World Combat Games

World Combat Games
First event	2010 World Combat Games in Beijing, China
Last event	2013 World Combat Games in St. Petersburg, Russia
Next event	in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Purpose	Multi-sport event for martial arts and combat sports

World Combat Games
World Combat Games
Games
	2010; 2013; ;
Sports
	; ; ; Judo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

The World Combat Games is an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts.^[1] The games were founded by SportAccord (now known as the Global Association of International Sports Federations) as a way of bringing various martial arts and combative sports to an international audience. The World Combat Games are also accompanied by a cultural program that reflects the ancient traditions and values of martial arts as well as their contribution to modern society.^[2] The games are recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

Games[]

Year	Edition	Host City	Host Country	Sports	Events	Best
2010	1	Beijing	China	12	118	Russia
2013	2	Saint Petersburg	Russia	15	135	Russia
2019	-	Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Cancelled
2022		Nur-Sultan	Kazakhstan	-	-	-
2023		Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	-	-	-

History[]

World Combat Games 2010[]

The first World Combat Games was held 2010 in Beijing, with competitions for boxing, judo, ju-jitsu, karate, kendo, kickboxing, sanshou, Muay Thai, sambo, sumo, taekwondo, wrestling, wushu, and an aikido demonstration. Over 1000 athletes from all five continents participated. About the same number of volunteers helped to deliver the event. During the eight days of competitions 118 gold medals were awarded. Medals were won by 60% of the nations taking part in the Games, and also by not traditional combat sports nations.^{[citation needed]} Russia lead the medal table with 18 gold medals, followed by China (15) and the Ukraine (7).^[3]

World Combat Games 2013[]

The second World Combat Games were held in Saint Petersburg.^[4] In these Games, the sports of savate and fencing made their debut. Russia dominated the medal table, with 47 gold medals.

World Combat Games 2019[]

The demise of the SportAccord organisation, following a dispute with the International Olympic Committee and the SportAccord president Marius Vizer led to a temporary halt on the World Combat Games. The successor organisation, Global Association of International Sports Federations or GAISF took over the organisation of the event, and signed heads of agreement in November 2017 with official from Chinese Taipei for a 2019 edition of the event. However, it proved impossible to organise within the time frame, and the 2019 was shelved, with the intention of relaunching the event in 2021.^[5]

World Combat Games 2021[]

On May 10, 2019, GAISF announced that Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan's capital city, had been awarded the 2021 World Combat Games. The Games will take place from May 3 to 9 in the capital city, which had recently been renamed from Astana. At the announcement, GAISF announced that event would henceforth adhere to a quadrennial timescale, with the next event, as yet unawarded, planned for 2025.^[6]