2013 World Combat Games Explained

II World Combat Games
Host City:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nations:97 + World Team
Events:135 in 15 sports
Opening:October 18, 2013
Closing:October 26, 2013
Opened By:Vladimir Putin

The 2013 World Combat Games were held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from October 18 to 26, 2013.

Venues

Venue Name Sports
SCC Peterburg (Hall)Aikido,Judo,Wrestling
SCC Peterburg (Hall 2)Fencing,Kendo,Sumo,
Yubileiny (Arena 1) Jujitsu, Kickboxing, Savate
Yubileiny (Arena 2) Boxing, Kickboxing, Muaythai,sanda
Spartak Karate, Sambo, Taekwondo, Wushu talou

Schedule

OCOpening ceremonyEvent competitionsDDemo1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
October18
Fri
19
Sat
20
Sun
21
Mon
22
Tue
23
Wed
24
Thu
25
Fri
26
Sat

Gold Medal
Ceremonies OCCC
DD
13 13
2 2 2 6
1 1 2
9 9 18
6 6 12
4 2 6
12 12
11 11
3 3 6
3 8 11
4 4 8
2 2
5 5 5 15
13 13
Total Gold Medal 7 8 10 10 10 16 31 28 15 135
Cumulative Total 7 15 25 35 45 61 92 120 135
October18
Fri
19
Sat
20
Sun
21
Mon
22
Tue
23
Wed
24
Thu
25
Fri
26
Sat

Gold Medal

Games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was officially opened on October 18, 2013 at 20:30-22:00 local time.

Sports

Compared to the 5 sports and 38 events in the Olympic Games, the 2013 Combat Games featured 15 sports and 135 events throughout the 9 days of the competition, with added disciplines in some events. The 2013 Combat Games comprised more sports and events than the last one, as 12 sports and 136 events were in 2010. Fencing and Savate made their debut at these Games. Aikido, however, is the sole demonstration sport here.[1]

Participating nations

A total of 97 national teams came to compete in these Games. The number of athletes for each nation are in the brackets. However, a World Team was created for all three team wrestling events.

Reference: 2013 World Combat Games List of Participating Countries (Click the "Athletes" tab for the list)

Medal table

Key:Final medal tally below.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.worldcombatgames.com/en/sports/13/Aikido Demonstration Sport of Aikido at the 2013 World Combat Games
  2. Web site: 2013 World Combat Games Medal Tally Information . 2013-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101021646/http://worldcombatgames2013.sportresult.com/Hide/en/-240/Medal/Medals?sport=00&medalKind=DefaultSports . 2014-01-01 . dead .