The 2005 World Games (german: Weltspiele 2005), the seventh

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, were an international

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held in

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from 14 July 2005 until 24 July 2005. Three other cities, namely

Bottrop Bottrop () is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck, and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail cent ...

Mülheim an der Ruhr Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr () and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many compa ...

, and

Oberhausen Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Rout ...

, also held some of the competition events. More than 3,000

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competed in 31 official sports and 6 invitational sports.

Sports

Official sports

The 2005 World Games programme featured 31 official sports, and 6 invitational sports. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events, which were contested in each sports discipline. * * * * * * * * * Casting_pictogram

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Field archery (6) * * * * * * * * * * * Weightlifting_pictogram

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Invitational sports

Aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a modern Japanese martial art that is split into many different styles, including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practiced in aroun ...

was also one of the invitational sports, but it was deemed a demonstration sport; no medal events were held. * * * * * World Games 2005 closing ceremony

Medal table

Official sports

The medal tally during the seventh

is as follows.

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won the most gold medals and tied with

in overall medals won in this edition's official sports. There was a tie for second place in one sport climbing event (two silver and no bronze medals awarded). Two bronze medals were awarded in each of the two squash events.

Invitational sports

References

External links

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