International World Games Association : Duisburg

Duisburg

Lake Toepper and Arena

Toeppersee and Arena
Handball - Beach Handball

Freibad Toeppersee The 'Toeppersee' (Lake Toepper) and its lakeside pools count among the preferred destinations for people living in and around Duisburg. Particularly, when the temperatures reach levels that make cooling off the order of the day! As many as 10'000 are recorded to make use of the facilities of the 'Freibad' on a single day in July or August.

From an Olympic-size swimming pool to the permanent beach volleyball (and, obviously, beach handball) arena: it's all there to cater to the needs of sport enthusiasts in and out of the water. A temporary drop zone will be established on the shores of Lake Toepper. The world's best skydivers will swoop down from the wild blue yonder to land on one of Duisburg's coolest spots during the summer months.

Toeppersee

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.

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.