International World Games Association : Oberhausen

Oberhausen

König-Pilsener-Arena

There's only one World Games venue in the city of Oberhausen - but it's a spectacular one: the König-Pilsener-Arena. Named after a popular brand of beer (the other 'king of beers') in a recent venue sponsorship agreement, it is indeed a majestically imposing facility. Completed in 1996, it is one of Europe's largest and latest-generation arenas, multifunctional and adaptable to virtually any indoor event. It is converted into a sports arena for indoor soccer and handball, an ice rink, a concert hall, anything, virtually within hours.

Arena The arena's capacity in a traditional sports configuration - requiring sizable fields of play in the center - is close to 10'000. Its suitability as a venue for competitions in dance sport is further enhanced by complete rigging facilites throughout for the installation of sound and lighting equipment. This, combined with dance sport's phenomenal popularity in Germany, will contribute to the world's best dancers in Standard, Latin and - for the very first time in World Games history - Rock'n'Roll being able to compete before huge crowds. Indoor trial, which features on the 2005 Duisburg Invitational Program, will similarly bring out spectators by the thousands to the König-Pilsener-Arena.

Arena - Ice Rink Arena - Concert

Access to and from the König-Pilsener-Arena is fast and easy: 12 'Autobahn' exits plus a separate terminal for all public transport lines are nearby.

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.