The ANOC World Beach Games , known simply as the World Beach Games , is an international multi-sport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). The games are held biennially in odd-numbered years, with a focus on non- Olympic beach and water sports and a primary target audience of 15 to 35 year olds. It was first held in 2019 in Doha , Qatar .
17-521: The World Beach Games was first announced as a joint project between ANOC and SportAccord in October 2013. It was inspired by the success of the regional Asian Beach Games first held five years prior. Original plans conceived the Games as a 20–25 discipline event, attracting ~5,000 athletes from all 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) at a cost of $ 135 million, and would occur biennially. The concept
34-719: A dispute with the International Olympic Committee and the SportAccord president Marius Vizer led to a temporary halt on the World Combat Games. The successor organisation, Global Association of International Sports Federations or GAISF took over the organisation of the event, and signed heads of agreement in November 2017 with official from Chinese Taipei for a 2019 edition of the event. However, it proved impossible to organise within
51-492: A month before the games were due to start, the event was cancelled due to Indonesia's withdrawal as host at short notice, apparently due to the government not releasing the necessary funds. This sports-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . SportAccord SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne , Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing
68-535: A themed conference programme and a multitude of networking events. The event gathers hundreds of representatives from the sports industry including over 100 International Sport Federations, rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and media, businesses and other organisations involved in the development of sport. Editions: The SportAccord Stakeholders represent more than 120 International Sport Federations and host their Annual General Assemblies at our World Sport & Business Summit. The President and all
85-483: A way of bringing various martial arts and combative sports to an international audience. The World Combat Games are also accompanied by a cultural program that reflects the ancient traditions and values of martial arts as well as their contribution to modern society. The games are recognised by the International Olympic Committee . Sports (2010, 2013: 15; since 2023: 16) Paralympians with physical, intellectual and visual impairments: The first World Combat Games
102-453: Is the annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit , which was originally launched in 2003. In addition to the Summit, SportAccord hosts the annual International Federation (IF) Forum , a closed-to-the-public event offering targeted thematic sessions specifically designed for International Sport Federations. Together with other events, SportAccord holds Multi-Sport Games, including
119-799: The United States tied for third; hosts Qatar finished with one medal (silver). ANOC declared the event a success. Bidding for the second edition of the Games, to be held in 2021, opened in January 2020. However, in May 2020, following the outbreak and subsequent effects of the COVID-19 pandemic , a decision was made by ANOC to postpone the next edition of the Games to 2023. Its hosts, Bali , Indonesia, were appointed in June 2022. However, in July 2023, less than
136-483: The World Combat Games , World Mind Games, and World Urban Games which showcase both Olympic and non-Olympic sports and disciplines. SportAccord has taken on and manages the .sport domain and the sustainability.sport platform, previously owned by GAISF . SportAccord's annual World Sport & Business Summit is an international sport convention hosted over a week, combining an exhibition area,
153-537: The Members represent SportAccord’s stakeholders and are elected for 4-year mandates. World Combat Games The World Combat Games (GAISF World Combat Games / SportAccord World Combat Games) is an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts . The games were founded by SportAccord (used to be known as the Global Association of International Sports Federations ) as
170-535: The Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolved Global Association of International Sports Federations . SportAccord brings together International Federations and organisations involved in the business of sport with the aim to serve, promote and protect the common interests of its stakeholders, help them achieve their global objectives, and facilitate knowledge-sharing. SportAccord’s flagship event
187-469: The best possible event" and give NOCs the "optimum time to prepare their athletes". The scope of the event was substantially scaled-back for the new date, now to feature around 15 disciplines, with thousands fewer athletes and many fewer NOCs set to attend, for a tremendously reduced cost of $ 40 million. But in May 2019, just five months before it was due to start, the event was pulled out of San Diego. The local organising committee (LOC) had been unable to raise
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#1732783142718204-495: The capital needed to stage the event. Within weeks, the event was relocated to Doha , Qatar after a deal was signed with the Qatari Government to secure funding. This gave Doha a mere four months to prepare for the Games. Despite the short timeframe, the first edition of the Games was finally realised there on schedule in October, with Spain topping the medals table, followed by Brazil in second, and both Italy and
221-552: The nations taking part in the Games, and also by not traditional combat sports nations. Russia lead the medal table with 18 gold medals, followed by China (15) and Ukraine (7). The second World Combat Games were held in Saint Petersburg . In these Games, the sports of savate and fencing made their debut. Russia dominated the medal table, with 47 gold medals. The demise of the SportAccord organisation, following
238-468: The sole organisation moving forward with any such event and opened the application process in the July. In October 2015, San Diego , United States was approved as hosts of the inaugural edition at ANOC's General Assembly meeting in Washington, D.C. It was scheduled to take place in 2017. In August 2016, it was postponed by two years to 2019; officially, it was delayed to allow "stakeholders to deliver
255-409: The time frame, and the 2019 was shelved, with the intention of relaunching the event in 2021. On May 10, 2019, GAISF announced that Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan 's capital city, had been awarded the 2021 World Combat Games . The Games will take place from May 3 to 9 in the capital city, which had recently been renamed from Astana. At the announcement, GAISF announced that event would henceforth adhere to
272-648: Was approved by the ANOC General Assembly in Bangkok , Thailand in November 2014. Relations between SportAccord and ANOC quickly soured however, and the former unilaterally announced in April 2015 that Sochi , Russia would host the first edition of the Games, more than likely without any involvement from ANOC; the latter then revealed plans for their own, completely independent version of the Games. Shortly after, SportAccord's scheme collapsed, leaving ANOC as
289-492: Was held 2010 in Beijing , with competitions for boxing , judo , ju-jitsu , karate , kendo , kickboxing , sanshou , Muay Thai , sambo , sumo , taekwondo , wrestling , wushu , and an aikido demonstration. Over 1000 athletes from all five continents participated. About the same number of volunteers helped to deliver the event. During the eight days of competitions 118 gold medals were awarded. Medals were won by 60% of
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