International Children's Games

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International Children's Games
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
FrequencyAnnual (summer)
Irregular (winter)
LocationVarious
Inaugurated1968 (1968) (summer)
1994 (1994) (winter)
Organised byInternational Children's Games Committee (ICGC)
Website Official website

The International Children's Games (ICG) is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event [1] held every year where children from cities around the world and between the ages of 12 and 15 participate in a variety of sports and cultural activities.

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History

The Slovenian sports instructor Metod Klemenc founded the International Children's Games in 1968 with the aim of promoting peace and friendship through sports to the world's youth. He organised the first International Children's Games and Cultural Festival in 1968 in Yugoslavia with the participation of teams from nine European cities.

Since that time, 37,000 children aged 12 to 15 have been in competition at 47 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games. 411 different cities, 86 countries and all 5 continents have participated. The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival has become the world's largest international multi-sport youth games, and is a recognised member of the International Olympic Committee since 1990.

1,600 boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 15 from 70 cities in 37 countries participate in this competition every year.

The most recent edition of the International Children's Games was held in León, Mexico from July 15–20, 2024. [2]

Editions

Source: [3] [4]

Summer Games

GamesYearHost cityHost nationNationsSportsRef
1 1968 Celje Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 71 [5]
2 1970 Udine Flag of Italy.svg Italy52 [6]
3 1972 Graz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4 1974 Murska Sobota Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
5 1974 Darmstadt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
6 1976 Murska Sobota Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
7 1976 Geneva Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
8 1978 Ravne na Koroškem Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
9 1980 Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
10 1982 Darmstadt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
11 1983 Troyes Flag of France.svg France
12 1983 Murska Sobota Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
13 1984 Geneva Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
14 1985 Granollers Flag of Spain.svg Spain
15 1986 Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
16 1987 Graz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
17 1988 Szombathely Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
18 1989 Andorra Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
19 1990 Uzhhorod Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
20 1991 Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
21 1992 Geneva Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
22 1993 Darmstadt Flag of Germany.svg Germany
23 1994 Hamilton, Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
24 1994 Slovenj Gradec Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
25 1995 Celje Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
26 1996 Sopron Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
27 1997 Sparta Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
28 1998 Logroño Flag of Spain.svg Spain
29 1999 Mediaș Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
30 1999 Velenje Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
31 1999 Český Krumlov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
32 2000 Hamilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
33 2001 Szombathely Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
34 2002 Płock Flag of Poland.svg Poland
35 2002 Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
36 2003 Graz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
37 2003 Patras Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
38 2004 Cleveland Flag of the United States.svg United States
39 2005 Coventry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
40 2006 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
41 2007 Reykjavík Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
42 2008 San FranciscoFlag of the United States.svg United States
43 2009 Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
44 2010 Manama Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
45 2011 Lanarkshire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
46 2012 Daegu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
47 2013 Windsor, Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
48 2014 Lake Macquarie Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
49 2015 Alkmaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
50 2016 New Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
51 2017 Kaunas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
52 2018 Jerusalem Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
53 2019 Ufa [7] Flag of Russia.svg Russia
54 2022 [a] Coventry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
55 2023 [b] Daegu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
56 2024 León Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
57 2025 Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
58 2026 Hualien [8] Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
  1. ↑ Originally scheduled to be held in Kecskemét, Hungary from 30 June–5 July 2020 but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ↑ Originally scheduled to be held in 2021 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winter Games

GamesYearHost cityHost nationNationsSportsRef
1 1994 Ravne na Koroškem Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
2 1995 Prakovce and Helcmanovce Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
3 1999 Maribor Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
4 2009 Montreux and Vevey Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
5 2011 Kelowna Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
6 2013 Ufa Flag of Russia.svg Russia
7 2016 Innsbruck Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
8 2019 Lake Placid Flag of the United States.svg United States
9 2023 (cancelled) Pyeongchang Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Children's Games ceremony to take place in Lanarkshire". Glasgow: BBC News Scotland. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Games – International Children's Games".
  3. ↑ https://icgames.org/history/games/
  4. ↑ https://icgames.org/
  5. ↑ https://icgames.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1968celje-scaled.jpg
  6. ↑ https://icgames.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1970udine-scaled.jpg
  7. ↑ "Летние Международные детские игры 2019 года пройдут в Уфе". vesti.ru. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. ↑ 王, 燕華 (17 July 2024). "申辦成功！花蓮取得2026國際少年運動會主辦權 各國選手將齊聚". udn.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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