2001 World Games

Multi-sport event in Akita, Japan World Games VI VIワールドゲームズ World_Games_2001.png 200 Akita, Japan 92 3,200 140 in 27 sports 16 August 2001 26 August 2001 Atsuko ToyamaMinister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan Doumu Narita and Mero Narita Akita Yabase Athletics Stadium Lahti 1997 Duisburg 2005 The 2001 World Games (ja 2001年ワールドゲームズ 2001-Nen wārudogēmuzu), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan. Titles 140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the following official sports. There were five invitational sports in this edition. Sports The 2001 World Games programme featured 27 official sports and 4 invitational sports. (Aikido was deemed a demonstration sport; no medal events were held.) The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that were contested in each sports discipline. 20em Acrobatic gymnastics 5 d Aerobic gymnastics 4 d Artistic roller skating 4 d Beach handball 2 dI Bodybuilding 7 d Boules sports 4 d Bowling 3 d Casting 6 d Cue sports 4 d Dancesport 2 d Field archery 6 d Finswimming 10 d Fistball 1 d Flying disc 3 d Gateball 1 dI Inline speed skating 10 d Ju-jitsu 9 d Karate 12 d Korfball 1 d Lifesaving 16 d Orienteering 3 d Parachuting 4 d Powerlifting 6 d Rhythmic gymnastics 4 d Roller hockey 1 d Rugby sevens 1 d Sumo 8 dI Trampoline gymnastics 6 d Tug of war 4 d I(W) Invitational women only (2); men official (2) Water skiing 6 d Notes I: Invitational sports, selected by the host city Participating nations Participating National Olympic Committees15em ARG 2001 World Games AUS 2001 World Games AUT 2001 World Games BLR 2001 World Games BEL 2001 World Games BOT 2001 World Games BRA 2001 World Games BUL 2001 World Games CAN 2001 World Games CHI 2001 World Games CHN 2001 World Games COL 2001 World Games CRO 2001 World Games CYP 2001 World Games CZE 2001 World Games DEN 2001 World Games ECU 2001 World Games EGY 2001 World Games EST 2001 World Games 11 FIJ 2001 World Games FIN 2001 World Games FRA 2001 World Games GEO 2001 World Games GER 2001 World Games GBR 2001 World Games GRE 2001 World Games GUM 2001 World Games HKG 2001 World Games HUN 2001 World Games IRL 2001 World Games ISR 2001 World Games ITA 2001 World Games JPN 2001 World Games (host) KAZ 2001 World Games LAT 2001 World Games LTU 2001 World Games LUX 2001 World Games MAC 2001 World Games 3 MAD 2001 World Games MAS 2001 World Games MEX 2001 World Games MGL 2001 World Games NED 2001 World Games NZL 2001 World Games NOR 2001 World Games PAK 2001 World Games PER 2001 World Games PHI 2001 World Games POL 2001 World Games POR 2001 World Games ROU 2001 World Games RUS 2001 World Games SEN 2001 World Games SRB 2001 World Games SGP 2001 World Games SVK 2001 World Games SLO 2001 World Games SMR 2001 World Games RSA 2001 World Games KOR 2001 World Games ESP 2001 World Games SRI 2001 World Games SWE 2001 World Games SUI 2001 World Games YUG 2001 World Games TPE 2001 World Games THA 2001 World Games TGA 2001 World Games 4 TUN 2001 World Games TUR 2001 World Games UKR 2001 World Games USA 2001 World Games URU 2001 World Games VEN 2001 World Games VIE 2001 World Games Medal count List of 2001 World Games medal winners Official sports The results from the 2001 World Games are from the archived website of the Akita, Japan, organizing committee.https://web.archive.org/web/20070618112426/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/index.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/index.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Results/ 2007-06-18 2018-02-03 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20051215140901/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1735.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1735.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Karate/Sparring/Open weight/Men August 18-19 / Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno Town, Japan 2005-12-15 2018-02-03 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050415202144/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1755.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1755.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Karate/Sparring/-60kg/Women/ August 18-19 / Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno Town, Japan 2005-04-15 2018-02-03 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050920104842/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1909.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1909.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Point Race/ 2005-09-20 2018-02-03 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20051102141935/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1965.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1965.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Surf/Rescue Bord Rescue Race 2005-11-02 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20051107120812/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1960.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1960.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Surf/Rescue Tube Rescue Race 2005-11-07 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050415173116/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1921.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1921.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x50m Obstacle Relay 2005-04-15 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050415174817/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1923.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1923.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x25m Manikin Relay 2005-04-15 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050914082703/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1925.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re1925.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x50m Rescue Tube Relay 2005-09-14 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050910142437/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0340.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0340.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Sport Boules/Petanque/Women/Doubles/ August 17-19 / World Games Plaza, Akita City, Japan 2005-09-10 2018-02-03 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050908144543/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re3131.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re3131.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Water Ski/Tournament/Men/ August 23-25 / Ogata Water Ski Course, Ogata Village, Japan 2005-09-08 2018-02-03 deadhttp://www.iwsf.com/WorldGamesAkita/WORLDGAMESSunday.htm WORLD GAMES AKITA, JAPAN 2001-08-26 2018-02-03https://web.archive.org/web/20050914185043/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2337.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2337.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Roller Skating/Speed/Point+elimination 15,000m/Men/ August 24-26 / Akita Prefectural Skating Rink, Akita City, Japan 2005-09-14 2018-02-03 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050909123818/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2339.html http://www.pref.akita.jp:80/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2339.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Roller Skating/Speed/Elimination 20,000m/Men/ August 24-26 / Akita Prefectural Skating Rink, Akita City, Japan 2005-09-09 2018-02-03 dead The medal tally during the sixth World Games is as follows. Russia finished at the top of the final medal table.http://www.theworldgames.org/the-world-games/results-history#edition=0&category=0&country=0 Results of the World Games International World Games Association 2015-10-26 JPN 24 15 5 15 8 8 12 5 6 10 10 15 10 10 3 9 11 8 9 6 10 yes 5 4 1 4 7 11 fn1 England, Scotland and Northern Ireland competed separately in tug-of-war. England won the gold medal in the indoor 600kg tug of war, and Scotland won the silver medal.https://web.archive.org/web/20051102142047/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2920.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2920.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Tug of War/Men/Indoor/600kg/ 2005-11-02 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050415174139/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2910.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re2910.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Tug of War/Men/Outdoor/680kg/ 2005-04-15 2019-10-04 dead England and Wales competed separately in singles and doubles bowling. The pair from England won the gold medal in mixed doubles bowling.https://web.archive.org/web/20050415173704/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0430.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0430.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Mixed Doubles 2005-04-15 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050910050619/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0410.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0410.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Singles/Men 2005-09-10 2019-10-04 deadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050910170950/http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0420.html http://www.pref.akita.jp/tiiki/wg2001/result_/eng/re0420.html The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Singles/Ladies 2005-09-10 2019-10-04 dead 4 3 3 3 7 4 3 5 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 2 6 5 2 4 9 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 LTU 1988 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 VEN 1954 0 2 0 KOR 1997 0 2 0 0 1 7 BLR 1995 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 FR Yugoslavia YUG Invitational sports JPN 5 4 2 yes 2 4 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 BLR 1995 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References External links The IWGA Medal table 2001 2001 World Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by Japan World Games World Games Category:Sport in Akita (city) Category:Sports competitions in Akita Prefecture Category:August 2001 sports events in Asia