The 1997 World Games ( fi, 1997 Maailman Pelit, sv, 1997 Världsspelen), the fifth
World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...
, were an international
multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of interna ...
held in
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
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Finland
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on August 7–17, 1997. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the Lahti Sport Centre.
Sports
Calendar
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Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's muscles (muscle building) by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses ...
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Bowling
Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...
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Casting
Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a ''casting'', which is ejected ...
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DanceSport
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesp ...
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Fistball
Fistball is a sport of European origin, primarily played in the German-speaking nations of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, as well as in Brazil. The objective of the game is similar to volleyball, in that teams try to hit a ball over a net ...
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Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...
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Ju-jitsu
Jujutsu ( ; ja, link=no, 柔術 , ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subd ...
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Korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
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Squash
Squash may refer to:
Sports
* Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets
* Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
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Tug of war
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ...
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Medal table
Official sports
The medal tally during the fifth
World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...
is as follows. United States finished at the top of the final medal table.
Two bronze medals were awarded in each of the nine karate kumite events. No bronze medals were awarded in two bodybuilding and three weightlifting events. No silver medal was awarded in one weightlifting event.
Invitation sports
Medalists
Bodybuilding
The venue was the
Lahti City Theater. The competition took place on August 8 and 9.
Men
Women
Bowling
The venue was the
Lahti Bowling Centre. The competition took place on August 8 to 10.
Men
Women
Mixed
Casting
The venue was the
Kisapuisto Sports Park. The competition took place on August 10 to 12.
Men
''The source available does not say whether or not there was a'' Men's Multiplier Distance Single Handed ''event''.
Women
DanceSport
The venue was the
Urheilutalo. The competition took place on August 10 and 11.
Fistball
The venue was the
Lahti Sport Centre. The competition took place on August 9 to 11.
Gymnastics
Sports acrobatics
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Sports aerobics
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Trampoline
These were the final individual events of trampoline at the World Games. The individual trampoline has been part of the program of the Olympic Games from 2000.
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Tumbling
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Korfball
Squash
The competition took place at Suurhalli Exhibition.
Men
Women
Tug of war
Men
Women (invitational)
References
Sources
World Games News - ''Number 11 - Dec.1996''World Games News - ''Number 13 - May 1997''
External links
The IWGA
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1997 in multi-sport events
International sports competitions hosted by Finland
1997 in Finnish sport
Multi-sport events in Finland
Sports competitions in Lahti
August 1997 sports events in Europe