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2025 Summer World Masters Games
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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
[edit]The three candidate cities were Taipei/New Taipei, Paris and Perth.
Host city selection
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Opening ceremony
[edit]The opening ceremony will hold on May 17, 2025, in the Taipei Dome in Taipei.
Sports
[edit]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
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
Karate
- Kata
- Kumite
Judo
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Surfing
Taekwondo
Tug of war
Handball
Dancesport
Ultimate
Gateball
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "Taipei, New Taipei to co-host World Masters Games in 2025". Focus Taiwan. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "World Masters Games 2025 Awarded to Taiwan". International Masters Games Association. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Taipei and New Taipei Sign Contract to host World Masters Games 2025". International Masters Games Association. December 23, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ "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.
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