World Games
Perurena re-elected as IWGA president, sambo added to Chengdu 2025 programme
José Perurena has been re-elected as president of the International World Games Association (IWGA) while sambo, the martial art and combat sport, has been added to the programme for the 2025 edition of …
NFL pushing for flag football to become Olympic sport
The National Football League has again declared its ambitions for flag football to become an Olympic sport in the coming years, potentially as early as the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles
Sport1 renews World Games 2022 rights in the DACH region
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the 2022 World Games multi-sport event in a deal with International Sports Broadcasting
L’Équipe to show 2022 World Games in France
French sports broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights for the 2022 World Games, which will be held in Birmingham, USA, from July 7 to 17.
Team Whistle to sell sponsorships to Birmingham’s World Games
Digital sports media company Team Whistle has been appointed to handle sponsorship packaging, sales and social support for next year’s edition of the World Games multi-sport event in Birmingham, Alabama.
IWGA commissions Quantum to assess World Games impact
Quantum, the Scotland-based data-driven events consultancy, has been appointed by the International World Games Association to carry out an event evaluation for next year’s World Games, which will take p…
Olympic Channel to house World Games digital archive
The digital archive of the International World Games Association, the governing body for the World Games, is to be housed by the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel.
Birmingham’s World Games pushed back a year after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Next year’s edition of the World Games multi-sport event in Birmingham, Alabama has been postponed by 12 months to accommodate the new date for the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
IWGA seek ‘urgent’ resolution for World Games after Olympics postponement
The International World Games Association (IWGA) has said it is working “very urgently” on a change of dates for its 2021 World Games in the US city of Birmingham, while the International University Spo…
Birmingham 2021 marks 500-day countdown with new sponsors
World Games 2021 Birmingham has signed up two new sponsors for next year’s edition of the multi-sport event in the US city, along with handing out the first major contract awarded through the World of O…
Sellers replaces Mackovets as CEO of 2021 World Games
Nick Sellers has been appointed as the new chief executive of the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama
World Games and Tissot extend long-running sponsorship
The International World Games Association (IWGA) has extended its sponsorship deal with Swiss watchmaker Tissot.
The brand will be the Official Timekeeper and Results Service for the 2021 World Games
Chengdu confirmed as host for 2025 World Games
The Chinese city of Chengdu has been officially announced as the host of the 2025 World Games
Chengdu set to add World Games to Universiade win
Chengdu is poised to land its latest major event win after the International World Games Association (IWGA) praised its vision for the 2025 edition of its multi-sport showpiece