TWG

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TWG is the commonly used abbreviation for The World Games, an international multi-sport event featuring disciplines not contested in the Olympic Games.

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TWG canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international sporting event ⓘ
international sporting event ⓘ
multi-sport event ⓘ
multi-sport event ⓘ
sports federation ⓘ
abbreviationOf The World Games ⓘ
linked to: World Games
competitionLevel elite ⓘ
features non-Olympic sports ⓘ
sports not contested in the Olympic Games ⓘ
firstHeld 1981 ⓘ
frequency quadrennial ⓘ
governingBody International World Games Association ⓘ
hasCharacteristic focuses on sports with IOC recognition but without Olympic status ⓘ
includes emerging sports ⓘ
includes invitational sports ⓘ
hasMotto The World Games: Gateway to the Olympics ⓘ
linked to: World Games
inauguralHostCity Santa Clara, California ⓘ
inauguralHostCountry United States ⓘ
organizedBy International World Games Association ⓘ
participantType individual athletes ⓘ
national teams ⓘ
recognizedBy International Olympic Committee ⓘ
relationToOlympicGames complementary to the Olympic Games ⓘ
role organizer of The World Games ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
selectionMethod qualification through international federations ⓘ
shortName TWG ⓘ
sportsCategory artistic sports ⓘ
indoor sports ⓘ
outdoor sports ⓘ
precision sports ⓘ
strength sports ⓘ
trend sports ⓘ
typicalDuration 10 to 12 days ⓘ
website https://www.theworldgames.org/ ⓘ

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The World Games → shortName → TWG ⓘ
subject linked to: TWG