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Italy competed at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, from 25 July to 4 August. [1] [2]
| This article needs to be updated.(July 2017) |
Italy competed at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, from 25 July to 4 August. [1] [2]
Updated after the sixth day of competition (1 August 2013).
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life saving | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Roller skating artistic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Boules | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Roller skating speed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Finswimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Water skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Billiard sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ju-jitsu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Roller inline hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dancesport | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 sports) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
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