1981 World Games
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The 1981 World Games were the first World Games, an international multi-sport event, and were held in Santa Clara, California, United States. The games featured sports that were not included in the Olympics, including tug-of-war, racquetball, baseball and softball, artistic roller skating, roller hockey, roller speed skating, finswimming, karate, women's water polo, bowling, bodybuilding, waterskiing, casting, badminton, trampoline, powerlifting and taekwondo.[3] Best estimates for attendance figures were that about 80,000 spectators witnessed the first World Games.[4]
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Host city | Santa Clara, California, US |
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Nations | 58 |
Athletes | 1,400 (est.)[1] |
Events | 104 |
Opening | July 24, 1981 |
Closing | none held[2] |
Opened by | Kim Un-yong President of World Games I Executive Committee[3] |
Main venue | Toso Pavilion (19 events) |
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