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IBSA World Games

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The IBSA World Games (formerly IBSA World Championships and Games) or World Blind Games are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The events enable blind and partially sighted athletes to compete in a number of sports.[1] The first event took place at Madrid, Spain in 1998.[2]

Editions

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IBSA World Games

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Edition Year Host Dates sports
1 1998   Spain, Madrid July 18–26[2] 4
2 2003   Canada, Quebec August 5–10[3] 5
3 2007   Brazil, São Paulo July 28-August 8[4] 6 [5]
4 2011   Turkey, Antalya April 1–10[1] 7
5 2015   South Korea, Seoul May 8–18 10
6 2019 Not held - -
7 2023   United Kingdom, Birmingham August 18–27 11 [6]

IBSA World Youth Games (WYC)

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  • Former name: IBSA World Youth and Student Games
Edition Year Host Dates Sports
1 2005   USA, Colorado Springs August 4–10 5
2 2007   USA, Colorado Springs July 11–17 5
3 2009   USA, Colorado Springs July 15–20 3
4 2011   USA, Colorado Springs July 13–18 3 [7]
5 2013   USA, Colorado Springs September 13–15 2
6 2015   USA, Colorado Springs July 26–30 1
7 2017   HUN, Budaörs July 1–9 1 [8]
  • 2013 also IBSA Para Pan-American Games.
  • 2009 and 2011 in judo and goalball and Athletics and 2013 in judo and goalball, 2015 and 2017 only in goalball.

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History

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1998 IBSA World Games

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The inaugural 1998 sports event was held in Madrid, Spain for athletics, swimming, goalball and judo for the blind and vision-impaired.

2003 IBSA World Games

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The 2003 Quebec, Canada event included five-a-side football, goalball and judo, other disciplines have been added to the event. Blind athletes were able to compete in the following sports: powerlifting, ten-pin and nine-pin bowling, biathlon, alpine skiing, archery, showdown, swimming, shooting, torball, Nordic skiing, athletics and cycling. Although a lot of winter sports were added to the list such as skiing, but also bowling and many others, but was held in five sports: Swimming, athletics, goalball, judo, and powerlifting.[17]

2007 IBSA World Games

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Main article: 2007 IBSA World Games

The 2007 IBSA World Games was held from 28 July to 8 August in São Paulo, Brazil.

The sports were powerlifting, judo, goalball, football, swimming, and athletics.[18]

2011 IBSA World Games

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The 2011 Antalya, Turkey sports were athletics, chess, futsal (football) B1, futsal (football) B2/B3, goalball, judo, powerlifting, swimming.[19][20]

2015 IBSA World Games

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Main article: 2015 IBSA World Games

The 2015 IBSA World Games was held from 8 to 18 June 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.

2019 IBSA World Games

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Nominations for the host nation for the 2019 IBSA World Games was called on 3 March 2017.[21][22] It was not possible to find a host nation able to cater for all the sports. Instead the IBSA Goalball and Judo Paralympic Games qualifying tournaments were held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America in June–July 2019, in conjunction with the federation's four-yearly international general assembly.[23]

2023 IBSA World Games

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Main article: 2023 IBSA World Games

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  2. ^ a b "Madrid '98". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  3. ^ "II IBSA World Championships and Games" (PDF). IBSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-11-22. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. ^ "3rd IBSA World Championships and Games Brazil 2007". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  5. ^ http://www.ibsasport.org/photos/pictures/345.jpg[permanent dead link‍] - 2007 Medal Table
  6. ^ "Sports – International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) World Games". www.ibsagames2023.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  7. ^ https://usaba.org/files/uploads/2011_WYC_Medal_Count.pdf[permanent dead link‍] - 2011 Medal Table
  8. ^ "Final Results: 2017 IBSA Goalball World Youth Championships - News - IBSA". Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  9. ^ "IBSA - International Blind Sports Federation - Competitions /". Archived from the original on 2012-07-02.
  10. ^ http://www.ibsa.es/eng/competiciones/historico.asp?id=6&anio=2005 [bare URL]
  11. ^ "2011 IBSA World Youth and Student Championships". 26 November 2010.
  12. ^ http://www.ibsasport.org/news/307/2013-ibsa-para-pan-american-games-and-world-youth-and-student-games-results Archived 2017-12-17 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
  13. ^ "2013 IBSA Para Pan-American Games and World Youth and Student Games results - News - IBSA". Archived from the original on 2017-12-17.
  14. ^ http://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/615/2015-ibsa-world-youth-games-goalball-championships Archived 2018-09-25 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
  15. ^ "2015 IBSA World Youth Games Goalball Championships - Calendar - IBSA". Archived from the original on 2018-09-25.
  16. ^ "The United States Association of Blind Athletes". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02.
  17. ^ "Deportes y actividades" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-11-22.
  18. ^ "3rd IBSA World Championships and Games Sao Paulo 2007 - Photos - IBSA". Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  19. ^ "IBSA World Games Start This Friday".
  20. ^ "4th IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011 - Calendar - IBSA". Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  21. ^ "IBSA launches 2019 World Games bid process - News - IBSA". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  22. ^ "IBSA World Games 2019 - bidding process reminder". IBSA. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  23. ^ "IBSA General Assembly to take place in Fort Wayne, USA; 2019 World Games update". IBSA. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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