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The 2009 World Games ( Chinese: 2009年世界運動會; pinyin: 2009 Nián shìjiè yùndònghuì) the eighth edition of the World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games .
National Stadium (Kaohsiung) The National Stadium (Chinese : 國家體育場; pinyin : Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; also named 龍騰體育場), formerly known as the World Games Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity. Completed in 2009, it is used ...
The 2009 World Games were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from July 16 to July 26, 2009. Acrobatic gymnastics Event ...
Also, for the 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung built a National Stadium – the first stadium in the world to use solar energy technology for its power. [27] Other editions used new facilities that were built for purposes other than the World Games; the main stadium of the 2022 edition, Protective Stadium, was built for UAB's American football team.
Kaohsiung is home to Taiwan's largest international-class stadium, the National Stadium, with a maximum capacity of 55,000 seats, as well as Kaohsiung Arena. The city hosted the 2009 World Games at the National Stadium. Nearly 6,000 athletes, officials, coaches, referees and others from 103 countries participated in the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games.
2019 Asian Baseball Championship. 2019. Taichung and Taoyuan. 2019 WBSC Premier12 (Opening Round - Group B) 2022. Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu) 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup. 2023 1. Taichung.
Gymnastics at the World Games. Gymnastics has been part of all World Games. Among the disciplines, there are rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining and tumbling as well as acrobatics and aerobics. Artistic gymnastics are not contested at the World Games because all of its disciplines have always been Olympic sports.
Dates. 17–18 July 2009. Competitors. 97 from 21 nations. ← 2005. 2013 →. Sumo was one of the sports at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung and was played between 17 and 18 July. [1] [2] 97 athletes, from 21 nations, participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium .