age | |||
Black Sea Games | 2007 | 2007 | 4 | Regional | Defunct | ||
BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games | 1996 | 2022 | 2 | Regional | Between the regions of the four member countries of the BIMP-EAGA. | ||
Andina Binational Andean Integration Games | 1998 | 1 | Regional | Age | Hold between Chile and Argentina. | ||
Binational Games of Araucanía | 1992 | 1 | Regional | Age | Hold between Chile and Argentina. | ||
[25] | 2011 | 1 | Regional | School | |||
Bolivarian Games | 1938 | 2022 | 4 | Colombia, Valledupar | Regional | Colonial ties | |
Bolivarian Beach Games | 2012 | 2 | Regional | Colonial ties | |||
Bolivarian Youth Games | 2022 | 2022 | Bolivia, Sucre | Regional | Colonial ties, Age | ||
[26] | 2005 | 2023 | 2 | National | |||
Bridge Olympiad | 1960 | 2004 | 2 | International | World Bridge Games | ||
[27] | 1977 | 2022 | 1 | United Kingdom, Leeds | National | ||
Jogos Abertos Brasileiros ,(JABs) | 1992 | 2014 | 1 | National | Brazilian Olympics Games | ||
Jogos Escolares Brasileiros,(JEBs) | 2005 | 2022 | 1 | Brazil, 2016 Rio Olympics Competition Venue | National | Age | Brazilian Student Olympics Games of 12–17 years old. |
Jogos Universitários Brasileiros,(JUBs) | 1935 | 1 | National | Age | Brazilian University Games | ||
2011 | 2022 | Brazil, Aracati | National | Age | Brazilian University beach Games | ||
2004 | 2022 | 1 | Regional | School | This Games can distinguish from U11(Small and Large).U13.U15.U19 Level. | ||
1977 | 2022 | 2 | Canada, Windsor | Regional | Occupation | ||
Canada Summer Games | 1969 | 2022 | 2 | Ontario, Niagara Region | National | Includes able-bodied, para sport, and Special Olympics events. | |
Canada Winter Games | 1967 | 2023 | 2 | Prince Edward Island | National | Includes able-bodied, para sport, and Special Olympics events. | |
1950 | 1950 | National | |||||
CANUSA Games | 1958 | 2022 | 1 | Canada, Hamilton | Regional | Age | |
Caribbean Games | 2022 | 2022 | Guadeloupe | Regional | |||
CARIFTA Games | 1972 | 2022 | 1 | Jamaica, Kingston | Regional | An annual athletics competition founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) | |
Central African Games | 1976 | 1987 | Regional | Defunct | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | 1926 | 2022 (2023 Hold) | 4 | El Salvador, San Salvador | Regional | ||
Central American and Caribbean Beach Games | 2022 | 2022 | Colombia, Santa Marta | Regional | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Games | 2024 | 2024 | Regional | ||||
Central American Games | 1973 | 2022 | 4 | El Salvador, Santa Tecla | Regional | ||
Central American Para Games | 2013 | 2018 | 4 | Regional | Disabled | ||
Central Asian Games | 1995 | 4 | Regional | ||||
Collegiate Nationals | 2006 | 2012 | National | Age | |||
Chess Olympiads | 1924 | 2022 | 1 | Russia, Moscow | International | Age | |
Children of Asia Games | 1996 | 2022 | 4 | Russia, Vladivostok | Regional | Age | |
Winter Children of Asia Games | 2019 | 4 | Regional | Age | |||
China National Youth Games | 2015 | 2019 | 4 | National | Combined with China National Student Games into China Student (Youth) Games | ||
2006 | National | ||||||
CIS Games | 2021 | 2023 | 4 | Azerbaijan, TBA | Regional | For athletes in CIS organization nations | |
Citizens Sports Games | 2000 | 2022 | 2 | Taiwan, Chiayi County | National | Non-Olympics events | |
Collegiate Nationals | 2006 | 2012 | National | Age | |||
Commonwealth Games | 1930 | 2022 | 4 | United Kingdom, Birmingham | International | Colonial ties, Language | For athletes in commweath nations. |
Commonwealth Paraplegic Games | 1962 | 1974 | 4 | International | Colonial ties, Language, Age | Defunct | |
Commonwealth Winter Games | 1958 | 1966 | 4 | International | Colonial ties, Language, Age | Defunct | |
Commonwealth Youth Games | 2000 | 2021 (2023 Hold) | 4 | TBA | International | Colonial ties, Language, Age | |
Community Games | 1967 | National | Age | Irish independent voluntary organization | |||
2020 | 2022 | 2 | National | ||||
2018 | 2022 | 2 | National | ||||
2021 | National | ||||||
1932 | 1932 | International | |||||
Country Senior High Schools Carnival (Western Australia) | 1924 | National | Age | ||||
1988 | 2022 | 1 | International | Also has regional or national events | |||
2019 | 2022 | 1 | Romania, Brasov | International | |||
CPISRA World Games | 1989 | 2023 | 4 | International | Disabled | ||
CPLP Games | 1990 | 2022 | 2 | East Timor, Dili | International | Age, Language | |
CSIT World Sports Games | 2009 | 2023 | 2 | Italy, Rome | International | ||
1996 | 2022 | 2 | Regional | Age | Involve ten southern African nations | ||
Summer Deaflympics | 1924 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 4 | Brazil, Caxias do Sul | International | Disabled | Longest running multi-sport event excluding the Olympic Games.[28] |
Winter Deaflympics | 1949 | 2023 | 4 | Canada, Quebec City | International | Disabled | |
1911 | 1911 | International | Disabled | Drfunct | |||
Défi sportif | 1984 | 2022 | 1 | Canada, Quebec | International | Disabled | |
Dod Warrior Games | 2010 | 2022 | 1 | United States, Orlando | International | Occupation, Disabled | For injured military. Held by Department of defense, the United States. |
2018 | Regional | ||||||
1982 | 1982 | Regional | Occupation | ||||
2005 | 2019 | Regional | Occupation | ||||
2002 | 2019 | 1 | Regional | School | |||
1999 | 2018 | 1 | Regional | Age | |||
East Asian Games | 1993 | 2013 | 4 | Regional | Included Pacific island of Guam (Oceania). Transform to East Asian Youth Games. | ||
East Asian Youth Games | 2023 | 2023 | 4 | Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar | Regional | Age | |
1996 | 1996 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
eGames | 2016 | 2016 | 2 | International | eSports | ||
Elderly Sports and Fitness Conference of People's Republic of China | 2009 | 2017 | 4 | National | Age | ||
2023 | 2023 | Russia, Saransk | National | eSports | |||
EuroGames | 1992 | 2022 | 1 | Netherlands, Nijmegen | Regional | Sexual orientation | |
European Championships (multi-sport event) | 2018 | 2022 | 4 | Germany, Munich | Regional | ||
European Games | 2015 | 2023 | 4 | Poland, Kraków | Regional | ||
1977 | 2022 | Netherlands, Arnhem | Regional | ||||
1990 | 2022 | Netherlands, Arnhem | Regional | ||||
1988 | 2022 | 2 | Belgium, Ostende | Regional | Disabled | ||
1963 | 2023 | 4 | Regional | Religion | |||
2011 | 2 | Regional | |||||
European Masters Games | 2008 | 2023 | 4 | Finland, Tampere | Regional | Age | |
2023 | 2023 | Netherlands, Rotterdam | Regional | ||||
[29] | Regional | Disabled | |||||
2011 | 2022 | 2 | Finland, Lahti | Regional | Age | ||
Regional | Age | ||||||
2006 | 2022 | 2 | Regional | Occupation | |||
2000 | 2022 | 2 | United Kingdom, Oxford | Regional | |||
European Universities Games | 2012 | 2022 | 2 | Poland, Łódź | Regional | School | |
(For Police & Firefighter & Paramedics) | 2019 | 2023 | 4 | Finland, Kuopio | Regional | Occupation | |
European Youth Olympic Festival | 1991 | 2022 | 2 | Slovakia, Banská Bystrica | Regional | Age | |
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | 1993 | 2022 | 2 | Finland, Vuokatti | Regional | Age | |
2006 | 2016 | 1 | International | Disabled | Defunct | ||
Far Eastern Championship Games | 1913 | 1934 | 2 | Regional | Defunct. Precursor to the Asian Games. | ||
Federal Youth Games of Olympics | 1969 | 1 | National | School | For German schools and international schools | ||
Federal Youth Games of Paralympics | 2012 | 1 | National | School | For German schools and international schools | ||
FESPIC Games | 1975 | 2006 | 4 | Regional | Disabled | Defunct. Combined into . | |
FESPIC Youth Games | 2003 | 2003 | - | Regional | Age,Disabled | Defunct. Precursor to the Asian Youth Para Games. | |
Festival of Empire | 1911 | 1911 | Regional | ||||
FIA Motorsport Games | 2019 | 2022 | 2 | France, Marseille | International | ||
1987 | 2022 | 2 | Austria, Klagenfurt | International | Age,Religion | ||
2004 | National | ||||||
FISU America Games | 2018 | 2022 | 2 | Mexico, Mérida | Regional | Age | Combined With South American University Games. |
FISU World University Summer Games(Summer Universiade) | 1959 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 2 | China, Chengdu | International | Age | |
FISU World University Winter Games(Winter Universiade) | 1960 | 2023 | 2 | United States, Lake Placid | International | Age | |
Friendship Games | 1984 | 1984 | - | International | Defunct. For athletes who did not participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics. | ||
Friendship Military Spartakiads of Summer | 1958 | 1989 | National | Occupation | |||
Friendship Military Spartakiads of Winter | 1961 | 1987 | National | Occupation | |||
,(Federated States of Micronesia Games) | 1995 | 2005 | National | ||||
Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) | 1963 | 1963 | 4 | International | Defunct. Set up by Indonesia as a counter to the Olympic Games, with participation meant for so-called "emerging nations". | ||
Asian Games of the New Emerging Forces (Asian GANEFO) | 1966 | 1966 | 4 | Region | Defunct. For antiboycott of 1966 Asian Games. | ||
Games of the Small States of Europe | 1985 | 2023 | 2 | Malta, Valletta | Regional | Population size | |
1994 | 2021 | Australia, Shire of Exmouth | Regional | the West Australia intra-regional multi sport games, ceased in 2015, but 2021 revive take place. | |||
Gay Games | 1982 | 2022 (2023 Hold) | 4 | Hong Kong | International | Sexual Orientation | Organized by and specifically for the LGBT community, although people of every sexual orientation and every skill level can participate. |
GCC Games | 2011 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 4 | Kuwait,Kuwait | Reginoal | Persian Gulf regional nationals multi-sport event | |
GCC Beach Games | 2010 | - | Reginoal | Persian Gulf regional nationals multi-sport event | |||
GCC Women's Games | 2008 | 2 | Reginoal | Gender | Persian Gulf regional nationals multi-sport event | ||
GCC Youth Games | 2 | Reginoal | Age | Persian Gulf regional nationals multi-sport event | |||
German Combat Games | 1922 | 1937 | National | Defunct | |||
Global Esports Games | 2021 | 2022 | 1 | Turkey,Istanbul | International | Organized by Global Esports Federation, different from International Esports Federation. | |
Summer Goodwill Games | 1986 | 2001 | 4 | International | Defunct. Reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games in the 1980s. | ||
Winter Goodwill Games | 2000 | 2000 | 4 | International | Defunct | ||
1996 | 2011 | International | Defunct | ||||
2009 | 2009 | International | Defunct | ||||
Gratitude Games | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | Great Britain, Manchester, Salford | National | Occupation | For workers in the UK's NHS, police, fire service and other emergency services. |
Summer Gravity Games | 1999 | 2006 | International | Defunct. For extreme sport games | |||
Winter Gravity Games | 2000 | 2000 | International | Defunct. For extreme sport games | |||
2005 | 2005 | International | |||||
Gymnasiade School Summer Games | 1974 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 2 | China, Jinjiang | International | Age | |
Gymnasiade School Winter Games | 2018 | 2023 | 2 | Ukraine, TBA | International | Age | |
1928 | 1995 | Regional | |||||
Highland Games | 1836 | 2022 | 1 | Scotland, Somewhere | National | Hold in Scotland and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora | |
Hong Kong Games | 2007 | 2022 | 2 | Hong Kong | National | ||
Huntsman World Senior Games | 1987 | 2022 | 2 | United States, St. George, Utah | International | Age | |
IBSA World Games | 1998 | 2023 | 4 | United Kingdom, Birmingham | International | Disabled | |
IBSA World Youth Games | 2005 | 2017 | International | Disabled,Age | |||
2014 | 2022 | 1 | National | ||||
Indian Ocean Island Games | 1979 | 2023 | 4 | Madagascar, Antananarivo | Regional | ||
Indian Ocean Youth and Sport Commission Games | 1994 | 2022 | Regional | Age | |||
2007 | 2011 | Regional | School | ||||
Indigenous Nationals | 1996 | 2022 | 1 | Australia, Brisbane, Queensland University of Technology | National | Ethnicity | For Indigenous Australians with qualification in Australian Uinversity or tertiary institutions. |
Inter-Allied Games | 1919 | 1919 | - | Regional | Defunct | ||
International Army Games | 2015 | 2022 | 1 | Russia, Moscow | International | Occupation | |
International Children's Games | 1968 | 2022 | 1 | United Kingdom, Coventry | International | Age | |
International Children's Winter Games | 1994 | 2023 | 2 | South Korea, Pyeongchang | International | Age | |
Invictus Games | 2014 | 2020 (2022 Hold) | 1 | Netherlands, The Hague | International | Occupation | For wounded, injured military. |
ISF Educational Games | 2014 | 2020 | International | School | |||
ISF European Schools Games | 1992 | 2004 | International | School | |||
ISF Pan American Schools Games | 2013 | 2017 | International | School | |||
ISF Universal Teacher Games | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | Croatia, Poreč | International | School | |
ISF World Cool Games | 2019 | 2022 | 1 | Ukraine, Kyiv | International | School | |
ISF World School Beach Games | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | Argentina, TBA | International | School | |
ISF World School Combat Games | 2017 | 2 | International | School | |||
ISF World School Games U15 | 2021 | 2023 | 2 | Brazil,TBA | International | Age | |
Inter-High School Championships of Japan | 1963 | 2022 | 1 | Japan, Shikoku, Tokushima Prefecture | National | Age | |
1968 | 1 | National | |||||
1996 | 1 | National | |||||
1974 | 2000 | International | Occupation | ||||
ISF World School E-Sports Games | 2019 | 2022 | 1 | Ukraine, Kyiv | International | Age | E-sport |
ISF World School Inclusive Games | 2019 | International | School, Disalbed | ||||
2015 | 2 | International | School | ||||
International Workers' Olympiads of Summer | 1921 | 1943 | International | Occupation | |||
International Workers' Olympiads of Winter | 1925 | 1937 | International | Occupation | |||
[30] | 2014 | 2022 | 1 | Denmark, Almere | International | Age | Host by 4 city: Aalborg, Almere, Rendsburg and Lancaster. |
Islamic Games | 1980 | 1980 | Regional | ||||
Islamic Solidarity Games | 2005 | 2022 | Turkey, Konya | Regional | Involves member-states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. | ||
Island Games | 1985 | 2023 | 2 | Guernsey, Guernsey | Regional | ||
IWAS World Games | 1948 | 2022 | 1 | Russia, Sochi | International | Disabled | |
IWAS Youth World Games | 2005 | 2016 | 1 | International | Disabled, Age | Formally known as the IWAS World Junior Games. | |
ISAF World Sailing Games | 1994 | 2006 | International | ||||
JCC Maccabi Youth Games | 1982 | 2022 | United States, San Diego | National | Age,Religion | ||
Jeux de la Francophonie | 1989 | 2023 | 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa | International | Colonial ties, Language | |
Jeux des îles | 1997 | 1 | Regional | Population Size | |||
Jeux Mondiaux De La Paix | 1983 | 2010 | International | ||||
1976 | 2023 | 2 | Regional | Age | South American School Games. | ||
Jubilee Games | 2008 | 2016 | International | ||||
Juegos Deportivos de Universidades Centro America | 2006 | 1 | Regional | School | Central America University Games. | ||
2014 | National | Age | |||||
2014 | 2022 | National | Age | ||||
Juegos Evita | 1948 | National | Argentina National Games. | ||||
Junior Pan American Games | 2021 | 2025 | 4 | Regional | Age | ||
2018 | 1 | India, TBA | National | Disabled | |||
Khelo India School Games | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | National | School | ||
Khelo India University Games | 2020 | 2022 | 1 | India, Karnataka, Jain University | National | Age | |
Khelo India Winter Games | 2020 | 2022 | 1 | India, Gulmarg | National | ||
Khelo India Youth Games | 2020 | 2022 | 1 | India, Panchkula | National | Age | |
Kingdom Games | 1995 | 2009 | 2 | Regional | Defunct,Netherlands Antilles country, because these organization has been dissolved, so this games will not been continued. | ||
Korean National Youth Sports Festival | 1972 | 2022 | 1 | South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Gumi | National | ||
Korean National Para Games | 1981 | 2022 | 1 | South Korea, Ulsan | National | ||
Korean National Sports Festival | 1934 | 2022 | 1 | South Korea, Ulsan | National | ||
2004 | 2022 | 1 | South Korea, Seoul, Gangwon, Daegu–Gyeongbuk | National | |||
Korean National Winter Sports Festival | 1934 | 2022 | 1 | South Korea, Seoul, Gangwon, Daegu–Gyeongbuk | National | ||
2008 | 2022 | 1 | South Korea, Ulsan | National | Disabled, Age | ||
Las Justas | 1929 | National | School | ||||
Lakota Nation Invitational | 1976 | 2021 | 1 | National | |||
1922 | 1922 | Regional | |||||
1998 | 1998 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
Liberty Bell Classic | 1980 | 1980 | - | International | |||
1938 | 1938 | 4 | International | First games held in 1938, but 2nd games did not held until 1998.[31] | |||
Lusophony Games | 2006 | 4 | International | Colonial ties, Language | |||
Luso-Brazilian Sports Games | 1960 | 1972 | Regional | ||||
2014 | 2022 | 2 | Macau | National | |||
Maccabiah Games | 1932 | 2022 | 4 | Israel,Jerusalem | International | ||
Maccabiah Winter Games | 1933 | 1936 | International | ||||
2018 | 4 | Regional | Age ,Religion | ||||
2008 | 2023 | 3 | National | Cook Island | |||
2023 | 2023 | 2 | Canada, Ottawa | International | |||
Mediterranean Games | 1951 | 2022 | 4 | Algeria, Oran | Regional | ||
Mediterranean Beach Games | 2015 | 2023 | 4 | Greece, Heraklion | Regional | ||
Micronesian Games | 1969 | 2023 | 4 | Marshall Islands,TBA | Regional | ||
2000 | 2000 | International | Occupation | ||||
Military Winter World Games | 2010 | 2025 | 4 | Switzerland, Bern | International | Occupation | Military personnel |
Military World Games | 1995 | 2023 | 4 | Colombia, Bogota | International | Occupation | Military personnel |
Military World Cadet Games | 2010 | 2022 | Russia, St. Petersburg | International | Occupation | Military personnel | |
Mind Sports Olympiad | 1997 | 2022 | 1 | International | Reduced in size after 2000.[32] | ||
Move United Junior Nationals | 1984 | 2022 | 1 | United States, Denver | National | Disabled,Age | |
2018 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 2 | Namibia, TBA | National | Age | National youth games of Namibia | |
Naadam | 1921 | National | Is a traditional festival in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. | ||||
2010 | 2 | National | |||||
2012 | 1 | National | |||||
National Games of the People's Republic of China |
1910 | 2025 | 4 | China, Guangdong.Hong Kong.Macau | National | ||
National Para Games of China | 1984 | 2025 | 4 | China, Guangdong.Hong Kong.Macau | National | Disability | |
National Winter Games of China | 1959 | 2020 | 4 | China, Inner Mongolia.Hulunbuir | National | ||
National Games of Chile | 2013 | National | |||||
National Games of Colombia | 1928 | 2023 | 4 | Colombia, Quindio...etc | National | ||
National Sports Games of Sea and Beach of Colombia | 2013 | 2021 | National | ||||
National Games of Costa Rica | 1976 | 2021 | National | ||||
National Games of India | 1924 | 2022 | 1 | India, Andhra Pradesh | National | ||
National Games of Nepal | 1982 | National | |||||
National Games of Pakistan | 1948 | 2019 | National | ||||
National Games of Taiwan | 1946 | 2023 | 2 | Taiwan, Tainan City | National | ||
2017 | National | ||||||
National Games of Venezuela | 1978 | National | |||||
National Para Games of Venezuela | 2011 | National | Disabled | ||||
National Disabled Games of Taiwan | 1993 | 2022 | 2 | Taiwan, Taichung | National | Disablility | |
2016 | 2022 | 1 | Nigeria, Kwara, Ilorin | National | Age | National Youth games in Nigeria. | |
National High School Games | 2001 | 2022 | 1 | Taiwan, Hualien County | National | ||
National Indigenous Games of Taiwan | 1999 | 2023 | 2 | Taiwan, Taipei | National | Ethinicity | |
National Intercity Games of the People's Republic of China | 1988 | 2015 | 4 | National | |||
National Intercollegiate Athletic Games | 1970 | 2022 | 1 | Taiwan, Taoyuan City, National Taiwan Sport University | National | Age | |
1996 | 2019 | National | Age | ||||
National Peasants' Games | 1988 | 2016 | 4 | National | Occupation | Ceased in 2016, 2012 is last edition. | |
National Red Games | 2010 | 2011 | National | ||||
1954 | 1 | National | School | ||||
National Sports Festival of Japan | 1946 | 2022 | 1 | Japan, Tochigi Prefecture.Akita Prefecture | National | ||
National Sports Week (Indonesia) | 1948 | 2024 | 4 | Indonesia, Aceh–North Sumatra, TBA | National | ||
National Sports Winter Festival of Japan | 2005 | 2022 | 1 | Japan, Tochigi Prefecture, Akita Prefecture | National | ||
National Sports Tournament for the Disabled of Japan | 2001 | 2023 | 1 | Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture | National | Disabled | |
National High School Student Sports Games of the People's Republic of China | 1973 | 2011 | National | Age | |||
National University Student Sports Games of the People's Republic of China | 1982 | 2012 | National | Age | |||
1993 | National | ||||||
2014 | 2021 | National | Age | Combines with National Youth Games into | |||
2023 | 2023 | China, Guangxi | National | Age | Combined with and China National Youth Games. | ||
National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of the People's Republic of China | 1953 | 2023 | 4 | China, Hainan, Haikou | National | ||
National Youth Olympics of Cross Country Races of Polish | 1997 | 2011 | National | ||||
National Youth Olympics of Indoor Sports of Polish | 1995 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
National Youth Olympics of Mental Sports of Polish | 2012 | 2014 | National | ||||
National Youth Olympics of Summer Sports of Polish | 1995 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
National Youth Olympics of Winter Sports of Polish | 1996 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
2009 | 2009 | National | |||||
1956 | 2 | National | Disabled | ||||
1975 | 1975 | National | |||||
1989 | 2022 | 1 | New Zealand, Dunedin | National | Age | ||
New Zealand University Games | 1902 | 2009 | National | Replace by National Tertiary Championship | |||
New Zealand Winter Games | 2009 | 2 | National | National games in New Zealand, and restrict winter events. | |||
Nigerian National Sports Festival | 1973 | 2022 | 1 | Nigeria, Asaba | National | ||
1966 | 2022 | 4 | Nigeria, University of Lagos | National | School | ||
Nitro World Games | 2016 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 1 | Australia, Brisbane | International | ||
Hot Wheels Nitro Junior Games | 2019 | 2021 | 2 | United States, Chino | International | Age | |
Nordic Games | 1901 | 1926 | Regional | ||||
North American Indigenous Games | 1990 | 2023 | 3 | Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia | Regional | ||
North American Outgames | 2007 | 2016 | - | Regional | Sexual orientation | ||
1986 | 2022 | 1 | Australia, Townsville | National | intra-national games | ||
Summer Olympic Games | 1896 | 2024 | 4 | France, Paris | International | ||
Winter Olympic Games | 1924 | 2026 | 4 | Italy, Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo | International | ||
Pacific Games | 1963 | 2023 | 4 | Solomon Islands, Honiara | Regional | ||
Pacific Mini Games | 1981 | 2022 | 4 | Northern Marianas, Saipan | Regional | ||
Pacific Ocean Games | 1995 | 1995 | Regional | This multi-sport event is between countries of the Pacific Rim,but only take place a edition. | |||
1982 | 4 | Regional | School | ||||
Palarong Pambansa | 1948 | 2022 | 1 | Philippine, Metro Manila, Marikina | National | Age | Sport Events held annually for the elementary and high school students in the Philippines |
Pan American Games | 1951 | 2023 | 4 | Chile, Santiago | Regional | ||
2000 | 2006 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
Winter Pan American Games | 1990 | 1990 | 4 | Regional | Defunct | ||
2000 | 2000 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
1997 | 1999 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
1975 | 2019 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
1967 | 2023 | 4 | Argentina,Buenos Aires | Regional | Religion | ||
2020 | Regional | ||||||
Pan American Masters Games | 2016 | 2020 (2022 Hold) | 2 | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro | International | Age | |
Pan American Sports Festival | 2014 | 2014 | 4 | Regional | |||
1967 | 1999 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
Pan Arab Games | 1953 | 2023 | 4 | Iraq, Baghdad | Regional | ||
1999 | 2003 | International | Disabled | Combined to Pan Arab Games. | |||
Pan-Armenian Summer Games | 1999 | 2023 | 4 | International | |||
Pan-Armenian Winter Games | 2014 | 2014 | International | ||||
1998 | 2022 | 2 | Australia, Queensland | Regional | Age | ||
Paralympic Games | 1960 | 2024 | 4 | France, Paris | International | Disabled | |
Paralympic Winter Games | 1976 | 2022 | 4 | China, Beijing | International | Disabled | |
Parapan American Games | 1999 | 2023 | 4 | Chile, Santiago | Regional | Disabled | |
Youth Parapan American Games | 2005 | 2022 | 4 | Colombia, Bogota | Regional | Disabled, Age | |
Pekan Paralimpik Nasional (Indonesia) | 1957 | 2024 | 4 | Indonesia, TBA | National | ||
PCU Games | 1999 | 2022 | 1 | Belgium, Antwerp | International | Age | Formerly known as World Interuniversity Games. |
People's Olympiad | 1936 | 1936 | - | International | Political ideology | Protest against the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin under Nazi rule. | |
Philippine National Games | 1994 | National | |||||
Philippine University Games | 1996 | 1 | National | School | |||
Punjab Games | 2004 | 2006 | National | ||||
2002 | 2002 | International | |||||
2023 | 2023 | Australia, Perth | National | Sexual Orientation | |||
Red Sport International of Summer | 1921 | 1931 | International | ||||
Red Sport International of Winter | 1928 | 1928 | International | ||||
Reykjavik International Games | 2008 | 1 | International | ||||
1997 | 2019 | Regional | School | ||||
2022 | 2022 | 1 | Saudi Arabia, Riyadh | National | Due to Covid-19 pandemic postponed to 2022. | ||
1999 | 2019 | Regional | School | ||||
SELL Student Games | 1923 | 2022 | 1 | Latvia, Riga | International | Age | |
SELL Student Winter Games | 1937 | 1939 | 1 | International | Age | ||
Senior Olympics | 1987 | 2022 | 2 | Florida, Lauderdale | International | Age | |
Seven Universities Athletic Meet | 1962 | 2022 | 1 | Japan, Tohoku University | National | Age | |
Sky Games | 2000 | 2012 | International | Trailrunning Events. | |||
South American Games | 1978 | 2022 | 4 | Paraguay, Asunción | Regional | ||
South American Beach Games | 2009 | 2023 | 4 | Colombia, Santa Marta | Regional | ||
2014 | 2019 | Regional | Disabled | ||||
South American Masters Games | 2021 | Chile, Santiago | Regional | Age | |||
2014 | Regional | Disabled | |||||
South American University Games | 2004 | 2019 | 2 | Regional | School | Combined Into FISU America Games. | |
South American Youth Games | 2013 | 2022 | 4 | Argentina, Rosario | Regional | Age | |
South Asian Games | 1984 | 2023 | 2 | Pakistan, Lahore | Regional | ||
South Asian Beach Games | 2011 | 2011 | Regional | ||||
South Asian Winter Games | 2011 | 2011 | Regional | ||||
1996 | 2022 | 1 | Australia, Tatiara | National | |||
South Pacific Games | 1963 | 2007 | 4 | Regional | |||
2000 | 2002 | Regional | Age | ||||
Southeast Asian Games | 1959 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 2 | Vietnam, Hanoi | Regional | ||
Summer Spartakiad | 1928 | 1931 | International | Political ideology | Organised by Red Sport International sponsored by the Soviet Union. | ||
Winter Spartakiad | 1928 | 1936 | International | Political ideology | Organised by Red Sport International sponsored by the Soviet Union. | ||
Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR | 1956 | 1991 | 4 | National | Internal events in the Soviet Union. | ||
Winter Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR | 1962 | 1990 | 4 | National | Internal events in the Soviet Union. | ||
1985 | 2022 | 4 | New Zealand, Hamilton | Regional | Disabled | ||
2005 | 2023 | 4 | New Zealand, TBA | Regional | Disabled | ||
Special Olympics USA | 2006 | 2022 | 4 | United States, Orlando | Regional | Disabled | |
Special Olympics Summer World Games | 1968 | 2023 | 4 | Germany, Berlin | International | Disabled | |
Special Olympics Winter World Games | 1977 | 2023 | 4 | Russia, Kazan | International | Disabled | |
Asia Pacific Summer Special Olympic Games | 2013 | 2025 | Japan, Utsunomiya | International | Disabled | ||
European Summer Special Olympic Games | 1981 | 2024 | Switzerland, Nyon, Lausanne | International | Disabled | ||
Special Olympics Pan African Games | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | Rwanda, TBA | Regional | Disabled | |
Somaliland Regional Games | 2011 | National | |||||
South African Games | 1964 | 1986 | National | Defunct | |||
Shanghai International Games | 1926 | 1937 | International | ||||
2006 | National | School | |||||
Sri Lanka University Games | 1980 | 2019 | National | School | |||
State Games of America (National Congress of State Games component games listed below) | 1999 | 2022 | 2 | Iowa, Ames | National | ||
Starty nadezhd | 1975 | 1975 | International | ||||
Sukma Games | 1986 | 2022 | 4 | Malaysia, Johor | National | ||
Para Sukma Games | 1982 | 2022 | 2 | Malaysia, Johor | National | ||
Swedish Games | 1916 | 1922 | National | ||||
TAFISA World Martial Arts Festival | 2019 | 2023 | 4 | International | |||
TAFISA World Sport for All Games | 1992 | 2024 | 4 | Russia, Nizhny Novgorod | Regional | Focus on traditional sports and games(TSG). | |
TAFISA European Sport for All Games | 2018 | 2022 | 4 | Italy, Perugia | Regional | ||
Tailteann Games | 1924 | 1932 | 4 | International | Ethnicity | A revival of the ancient Tailteann Games of Gaelic Ireland | |
Thailand National Games | 1967 | 2020 (2022 Hold) | 2 | Thailand, Sisaket | National | ||
Thailand National Youth Games | 1985 | 2022 | 1 | National | Age | ||
Thailand Sports Univercity Games | 1995 | 2020 | National | School | |||
The Norway Championships Week of Summer (NM Week) | 2018 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
The Norway Championships Week of Winter (NM Week) | 2020 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
(The Straits Games) | 2002 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 4 | Taiwan, Taipei | Regional | Sexual orientation | the name “ Asia Gay Sports” was first coined in 2014. |
The Finnish Championships Week (SM-viikko) | 2016 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
The Swedish Championships Week of Summer (SM Week) | 2009 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
The Swedish Championships Week of Winter (SM Week) | 2009 | 2022 | 1 | National | |||
The World Children's Winners Games | 2010 | International | Age | ||||
2018 | 2022 | 2 | United States, San Diego | Regional | |||
Tras-Andean Games (Trasandina Youth Sports Games) | 1998 | 1 | International | Age | Between the countries of Argentina , Bolivia , Chile and Peru since 1998 | ||
Trisome Games | 2016 | International | Disabled | ||||
Euro Trisome Games | 2021 | International | Disabled | ||||
Tropic Cup Games | 1962 | 1964 | Regional | Central Africa Sport Tropical Countries Games. | |||
2016 | Regional | Age | |||||
2018 | Regional | School | |||||
Tuvalu Games | 2008 | 2011 | National | ||||
U.S. Olympic Festival | 1978 | 1995 | National | ||||
UK School Games | 2006 | 2022 | 1 | National | Age | ||
UniSport Nationals | 1992 | 2022 | 1 | Australia, Perth | National | Age | Australia University Games. |
2005 | 2022 | 2 | International | Age | This Games can distinguish from U10.U12.U14.U16.U18 Level. | ||
2016 | 2022 | 1 | Florida, Lauderdale | National | Age | ||
2015 | 2 | International | Occupation | ||||
Vietnam National Games | 1985 | 2022 | 4 | Vietnam, Quang Ninh province | National | ||
Virtus Americas Regional Games | 2022 | 2022 | Brazil, Sao Paulo | Regional | Disabled | Intellectual Disability (INAS) | |
Virtus Global Games | 2004 | 2023 | 4 | France, Vichy | International | Disabled | Formerly known as INAS Global Games.
For athletes with intellectual disability, Autism or Down syndrome. |
Virtus Oceania Asia Games | 2022 | 2022 | Australia, Brisbane | Regional | Disabled | For athletes with intellectual disability, Autism or Down syndrome. | |
West Asian Games | 1997 | 2005 | 4 | Regional | Defunct | ||
2017 | 2021 (2022 Hold) | 2 | Bahrain, Manama | Regional | Disabled | ||
West African Games | 1977 | 1979 | Regional | Defunct | |||
West African University Games | 1965 | Regional | |||||
Western Canada Summer Games | 1975 | 2023 | 4 | Canada, Manitoba | National | ||
Western Asiatic Games | 1934 | 1934 | Regional | Defunct | |||
Women's Islamic Games | 1993 | 2005 | 4 | Regional | Gender | Defunct | |
Women's Olympiad | 1921 | 1931 | International | Gender | Defunct | ||
Women's World Games | 1922 | 1934 | 4 | International | Gender | Defunct | |
World Air Games | 1997 | 2025 | 4 | International | Air sport events, 2022 edition Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. | ||
[citation needed] | International | Artistic sports | |||||
World Beach Games | 2019 | 2023 | 2 | Indonesia,TBA | International | ||
World Bridge Games | 2008 | 2020 (2022 Hold) | 2 | Italy, Salsomaggiore Terme | International | ||
World Combat Games | 2010 | 2023 | 4 | Saudi Arabia, Riyadh | International | ||
2016 | 2021 | 2 | Greece, Athens | International | |||
World Cyber Games | 2000 | 1 | International | eSports | |||
2013 | 2013 | International | Dancesport | ||||
1993 | 2023 | 4 | Germany,Cologne | International | Disabled | ||
World Equestrian Games | 1990 | 2022 | 4 | Denmark,Herning; Italy,Pratoni del Vivaro | International | Equestrian events. | |
World Eskimo Indian Olympics | 1961 | 2022 | 2 | United States ,Alaska ,Fairbanks | International | Ethnicity | |
World e-Sports Games | 2004 | 2010 | International | ||||
World Firefighters Games | 1990 | 2022 | 2 | Portugal, Lisbon | International | Occupation | |
World Festival of Youth and Students | 1947 | 2022 | 2 | Portugal, Lisbon | International | Age | |
World Games | 1981 | 2022 | 4 | United States, Birmingham | International | ||
World Indigenous Games | 2015 | 2 | International | ||||
1978 | 1991 | 4 | International | Started in 1978 in Canada, since 1991 usually held in Lithuania (Athletes from Lithuania itself debuted only in 3rd Games in 1988).[33] | |||
2007 | 2022 | 2 | Slovenia, Podcetrtek | International | |||
World Masters Games | 1985 | 2022 | 4 | Japan, Kansai | International | Age | |
Winter World Masters Games | 2010 | 2024 | 4 | Italy, lombardy | International | Age | |
World Medical and Health Games | 1978 | 2022 | 2 | Portugal, Algarve | International | Occupation | Must be doctor or medical occupation player can attend. |
World Mind Sports Games | 2008 | 2012 | International | ||||
1997 | 1997 | International | |||||
World Nomad Games | 2014 | 2022 | 2 | Turkey, Bursa | International | ||
World OutGames | 2006 | 2017 | 4 | International | Sexual orientation | ||
World Police and Fire Games | 1985 | 2022 | 2 | Netherlands, Rotterdam | International | Occupation | |
World Polonia Games of Summer | 1934 | 2023 | 2 | National | |||
World Polonia Games of Winter | 2010 | 2022 | 2 | Poland, Wisła | National | ||
World Roller Games | 2017 | 2022 | 4 | Argentina, Buenos Aires | International | ||
World Scholar-Athlete Games | 1993 | 2011 | International | Occupation | |||
World Surfing Games | 1996 | 2022 | 1 | International | World Surfing Championships. | ||
World Transplant Summer Games | 1978 | 2023 | 2 | Australia, Perth | International | ||
World Transplant Winter Games | 1994 | 2022 | 2 | Italy, Bormio | International | ||
World Urban Games | 2019 | 2023 | 2 | International | |||
World Youth Games | 1998 | 1998 | International | Youth Olympics | |||
X Games | 1995 | 2022 | 1 | Japan, Chiba City | International | ||
Winter X Games | 1997 | 2023 | 1 | United States, Aspen | International | ||
Summer X Games Asia | 1998 | 2015 | Regional | ||||
Winter X Games Asia | 2020 | 2020 | Regional | But Not Held in 2020. | |||
Summer X Games Europe | 2013 | 2019 | Regional | ||||
Winter X Games Europe | 2010 | 2020 | Regional | ||||
X Games Latin America | 2007 | 2013 | Regional | ||||
X Games Oceania | 2018 | 2018 | Regional | ||||
1996 | 1996 | International | Age | ||||
Summer Youth Olympic Games | 2010 | 2026 | 4 | Senegal, Dakar | International | Age | |
Winter Youth Olympic Games | 2012 | 2024 | 4 | South Korea, Gangwon | International | Age | |
2023 | 2023 | 1 | Portugal, Algarve | International | Age | ||
2003 | 2019 | National | Age | ||||
2008 | 2018 | National | Age, Disability |
Legend
1. Established – Year in which first edition was held
2. Year in which last edition is held
3. Recurrence (in years)
4. Location where next edition is held
5. Cultural and/or political elements that limit audiences as intended (e.g. ethnicity, religion, gender, occupation)
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Component games[]
Provincial multi-sport events in Canada
- BC Games
- Alberta Games
- Saskatchewan Games
- Manitoba Games
- Ontario Games
- Jeux du Quebec
- East Coast Games of Saint John's
Provincial multi-sport events in Argentina
- juegos bonaerenses
- Juegos Deportivos Entrerrianos
Provincial multi-sport events in Chile
- Juegos Juveniles del Norte Grande
National Congress of State Games[]
- Alabama: Alabama Sports Festival
- Arizona:
- California: California State Games
- Colorado:
- Connecticut:
- Florida: Sunshine State Games
- Georgia:
- Hawaii:
- Idaho: ,
- Illinois:
- Indiana:
- Iowa:
- Kansas:
- Kentucky:
- Maine:
- Massachusetts: Bay State Games
- Minnesota:
- Mississippi:
- Missouri: Show-Me State Games
- Montana: Big Sky State Games
- Nebraska: Cornhusker State Games
- New Hampshire:
- New Jersey:
- New Mexico:
- New York: Empire State Games
- North Carolina: State Games of North Carolina
- North Dakota: Prairie Rose State Games
- Oklahoma:
- Oregon:
- Pennsylvania:
- Texas: Games of Texas
- Utah: ,
- Virginia:
- Washington:
- Wisconsin: Badger State Games
- Wyoming:
State multi-sports events in Malaysia
- Federal Territories: Federal Territories Games (SWIP)
- Johor: Johor Unity Games
- Kedah: Kedah Darul Aman Games (SUKDA)
- Kelantan: Kelantan Games Carnival (Kasukel)
- Perak: Perak Games Carnival (SUPER)
- Sabah: Sabah Games (SAGA)
- Sarawak: Sarawak Games (SUKSAR)
- Selangor: Selangor Games (SUKSES)
- Terengganu: Terengganu Games (SUTERA)
Provincial multi-sport events in South Korea
- Chungcheongbuk-do: Chungcheongbuk-do Sports Festival, Chungcheongbuk-do Junior Sports Festival
- Chungcheongnam-do: Chungcheongnam-do Sports Festival
- Gangwon-dl: Gangwon-do Sports Festival
- Gyeongsangbuk-do: Gyeongsangbuk-do Sports Festival, Gyeongsangbuk-do Students Sports Festival, Gyeongsangbuk-do Junior Sports Festival
- Gyeonggi-do: Gyeonggi-do Sports Festival
- Gyeongsangnam-do: Gyeongsangnam-do Sports Festival
- Jeollabuk-do: Jeollabuk-do Sports Festival
- Jeollanam-do: lJeollanam-do Sports Festival
See also[]
- International athletics championships and games
- World School Championships
- FISU World University Championships
References[]
- ^ History of the World Martial Arts Games Movement. WMAGC.
- ^ African Francophone Games for the Handicapped. Topend Sports.
- ^ AGBU World Games. Topend Sports.
- ^ AGBU European Games. Topend Sports.
- ^ AGBU South American Games. Topend Sports.
- ^ Fear Games Will Fade. Alicespringsnews.
- ^ Alps-Adriatic Youth Games. Topend Sports.
- ^ Alps-Adriatic Youth Games. Topend Sports.
- ^ Arab University Games. Topend Sports.
- ^ Arab University Games for Beach Sports. Topend Sports.
- ^ COMPETITION PROGRAM FOR 1st ASEM YOUTH GAMES BANGKOK 2-8 JUNE 2005. Asem Youth Games.
- ^ J&K Loses Opportunity to Host Asian Martial Games 2018 Due to Security Reasons. india.com.
- ^ Overview of 10th Asia Pacific Youth Games for 2019 Held-in Vladivostok, Russia. Affairscloud (2019-09-18).
- ^ Во Владивостоке стартовали Юношеские игры стран Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона. Единая Россия (2016-08-02).
- ^ New Asian University Games concept launched in Kuala Lumpur. Inside The Games (2018-10-21).
- ^ Atatürk Dam. Open Wiki.
- ^ Discover the Notice of Race of the Atlantic Games 2022. Atlanticgames.
- ^ Region 5 Youth Games. AUSCRegion5.
- ^ Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games. APES2023.
- ^ Everyone’s a winner at the Australasian Public Sector Games. Trove.
- ^ Get Ready for Frankston’s Australia Beach Games 2018!. Global Swim Series (2018-01-16).
- ^ 2024 Australian Deaf Games countdown. Australian Deaf Games.
- ^ 29 July - 3 August 2018 Falls Creek, Victoria. Australian Police Winter Games.
- ^ 20-21.08.2021 POLSAT PLUS ARENA GDANSK. Balticgames.
- ^ NUL Hosts 2019 BOLESWA Intervasity Games. 2019-boleswa-intervasity-games/.
- ^ CANCELLATION OF 2021 BOTSWANA GAMES. bnsc.
- ^ Launch of the Westfield Health British Transplant Games in Leeds 2022. kidneycareuk (2021-11-25).
- ^ "Four medals for GB in 21st Deaflympic Games". England Athletics. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ [1]. Inside The Games (2021-12-15). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ International Youth Games Almere 2022. International Youth Games (2021-01-01).
- ^ http://lsfs.lt/dokumentai/dokumentai/PLSZ/PLSZ_info_statistika.pdf[dead link]
- ^ The South Bank Brain Show, The Independent, 21 June 1997, William Hartson
- ^ Klaipėdoje vyksta IX Pasaulio lietuvių sporto žaidynės
External links[]
- International Olympic Committee – Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games
- Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie – Francophone Games
- Olympic Council of Asia – Asian Games, Asian Youth Games, Asian Beach Games, Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games
- Commonwealth Games Federation – Commonwealth Games
- International Committee of Mediterranean Games – Mediterranean Games
- International University Sports Federation – Universiade
- International Island Games Association – Island Games
- World Transplant Games – Transplant Games
- Multi-sport events-related lists
- Multi-sport events