IBSA World Games explained

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]

Editions

IBSA World Games

width=20Edition width=20Year width=240Host width=160Dates width=20sports
align=center 1 1998 July 18–26align=center 4
align=center 2 2003 August 5–10[3] align=center 5
align=center 3 2007 July 28-August 8[4] align=center 6 [5]
align=center 4 2011 April 1–10align=center 7
align=center 5 2015 May 8–18align=center 10
align=center 6 2019 Not held - -
align=center 7 2023 August 18–27 align=center 11 [6]

IBSA World Youth Games (WYC)

width=20Edition width=20Year width=240Host width=160Dates width=20Sports
align=center 1 2005 August 4–10 align=center 5
align=center 2 2007 July 11–17 align=center 5
align=center 3 2009 July 15–20 align=center 3
align=center 4 2011 July 13–18 align=center 3 [7]
align=center 5 2013 September 13–15 align=center 2
align=center 6 2015 July 26–30 align=center 1
align=center 7 2017 July 1–9 align=center 1 [8]

[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

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.[17]

2007 IBSA World Games

See main article: 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.[18]

2011 IBSA World Games

The 2011 Antalya, Turkey sports were athletics, chess, futsal (football) B1, futsal (football) B2/B3, goalball, judo, powerlifting, swimming.[19] [20]

2015 IBSA World Games

See main article: 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.[21] [22] 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.[23]

2023 IBSA World Games

See main article: 2023 IBSA World Games.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011 . IBSA . 2012-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911002554/http://www.ibsa.es/eng/noticias/noticia.asp?Idnoticia=1242 . 2012-09-11 .
  2. Web site: Madrid '98 . IBSA . 2012-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120701055046/http://www.ibsa.es/esp/galeria/13/campeonato/campe_i.htm . 2012-07-01 .
  3. Web site: II IBSA World Championships and Games . IBSA . 2012-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041122153314/http://www.ibsa.es/esp/deportes/swimming/Quebec%202003%20Swimming%20results.pdf . 2004-11-22 .
  4. Web site: 3rd IBSA World Championships and Games Brazil 2007 . IBSA . 2012-08-13 . dead . https://archive.today/20070502070716/http://www.ibsa.es/eng/deportes/swimming/noticia.asp?Idnoticia=581 . 2007-05-02 .
  5. http://www.ibsasport.org/photos/pictures/345.jpg - 2007 Medal Table
  6. Web site: Sports – International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) World Games . 2023-08-23 . www.ibsagames2023.co.uk.
  7. https://usaba.org/files/uploads/2011_WYC_Medal_Count.pdf{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - 2011 Medal Table
  8. Web site: Final Results: 2017 IBSA Goalball World Youth Championships - News - IBSA . 2017-12-17 . 2017-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100225/http://www.ibsasport.org/news/1235/final-results-2017-ibsa-goalball-world-youth-championships . dead .
  9. Web site: IBSA - International Blind Sports Federation - Competitions / . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702142551/http://www.ibsa.es/eng/competiciones/historicoFechas.asp . 2012-07-02 .
  10. http://www.ibsa.es/eng/competiciones/historico.asp?id=6&anio=2005
  11. Web site: 2011 IBSA World Youth and Student Championships . 26 November 2010 .
  12. http://www.ibsasport.org/news/307/2013-ibsa-para-pan-american-games-and-world-youth-and-student-games-results
  13. Web site: 2013 IBSA Para Pan-American Games and World Youth and Student Games results - News - IBSA . https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014531/http://www.ibsasport.org/news/307/2013-ibsa-para-pan-american-games-and-world-youth-and-student-games-results . 2017-12-17 .
  14. http://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/615/2015-ibsa-world-youth-games-goalball-championships
  15. Web site: 2015 IBSA World Youth Games Goalball Championships - Calendar - IBSA . https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065150/http://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/615/2015-ibsa-world-youth-games-goalball-championships . 2018-09-25 .
  16. Web site: The United States Association of Blind Athletes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902074459/http://usaba.org/index.php/sports/past-events/ . 2017-09-02 .
  17. Web site: Deportes y actividades. https://web.archive.org/web/20041122153314/http://www.ibsa.es/esp/deportes/swimming/Quebec%202003%20Swimming%20results.pdf. 2004-11-22.
  18. Web site: 3rd IBSA World Championships and Games Sao Paulo 2007 - Photos - IBSA . 2017-12-17 . 2017-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119040524/http://www.ibsasport.org/photos/25/3rd-ibsa-world-championships-and-games-sao-paulo-2007 . dead .
  19. Web site: IBSA World Games Start This Friday.
  20. Web site: 4th IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011 - Calendar - IBSA . 2017-12-17 . 2018-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180312084041/http://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/210/4th-ibsa-world-championships-and-games-antalya-2011 . dead .
  21. Web site: IBSA launches 2019 World Games bid process - News - IBSA . 2017-07-30 . 2018-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084626/http://www.ibsasport.org/news/1125/ibsa-launches-2019-world-games-bid-process . dead .
  22. Web site: IBSA World Games 2019 - bidding process reminder. IBSA. 24 April 2018.
  23. Web site: IBSA General Assembly to take place in Fort Wayne, USA; 2019 World Games update. IBSA. 14 September 2018.