| World Games V V Maailman Pelit V Världsspelen | |
| Size: | 160px |
| Host City: | Lahti, Finland |
| Nations: | 73 |
| Athletes: | 1,379[1] |
| Events: | 164 (22 sports) |
| Opening: | 7 August 1997 |
| Closing: | 17 August 1997 |
| Stadium: | Lahti Sport Centre |
| Previous: | The Hague 1993 |
The 1997 World Games (Finnish: 1997 Maailman Pelit, Swedish: 1997 Världsspelen), the fifth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Lahti, Finland on August 7–17, 1997. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the Lahti Sport Centre.
The 1997 World Games programme featured 23 official sports and 5 invitational sports. (Aikido was deemed a demonstration sport; no medal events were held.) The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that were contested in each sports discipline.
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The medal tally during the fifth World Games is as follows. United States finished at the top of the final medal table.[2] Two bronze medals were awarded in each of the nine karate kumite events. No bronze medals were awarded in two bodybuilding and three weightlifting events. No silver medal was awarded in one weightlifting event.