Other Multi-Sport Games Discussion Thread

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According to Wikipedia and some Thai sources, Thailand will host the 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Apparently they will also bid for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics, and 2030 Asian Games. They are already slated to host the 2025 SEA Games as well.

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As @Vojthas just announced on the blog, Gangwon (Korea) will host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. There’s a large push for  to host the Alpine Skiing events. I doubt it will happen. Though it will show again that the IOC is allowed to engage in politics, while the athletes they lord over, cannot even speak out against their own county’s leaders and sporting officials...

Edited January 10, 2020 by Olympian1010

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2020 Winter World Masters Games Livestreaming: https://www.innsbruck2020.com/en/news/livestream-live-timing

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Neat little article about the oldest competitors at the 2020 Winter World Masters Games: https://games24.totallympics.com/?p=1432

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Say hi to the Caribbean Games : https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089793/guadeloupe-to-host-2021-caribbean-games

 

There’s now somewhere between 15-25 multi-sports games scheduled to take place in 2021.

[intoronto 4,242]

2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Say hi to the Caribbean Games : https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089793/guadeloupe-to-host-2021-caribbean-games

 

There’s now somewhere between 15-25 multi-sports games scheduled to take place in 2021.

And the Pan American Youth Games, which is the same age category. Makes no sense tbh

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22 minutes ago, intoronto said:

And the Pan American Youth Games, which is the same age category. Makes no sense tbh

I didn’t see/read anything about these being a youth games...Did I miss something?

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2 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

I didn’t see/read anything about these being a youth games...Did I miss something?

Un­der-23 ath­letes will compete at the Caribbean Games, which are scheduled to be held once every four years.

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10 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Un­der-23 ath­letes will compete at the Caribbean Games, which are scheduled to be held once every four years.

U23 Games then. Youth are U18

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33 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

U23 Games then. Youth are U18

The ones in 2021 in Cali are U21