2025 Summer World Masters Games

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

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The three candidate cities were Taipei/New Taipei, Paris and Perth.

### Host city selection

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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

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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

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### Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony will hold on May 17, 2025, in the Taipei Dome in Taipei.

### Sports

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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
* Baseball
* Softball
* 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
* Artistic swimming
* Diving
* Swimming
* Water polo
* Karate
* Kata
* Kumite
* Judo
* Rugby sevens
* Sailing
* Surfing
* Taekwondo
* Tug of war
* Handball
* Dancesport
* Ultimate
* Gateball

## See also

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* Taiwan portal

* World Masters Games
* List of sporting events in Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ "Taipei, New Taipei to co-host World Masters Games in 2025". Focus Taiwan. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
2. ^ "World Masters Games 2025 Awarded to Taiwan". International Masters Games Association. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
3. ^ "Taipei and New Taipei Sign Contract to host World Masters Games 2025". International Masters Games Association. December 23, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
4. ^ "「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.
5. ^ "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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