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The IBSA World Games (formerly IBSA World Championships and Games) or World Blind Games are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The events enable blind and partially sighted athletes to compete in a number of sports. [1] The first event took place at Madrid, Spain in 1998. [2]

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Editions

IBSA World Games

EditionYearHostDatesSports
11998Flag of Spain.svg  Spain, Madrid July 18–26 [2] 4
22003Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Quebec August 5–10 [3] 5
32007Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil, São Paulo July 28-August 8 [4] 6 [5]
42011Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey, Antalya April 1–10 [1] 7
52015Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea, Seoul May 8–1810
62019Not held--
72023Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom, Birmingham August 18–2711 [6]
82027Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan, Tashkent [7]

IBSA World Youth Games (WYC)

EditionYearHostDatesSports
12005Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs August 4–105
22007Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 11–175
32009Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 15–203
42011Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 13–183 [8]
52013Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs September 13–152
62015Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 26–301
72017Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN, Budaörs July 1–91 [9]

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History

1998 IBSA World Games

The inaugural 1998 sports event was held in Madrid, Spain for athletics, swimming, goalball and judo for the blind and vision-impaired.

2003 IBSA World Games

The 2003 Quebec, Canada event included five-a-side football, goalball and judo, other disciplines have been added to the event. Blind athletes were able to compete in the following sports: powerlifting, ten-pin and nine-pin bowling, biathlon, alpine skiing, archery, showdown, swimming, shooting, torball, Nordic skiing, athletics and cycling. Although a lot of winter sports were added to the list such as skiing, but also bowling and many others, but was held in five sports: Swimming, athletics, goalball, judo, and powerlifting. [18]

2007 IBSA World Games

The 2007 IBSA World Games was held from 28 July to 8 August in São Paulo, Brazil.

The sports were powerlifting, judo, goalball, football, swimming, and athletics. [19]

2011 IBSA World Games

The 2011 Antalya, Turkey sports were athletics, chess, futsal (football) B1, futsal (football) B2/B3, goalball, judo, powerlifting, swimming. [20] [21]

2015 IBSA World Games

The 2015 IBSA World Games was held from 8 to 18 June 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.

2019 IBSA World Games

Nominations for the host nation for the 2019 IBSA World Games was called on 3 March 2017. [22] [23] It was not possible to find a host nation able to cater for all the sports. Instead the IBSA Goalball and Judo Paralympic Games qualifying tournaments were held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America in June–July 2019, in conjunction with the federation's four-yearly international general assembly. [24]

2023 IBSA World Games

In May 2020, British Blind Sport and the University of Birmingham, England was announced as the host city, for 18–27 August 2023. [25] There were ten sports, including goalball which was held in Coventry.

2027 IBSA World Games

The host nation was announced in November 2024 for Tashkent, under the auspices of the Uzbekistan National Paralympic Committee. [7]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazil men's national goalball team</span> Brazilian national team, for the Paralympic sport of goalball

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The 2015 IBSA World Games was held from 8 to 18 June 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.

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  2. 1 2 "Madrid '98". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
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