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The 2009 World Games ( Chinese: 2009年世界運動會; pinyin: 2009 Nián shìjiè yùndònghuì) the eighth edition of the World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games .
National Stadium (Kaohsiung) The National Stadium (Chinese : 國家體育場; pinyin : Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; also named 龍騰體育場), formerly known as the World Games Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity. Completed in 2009, it is used ...
The 2009 World Games were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from July 16 to July 26, 2009. Acrobatic gymnastics Event ... Sri Hartati Indonesia: Women's middleweight ...
Sri Lankans will elect a new president in the first election since mass protests sparked by the country's worst-ever economic crisis unseated the leader in 2022. Saturday's election is widely ...
The country's progress was duly noted by the International Cricket Council, which awarded its Full Member status to Sri Lanka on 21 July 1981. Sri Lanka became the eighth nation to play Test cricket. The inaugural Test was played at Colombo's Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in February 1982 against England, but Sri Lanka lost by 8 wickets ...
New Zealand at the World Games. New Zealand has competed at every World Games since the first edition in 1981. New Zealand have won 37 medals and are currently 32nd on the all-time World Games medal table. Their most recent participation was in the 2022 World Games. [1]
Also, for the 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung built a National Stadium – the first stadium in the world to use solar energy technology for its power. [27] Other editions used new facilities that were built for purposes other than the World Games; the main stadium of the 2022 edition, Protective Stadium, was built for UAB's American football team.
Games Sport Event Gold: Nora Haveneers Dominique De Nolf: 1985 London: Bowling: Mixed ten-pin bowling Silver: Korfball team: 1985 London: Korfball: Mixed event Silver: Korfball team: 1989 Karlsruhe: Korfball: Mixed event Silver: Korfball team: 1993 The Hague: Korfball: Mixed event Gold: Gery Verbruggen: 1997 Lahti: Bowling: Men's ten-pin ...