World Games 1997

The fifth World Games were held in 1997 in Lahti, Finland on August 7-17, 1997. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies took place at the Lahti Sport Centre.

ports

Official

*Bodybuilding
*Bowling
*Casting
*DanceSport
*Field Archery
*Finswimming
*Fistball
*Aerobics
*Jujitsu
*Karate
*Korfball
*Life Saving
*Parachuting
*Powerlifting
*Artistic Roller Skating
*Roller hockey
*Speed skating
*Petanque
*Sports Acrobatics
*Squash
*Trampoline
*Tug of war (men)
*Tumbling
*Water skiing
*Weightlifting (women)

Demonstration

*Aikido
*Boule Lyonnaise
*Floorball
*Pesäpallo
*Tug of War (women)
*Military pentathlon

Calendar

Medal count

Bowling

The venue was the Lahti Bowling Centre. The competition took place on August 8 to 10.

Men

Casting

The venue was the Kisapuisto Sports Park. The competition took place on August 10 to 12.

Men

Fistball

The venue was the Lahti Sport Centre. The competition took place on August 9 to 11.

Mixed

Mixed

Tumbling

Men

quash

The competition took place at Suurhalli Exhibition.

Men

Women (demonstration)

ources

* [http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,1044-163483-180698-13788-0-file,00.pdf World Games News - "Number 11 - Dec.1996"]
* [http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,1044-163482-180697-13790-0-file,00.pdf World Games News - "Number 13 - May 1997"]

External links

* [http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/ The IWGA]