Founded in 1980, the International World Games Association (IWGA) is a non-governmental and non-profit-making international organisation constituted under Swiss law. Made up of International Sports Federations, it administers a quadrennial and multidisciplinary sports event, The World Games, which aspires to equal and exceed the importance of World Championships organised by each federation individually.
The principal aim of the IWGA is to develop the popularity of the sports governed by its Member Federations, to improve their prominence through excellent sporting achievements, and to conserve all the traditional values of sport through The World Games.
The World Games
The 12th edition of the World Games will be held 7 to 17 August 2025 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Circa 5’000 expected athletes from over 70 countries will compete in 35 Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
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The World Games
The 11th edition of The World Games took place in Birmingham, Alabama, USA from 7th to 17th July 2022. This edition, originally planned for 2021, was postponed to 2022 because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The hosts expected around 3,600 athletes from over 100 countries. For the first time, the Iroquois team in Lacrosse represented an indigenous ethnic group. The distribution between women and men was about 50:50. Thirty-four sports were included in the ten days of competition. The athletes competed for the gold medals of The World Games in 223 medal events.
The ITA was responsible for the delivery of the anti-doping program for this event and collaborated with the Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) for the on-site sample collection operations and connected logistical activities.
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