The World Games

Floorball played at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex at TWG 2022

2nd July 2021 - News , The World Games

The floorball matches at The World Games (TWG) 2022 will be played at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). The floorball competition takes place on 8th-12th of July. The BJCC will host many events for The World Games 2022 across its...

The World Games family grows - Sambo and Wushu new members

31st May 2021 - News , The World Games

The World Games family welcomes two new members. During the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International World Games Association (IWGA) on the 27th of May, the representatives of the 36 participating member federations,  approved the...

The World Games 2022 announces sustainability initiatives

4th May 2021 - News , The World Games , Sustainability

The Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) for The World Games 2022 has announced a comprehensive sustainability programme that will ensure this iteration of The Games makes a lasting positive environmental impact on its host city of Birmingham,...

Matthias Hofbauer did not reach The World Games Athlete of All Time final round

20th January 2021 - News , Switzerland Floorball News , The World Games

Matthias Hofbauer misses the final round of The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time race. Hofbauer received a total of 14 596 votes. The first round ended on Wednesday 20th of January at 16:00 CET and only the ten highest ranked candidates...

Vote for Matthias Hofbauer to become The World Games Athlete of All Time

8th January 2021 - News , Switzerland Floorball News , The World Games

Matthias Hofbauer is one of the 24 athletes nominated to become The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time. The voting has now started and you can vote once per day here! The candidates are from different editions of The World Games’ 40 year...

Can Matthias Hofbauer become The World Games Athlete of All Time?

4th January 2021 - News , Switzerland Floorball News , The World Games

Special year – special vote: in 2020 The World Games celebrate 40 years, and have planned a special vote for this purpose: The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time! Matthias Hofbauer is one of the 24 athletes nominated to become The World...

Tim Braillard takes over The World Games Instagram story on 6th of November

6th November 2020 - News , Switzerland Floorball News , The World Games

One of the aims of The World Games (TWG) is to promote the athletes, as well as to give them centre stage in an international multi-sport event. From September 2020 onwards, athletes have been be given centre stage in a whole new way on social media...

Nykky continues to coach the Finnish Men's national team until the end of 2022

22nd October 2020 - News , Finland Floorball News , The World Games , World Floorball Championships

Petteri Nykky will continue as the head coach of the Finnish Men's national team until the end of 2022. The new agreement covers three major championships within two years. In addition to the Men's World Floorball Championships that were...

World Games 2022 detailed Sports Programme and Invitational Sports

22nd September 2020 - News , The World Games

In July, The World Games published the detailed official Sports Programme for the World Games 2022 and last week the five invitational sports were also decided.  The official Sports Programme includes 30 sports, 54 disciplines and 207 medal...

Beginner's Guide to Floorball video by The World Games

17th August 2020 - News , The World Games

The World Games have produced a Beginner's Guide to Floorball video presenting the sport. This video is part of a larger Beginner's Guide series, where all the sports that are on the programme of The World Games are introduced. Check out the...