The 2025 Summer World Masters Games (Chinese: 2025年夏季世界壯年運動會), commonly known as Taipei & New Taipei 2025, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 17 May to 30 May 2025 in Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

It will be third international multi-sport event to be held in Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area after the 2009 Summer Deaflympics and 2017 Summer Universiade.

Bidding process

The three candidate cities were Taipei/New Taipei, Paris and Perth.

Host city selection

The International Masters Games Association (IMGA) voted to select the host city of the 2025 Summer World Masters Games on 21 October 2020, Taipei/ New Taipei was selected, and sign contract on 23 December 2020.[2][3]

Development and preparation

The Taipei/ New Taipei Organizing Committee was headed by mayor Ko Wen-je and Hou Yu-ih, it began operation on 7 May 2021.[4]

The Games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony will hold on May 17, 2025, in the Taipei Dome in Taipei.

Sports

The Organizing Committee, in addition to the 19 compulsory sports, opted to add thirteen more sports in the program of this edition of the Games.[5]

  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Orienteering
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
  • Basketball
  • Canoeing
    • Slalom
    • Sprint
  • Cycling
    • BMX freestyle
    • BMX racing
    • Mountain biking
    • Road cycling
    • Track cycling
  • Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Rowing
  • Shooting
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
    • Volleyball (indoor)
    • Beach volleyball
  • Weightlifting
  • Squash
  • Aquatics
    • Artistic swimming
    • Diving
    • Swimming
    • Water polo
  • Karate
    • Kata
    • Kumite
  • Judo
  • Rugby sevens
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Taekwondo
  • Tug of war
  • Handball
  • Dancesport
  • Ultimate
  • Gateball

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Taipei, New Taipei to co-host World Masters Games in 2025". Focus Taiwan. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "World Masters Games 2025 Awarded to Taiwan". International Masters Games Association. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Taipei and New Taipei Sign Contract to host World Masters Games 2025". International Masters Games Association. December 23, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "「2025年世界壯年運動會」組委會成立 柯文哲與侯友宜共同主持首次籌備會議". Secretariat, Taipei City Government. May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2025世界壯年運動會有多少比賽種類?". Department of Sports, Taipei City Government. May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.