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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan}}
{{Infobox games
| name      = World Games VIII <br> 第八屆世界運動會
| logo      = 2009 World Games Kaohsiung.svg
| size      = 200
| caption   = '''Motto''' ''Top Sports – High Spirits''
| motto     = Top Sports – High Spirits
| host_city = [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]]<br />under the IWGA Designation: [[Chinese Taipei]]
| nations   = 101
| athletes  = 4,800 approx.
| events    = 165 (35 sports)
| opening   = 16 July 2009
| closing   = 26 July 2009
| opened_by = [[President of the Republic of China|President]] [[Ma Ying-jeou]]
| stadium   = [[Kaohsiung National Stadium]]
| previous  = [[2005 World Games|Duisburg 2005]]
| next      = [[2013 World Games|Cali 2013]]
|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090801191051/http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/index.php worldgames2009.tw (archived)]}}

The '''2009 World Games''' ({{zh|t=2009年世界運動會|labels=no}}) the eighth edition of the [[World Games]], were an international [[multi-sport event]] held in [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]] (under the name [[Chinese Taipei]]) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the [[Olympic Games]].

Nearly 6,000 athletes, officials, coaches, referees and others from 101 countries participated in the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games, setting a record high for the multi-sport competition. The [[International World Games Association]] (IWGA) President Ron Froehlich praised the July&nbsp;16–26 games as the "best games ever."<ref name="pts">{{cite web |url=http://wg2009.pts.org.tw/detail.php?id=449 |title=Best Games Ever end on a high note |work=Taiwan Public Television Service Online |date=July 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008133024/http://wg2009.pts.org.tw/detail.php?id=449 |archive-date=2009-10-08}}</ref>

==Emblem==

The design of the emblem for The World Games 2009 is based on the first [[Chinese character]] in the city's name. The character "gāo" (高) means high or superior in English. The toponym stylized as a multicolored ribbon aims to create an atmosphere of festivity and celebration. The warm colors, orange and magenta, at the top and green and blue at the bottom symbolize the sun rising over the ocean and mirror [[Kaohsiung]] well: a passionate city with plenty of sunshine – a vibrant metropolis by the sea.

==Mascots==
[[File:twgmascots.jpg|left|300px]]

Gao Mei (高妹) and Syong Ge (雄哥) are named after the host city, Kaohsiung (according to [[Tongyong Pinyin]]). They are intended to personify it as "a city of the sea and the sun", to emphasize "ecology and environmental protection", and to symbolize the "friendliness and hospitality" of the city's residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/koc_mascot.php |title=The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Mascots |publisher=Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925214257/http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/koc_mascot.php |archive-date=2009-09-25}}</ref>

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==Opening ceremony==

[[File:Kaohsiung World Games Opening Ceremony.JPG|thumb|World Games 2009 opening ceremony.]]

The opening ceremony, on July 16, was held in the [[World Games Stadium|Main Stadium]], and involved 4,000 performers. It was designed to provide "a platform for the world to understand Taiwan better", and focused on music, dancing and depictions of [[Culture of Taiwan|Taiwanese culture]], including its [[Taiwanese aboriginal|aboriginal]] culture. The ceremony was watched by an estimated 100 million people worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1005518&lang=eng_news |title=A glittering opening ceremony unfolds in Kaohsiung |work=Taiwan News |date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718211613/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1005518&lang=eng_news |archive-date=July 18, 2009 }}</ref>

Among the foreign dignitaries in attendance was the [[President of Nauru]], [[Marcus Stephen]], one of [[Foreign relations of Taiwan|Taiwan's diplomatic allies]] and himself a former athlete, having won seven gold medals in [[Powerlifting|weightlifting]] at the [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1005497&lang=eng_news |title=President declares Kaohsiung World Games open |work=Taiwan News |date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718211558/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1005497&lang=eng_news |archive-date=July 18, 2009 }}</ref>

Although [[China]] had sent athletes to compete, they were absent from the opening ceremony, reportedly due to Ma Ying-jeou inaugurating the Games in his capacity as the [[head of state]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8153144.stm |title=China snubs World Games opening |work=BBC News |date=July 16, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719080607/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8153144.stm |archive-date=July 19, 2009 }}</ref>

==News Conference==

Kaohsiung Mayor [[Chen Chu]] said the city has shown "soft" power in staging The World Games that concluded and praised [[Kaohsiung]] residents for their passion in participating in the event. The mayor spoke at a news conference held after the closing ceremony during which [[International World Games Association]] (IWGA) President Ron Froehlich praised the July 16–26 games as the "best games ever."<ref name="pts" />

Chen noted that after the city was awarded the right to host the Games in 2005, it was determined to make it a success, and she said the city showed "confidence and competence" in staging the first international sports event held in Taiwan after "numerous daunting coordination challenges." She also praised the maturity of [[Kaohsiung]] residents, saying that their enthusiastic participation and passionate cheering for athletes from every country was "touching." Revenues from ticket sales at The World Games have been initially estimated at NT$65 million. Chen noted Froehlich's praise of Kaohsiung, which she said has displayed friendship, cooperation and community participation, and offered her best wishes to [[Cali]], [[Colombia]], which will host the next World Games in 2013.

She said Kaohsiung is an open, rich and pluralistic city that respects [[human rights]] and tolerates different views and political
stances as long as they are expressed in a peaceful manners. Concerning the absence of the athletes from [[China]], which was reported to be a boycott, from the opening and closing ceremonies of The World Games, she said that as a big country, she expected it to show more grace and tolerance.

==Participants==
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* {{flag|Angola}} (1)
* {{flag|Argentina}} (28)
* {{flag|Armenia}} (1)
* {{flag|Australia}} (168)
* {{flag|Austria}} (51)
* {{flag|Azerbaijan}} (11)
* {{flag|Bahamas}} (1)
* {{flag|Belarus|1995}} (25)
* {{flag|Belgium}} (73)
* {{flag|Bolivia}} (6)
* {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}  (5)
* {{flag|Brazil}}  (77)
* {{flag|British Virgin Islands}}  (2)
* {{flag|Bulgaria}} (23)
* {{flag|Canada}} (141)
* {{flag|Chile}}  (27)
* {{flag|China}} (148)
* {{flag|Colombia}}  (30)
* {{flag|Costa Rica}}  (3)
* {{CRO}}  (45)
* {{CUB}}  (2)
* {{CYP}}  (1)
* {{CZE}}  (51)
* {{DEN}}  (25)
* {{DOM}}  (8)
* {{ECU}}  (10)
* {{flagIOC2|EGY|2009 World Games}} (46)
* {{ESA}}  (4)
* {{EST}}  (16)
* {{FIJ}}  (16)
* {{FIN}}  (32)
* {{FRA}}  (220)
* {{GEO}}  (1)
* {{GER}}  (230)
* {{GRE}}  (15)
* {{GUA}}  (7)
* {{HKG}}  (51)
* {{HUN}}  (92)
* {{flagIOC2|IND|2009 World Games}}  (10)
* {{INA}}  (12)
* {{IRI}}  (11)
* {{IRQ}}  (1)
* {{IRL}}  (17)
* {{ISR}}  (14)
* {{ITA}}  (189)
* {{JPN}}  (282)
* {{KAZ}}  (19)
* {{KEN}}  (1)
* {{flagcountry|KOR|1997}}  (79)
* {{KUW}}  (6)
* {{LAT}}  (21)
* {{LTU}}  (11)
* {{LUX}}  (1)
* {{flag|Macau}}  (10)
* {{flag|Macedonia}}  (15)
* {{MAD}}  (3)
* {{MAS}}  (29)
* {{MEX}}  (15)
* {{MDA}}  (2)
* {{flagIOC2|MGL|2009 World Games}}  (8)
* {{MNE}}  (8)
* {{flag|Myanmar|1974}}  (2)
* {{NEP}}  (1)
* {{NED}}  (112)
* {{AHO}}  (1)
* {{NZL}}  (62)
* {{NOR}}  (35)
* {{OMA}}  (13)
* {{PAK}}  (16)
* {{PER}}  (5)
* {{flagIOC2|PHI|2009 World Games}}  (16)
* {{flagIOC2|POL|2009 World Games}} (24)
* {{POR}}  (68)
* {{PUR}}  (3)
* {{QAT}}  (2)
* {{ROM}}  (13)
* {{RUS}}  (225)
* {{SEN}}  (2)
* {{SRB}}  (4)
* {{SIN}}  (64)
* {{SVK}}  (25)
* {{SLO}}  (24)
* {{RSA}}  (86)
* {{ESP}}  (52)
* {{SRI}}  (1)
* {{SWE}}  (87)
* {{SUI}}  (115)
* {{TPE}}  (459) – '''Host'''
* {{TAN}}  (1)
* {{THA}}  (52)
* {{TUN}}  (6)
* {{flagIOC2|TUR|2009 World Games}} (22)
* {{UKR}}  (155)
* {{UAE}}  (3)
* {{GBR}}  (204)
* {{USA}}  (211)
* {{ISV}}  (1)
* {{URU}}  (3)
* {{UZB}}  (7)
* {{VEN}}  (36)
* {{VIE}}  (23)
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==Sports==
===Official sports===
The 2009 World Games programme featured 31 official sports, and 5 invitational sports. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events, which were contested in each sports discipline.

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*{{GamesSport|Acrobatic gymnastics|Events=5|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Aerobic gymnastics|Events=5|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Air sports|Events=5|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Artistic roller skating|Events=4|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Bodybuilding|Events=7|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Boules sports|Events=8|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Bowling|Events=3|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Canoe polo|Events=2|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Cue sports|Events=4|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Dancesport|Events=3|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Field archery|Events=6|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Finswimming|Events=10|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Fistball|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Flying disc|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Inline hockey|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Inline speed skating|Events=10|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Ju-jitsu|Events=10|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Karate|Events=13|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Korfball|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Lifesaving|Events=16|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Orienteering|Events=5|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Powerlifting|Events=8|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Racquetball|Events=2|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Rhythmic gymnastics|Events=4|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Rugby sevens|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Sport climbing|Events=4|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Squash|Events=2|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Sumo|Events=8|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Trampoline gymnastics|Events=6|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Tug of war|Events=3|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Water skiing|Events=6|Format=d}}
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===Invitational sports===
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*{{GamesSport|Beach handball|Events=2|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Dragon boat|Events=4|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Softball|Events=1|Format=d}}
*[[Image:Tchoukball pictogram.svg|21px]]{{GamesSport|Tchoukball|Events=2|Format=d|Image=No}}
*{{GamesSport|Wushu|Events=13|Format=d}}
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==Doping==
On 16 September 2009, the IWGA announced that there had been several doping violations at the recently completed 2009 Games. On 26 October 2009, the IWGA Anti-Doping Panel decided on punitive measures against five medal-winners (four bodybuilders and a sumo athlete). The measures included the stripping of three gold and two silver medals, as well as lifetime bans from The World Games for three bodybuilders.<ref name="2009doping">{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-17/2009-kaohsiung--doping-violations-518|title=2009 Kaohsiung: Doping Violations|publisher =International World Games Association|access-date=2017-11-12}}</ref> The IWGA has made no announcement of reallocation of the forfeited bodybuilding medals.  The International Sumo Federation reallocated the medals for the affected sumo event.<ref name="2009sumodoping">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifs-sumo.org/ifs-w-games2009.html|publisher=International Sumo Federation|title=The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung|access-date=2017-11-12}}</ref> In 2010, all medals in the sport of bodybuilding were removed from the medal table at the host organizer's website (''worldgames2009.tw'', "The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung"), which is now archived.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.worldgames2009.tw/WG_Info/en/Root.mvc/Medals |title=The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Competition Information |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112211222/http://results.worldgames2009.tw/WG_Info/en/Root.mvc/Medals |access-date=2019-10-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.worldgames2009.tw/WG_Info/en/Root.mvc/Medals|title=The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Competition Information|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816065922/http://results.worldgames2009.tw/WG_Info/en/Root.mvc/Medals|access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> However, all medals as first bestowed still appear at The World Games website (''theworldgames.org'') in both look-up and full result reports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Kaohsiung-TPE-2009-12/infosystem|title=FULL RESULTS FROM THE OFFICIAL RESULTS PROVIDER Bodybuilding|access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/results#edition=12&sport=45&discipline=186&category=&country=|title=Results of The World Games (Bodybuilding)|publisher =International World Games Association|access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> The sport of bodybuilding has not appeared at a subsequent edition of The World Games.

== Medal table ==
{{Further|List of 2009 World Games medal winners}}
===Official sports===
The medal tally during the eighth [[World Games]] is as follows. [[Russia]] finished at the top of the final medal table.<ref name = "2009doping"/><ref name = "2009sumodoping"/><ref name=results>{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/results#edition=12&sport=0&discipline=&category=&country=0 | title= Results of the World Games |publisher=International World Games Association |access-date=2015-10-26}}</ref> Excluded are four bodybuilding medals forfeited for doping and not reallocated. In two events there were two bronze medals awarded because of ties for third-place: women's 100m finswimming and women's life saving combined relay. 
<!--- This table has been meticulously researched and checked for accuracy. Its medal counts may be at variance with those published on The World Games website, in which there are known errors and omissions. Please do not change the medal counts below to match that source. --->

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = TPE
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 19 | silver_RUS = 13 | bronze_RUS = 15
 | gold_ITA = 16 | silver_ITA = 12 | bronze_ITA = 13
 | gold_CHN = 14 | silver_CHN = 10 | bronze_CHN = 5
 | gold_USA = 13 | silver_USA = 8 | bronze_USA = 5
 | gold_FRA = 11 | silver_FRA = 14 | bronze_FRA = 13
 | gold_UKR = 9 | silver_UKR = 12 | bronze_UKR = 10 | note_UKR = {{efn|name=fn1|In 2009, Ukraine was stripped of two gold medals in bodybuilding for doping, and Qatar and Brazil were each stripped of a silver medal. This table does not include those stripped medals, and neither does it include possible reallocation of those medals, as the results at the World Games website do not reflect a reallocation.<ref name="2009doping"/>}}
 | gold_TPE = 8 | silver_TPE = 9 | bronze_TPE = 7 | host_TPE = yes 
 | gold_GER = 6 | silver_GER = 6 | bronze_GER = 10
 | gold_KOR = 6 | silver_KOR = 3 | bronze_KOR = 5 | name_KOR = {{flagteam|KOR|1997}}
 | gold_AUS = 5 | silver_AUS = 10 | bronze_AUS = 5
 | gold_GBR = 4 | silver_GBR = 6 | bronze_GBR = 9
 | gold_JPN = 4 | silver_JPN = 5 | bronze_JPN = 6
 | gold_COL = 4 | silver_COL = 5 | bronze_COL = 3
 | gold_NED = 4 | silver_NED = 5 | bronze_NED = 2
 | gold_SUI = 3 | silver_SUI = 4 | bronze_SUI = 0
 | gold_BRA = 3 | silver_BRA = 2 | bronze_BRA = 3 | note_BRA = {{efn|name=fn1}}
 | gold_NZL = 2 | silver_NZL = 4 | bronze_NZL = 5
 | gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 4 | bronze_BEL = 1
 | gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 3 | bronze_FIN = 1
 | gold_ESP = 2 | silver_ESP = 3 | bronze_ESP = 0
 | gold_SLO = 2 | silver_SLO = 2 | bronze_SLO = 0
 | gold_AUT = 2 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 2
 | gold_CRO = 2 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 3
 | gold_MGL = 1 | silver_MGL = 3 | bronze_MGL = 0
 | gold_SVK = 2 | silver_SVK = 3 | bronze_SVK = 3
 | gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 2
 | gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 2
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 1
 | gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 1 | bronze_ROU = 0
 | gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1 | note_HUN = {{efn|name=fn2|Hungary was stripped of a gold medal in sumo for doping. This table reflects the reallocation of medals specified by the International Sumo Federation.<ref name="2009doping"/><ref name="2009sumodoping"/>}}
 | gold_MAS = 1 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 3
 | gold_THA = 1 | silver_THA = 0 | bronze_THA = 2
 | gold_VEN = 1 | silver_VEN = 0 | bronze_VEN = 2
 | gold_BIH = 1 | silver_BIH = 0 | bronze_BIH = 1
 | gold_CHI = 1 | silver_CHI = 0 | bronze_CHI = 1
 | gold_INA = 1 | silver_INA = 0 | bronze_INA = 1
 | gold_KAZ = 1 | silver_KAZ = 0 | bronze_KAZ = 1
 | gold_EST = 1 | silver_EST = 0 | bronze_EST = 0
 | gold_FIJ = 1 | silver_FIJ = 0 | bronze_FIJ = 0
 | gold_MEX = 1 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 0
 | gold_VIE = 1 | silver_VIE = 0 | bronze_VIE = 0
 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 2 | bronze_POR = 0
 | gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 1 | bronze_EGY = 4
 | gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 2
 | gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 1 | bronze_RSA = 2
 | gold_AZE = 0 | silver_AZE = 1 | bronze_AZE = 1
 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 1
 | gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 0
 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 0
 | gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 1 | bronze_DOM = 0
 | gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 0
 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 1 | bronze_LTU = 0
 | gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 0 | bronze_TUR = 3
 | gold_MNE = 0 | silver_MNE = 0 | bronze_MNE = 2
 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 1 | name_BLR = {{flagteam|BLR|1995}}
 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 1
 | gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 1
 | gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 1
 | gold_LUX = 0 | silver_LUX = 0 | bronze_LUX = 1
 | gold_PHI = 0 | silver_PHI = 0 | bronze_PHI = 1
 | gold_UAE = 0 | silver_UAE = 0 | bronze_UAE = 1
}}
{{notelist}}

===Invitational sports===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = TPE
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CHN = 8 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 0
 | gold_RUS = 6 | silver_RUS = 2 | bronze_RUS = 1
 | gold_TPE = 3 | silver_TPE = 5 | bronze_TPE = 2 | host_TPE = yes 
 | gold_IRI = 2 | silver_IRI = 1 | bronze_IRI = 1
 | gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 2 | bronze_JPN = 1
 | gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1
 | gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0
 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 3 | bronze_HUN = 1
 | gold_VIE = 0 | silver_VIE = 2 | bronze_VIE = 2
 | gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 2 | bronze_HKG = 1
 | gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 0
 | gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 1
 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 1
 | gold_PHI = 0 | silver_PHI = 1 | bronze_PHI = 0
 | gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 2
 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 2 | name_KOR = {{flagteam|KOR|1997}}
 | gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 2
 | gold_INA = 0 | silver_INA = 0 | bronze_INA = 1
 | gold_SIN = 0 | silver_SIN = 0 | bronze_SIN = 1
}}

== Calendar ==
In the following calendar for The World Games 2009, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. Each bullet in these boxes is an event final, the number of bullets per box representing the number of finals that were contested on that day. On the left the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.worldgames2009.tw/en/Root.mvc |title=Main Schedule |publisher=World Games 2009 |access-date=2009-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719065751/http://results.worldgames2009.tw/en/Root.mvc |archive-date=2009-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Color box|palegreen|border=darkgray}} As Invitational sport

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==Venues==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Venue !! Sports
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| [[Chengcing Lake]] || [[Archery]], [[Orienteering]]
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| [[Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium]] || [[Billiards]], [[Racquetball]], [[Squash (sport)|Squash]]
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| [[Chungcheng Stadium]] || [[Fistball]]
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| [[Cultural Center Jhihde Hall]] || [[Bodybuilding]], [[Aerobic gymnastics]]
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| Gymnasium of the [[National Sun Yat-sen University]] || [[Ju-jitsu]], [[Karate]]
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| Gymnasium of the Guo-Guang Laboratory School, [[National Sun Yat-sen University]] || [[Tug of war]]
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| Gymnasium of the [[Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School]] || [[Sumo]]
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| Gymnasium of the [[National Kaohsiung Normal University]] || [[Korfball]], [[Tchoukball]]
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| [[Happy Bowling Center]] || [[Bowling]]
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| [[I-Shou University]] || [[Roller sports]]
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| [[Ren-ai Park]] || [[Boules]]
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| [[Kaohsiung Arena]] || [[Acrobatic gymnastics]], [[DanceSport]], [[Rhythmic gymnastics]], [[Trampoline]], [[Tumbling (gymnastics)|Tumbling]]
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| [[Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium]] || [[Softball]]
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| [[Kaohsiung County Stadium]] || [[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]]
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| [[Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park]] || [[Parachuting]]
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| [[Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts]] || [[Orienteering]]
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| [[Kaohsiung Swimming Pool]] || [[Finswimming]], [[Lifesaving]]
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| [[Lotus Lake]] || [[Canoe polo]], [[Water skiing]], [[Dragon Boat race]]
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| [[Shou-shan Junior High School]] || [[Climbing]]
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| [[Gushan District|Sizihwan Bay]] || [[Lifesaving]], [[Beach handball]]
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| Sun Yat-sen Hall of the [[National Sun Yat-sen University]] || [[Powerlifting]]
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| [[World Games Stadium]] || [[Flying disc]], [[Rugby sevens]]
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| [[Yangming Skating Rink]] || [[Roller sports]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of sporting events in Taiwan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/index.php |title=Official site |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215100558/http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/index.php |archive-date=December 15, 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://results.worldgames2009.tw/WG_Info/en/Root.mvc/Medals |title=Medal table |access-date=October 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218045439/http://results.worldgames2009.tw/WG_Info/en/Root.mvc/Medals |archive-date=December 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

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