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The World Games have come of age. From their humble beginnings on the campus of the Santa Clara University in California, the multi-sport games have steadily gained momentum throughout a quarter century. With an ever increasing number of participating sports, athletes and nations, The World Games have developed into another highlight of the international sporting calendar. Their seventh edition takes place in Duisburg, Germany, from July 14 to 24, 2005. 4,500 athletes and officials from 100 nations gather at the junction of Rhine and Ruhr to contest coveted medals and join in a celebration of unity and friendship. The appropriate motto for 2005 Duisburg: fasciNATIONS worldgames!

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fasciNATIONs: Ball Sports Ball sports and much more: competition at the highest level in 30+ diverse, popular and spectacular sports are the mainstay of The World Games 2005 Duisburg. ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ on land, in the water, in the air! No other multi-sport event unites as much variety in as compact a program as do The World Games. The world’s best athletes in 34 official and 6 invitational sports search for excellence on tatami mats, on cloth-covered tables, on parquet and on turf, high in the sky or below water – over a period of elevn days. 963 World Games medals in 168 events are contested during 2005 Duisburg. Nine events in six invitational sports enhance the ample offer even further. Artistic and dance sports, martial arts, precision and strength sports have on thing in common: albeit being in trend with millions of enthusiasts around the globe, they are still to be discovered by many more.

The 2005 Duisburg slogan creates high expectations and certainly puts the pressure on the organizers. Against the backdrop of an unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Olympics – Leipzig failed to make the cut and is not among the five candidates still in the running to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad – the stakes are high - but so is the hosts' self-confidence.

“We intend to highlight our strengths. Duisburg and the entire region have an impeccable track record when it comes to organizing major events in international sports. Hosting The World Games is definitely a part of that tradition,” Duisburg’s Mayor, Adolf Sauerland, expresses his optimism on behalf of 11 million people.

MSV Duisburg The Rhine-Ruhr area at the heart of North Rhine-Westphalia, the self-proclaimed ‘Land of Sports’, counts among the most densely populated in Europe. 500,000 spectators are expected at the turnstiles to the World Games venues. And 2005 Duisburg aspires to go way beyond being an elite and international sporting event. With an attractive cultural program surrounding the games, they become a multi-faceted get-together on a truly global scale!

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The Seventh World Games 2005

Duisburg, July 14, 2005, 19:00 CET.
A capacity crowd of 32,000 people will have taken their seats at the new MSV-Arena. The first of the 2005 Duisburg ceremonies is about to begin. In attendance: the President of the International Olympic Committee and other diginitaries.
Ten days packed with high-level competition in 34 official and 6 invitational sports will follow. 3,500 top athletes from 100 nations will contest medals in 177 events.
500,000 spectators are expected at 27 fabulous sports venues in Duisburg, Mülheim on the Ruhr, Oberhausen and Bottrop between July 14 and 24.

Windows Media Clip: José Cura Records Worlde Games Song

Once In A Lifetime: José Cura

"Once In A Lifetime" is the official song of The World Games 2005. It keeps up with the best theme songs ever composed for sporting events. And it is delivered, live, by three outstanding voices on the evening of July 14 at the MSV-Arena. The tenor's voice belongs to José Cura. Listen in on the Argentinean star recording his part in "Once In A Lifetime" for the official CD! And hear what the Maestro has to say about how The World Games fit in with today's world ... Click above!

The World Meets On The Plaza

The World Games 2005 Duisburg aspire to go way beyond being merely an elite sporting event. With attractive cultural programs surrounding the games, they turn into a multi-facted get-together on the global scale. In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, on July 14 and 24, a series of cultural highlights invite the general public to take part and experience the 'fasciNATIONS worldgames' first hand. The World Games Plaza, a city temporarily erected within the city of Duisburg, sets the scene for encounters between participants and spectators ... from around the globe.