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| Host city | Duisburg, Germany |
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| Nations | 93 |
| Athletes | appr. 3,200 |
| Events | 169 (31 sports) |
| Opening | 14 July 2005 |
| Closing | 24 July 2005 |
| Opened by | Otto Schily Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany |
| Main venue | MSV-Arena |
| Website | worldgames2005.de (archived) |
The 2005 World Games (German: Weltspiele 2005), the seventh World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Duisburg, Germany from 14 July 2005 until 24 July 2005. Three other cities, namely Bottrop, Mülheim an der Ruhr, and Oberhausen, also held some of the competition events.[1] More than 3,000 athletes competed in 31 official sports and 6 invitational sports.
- ^ "Duisburg, GER 2005". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 13 February 2016.