1. 22 The World Games 2017 Preliminary Information for Candidate Host Cities of The World Games...

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The World Games 2017

Preliminary Information for Candidate Host Cities

ofThe World Games 2017

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I. General Information on IWGA and The World Games

II. The 8th World Games 2009 Kaohsiung, TPE

III. The 9th World Games 2013 Cali, COL

IV. Information on Tender Procedure and Timeline for The 10th World Games 2017

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I. General Information International World Games Association The World Games

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IWGA Statutory Aims

The principal statutory aims of the International World Games Association are …

• to develop the popularity of the sports which are governed by its Member Federations,

• to improve their prominence through excellent sporting achievements, and

• to conserve all the traditional values of sport.

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For this purpose, IWGA shall …

• Provide, at intervals of four years, an elite international multi-sport event for the sports of its Member International Sports Federations known as The World Games.

• Provide the widest possible exposure for these sports and their governing bodies to public and media through The World Games concept.

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Rules of The World Games

In adherence to the Rules of The World Games, IWGA organizes the event …

• in close partnership with the Host City

• to the benefit of sports, athletes and hosts,

• following the principles of viability and sustainability.

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The World Games

As the pinnacle in the competition calendar for 30+ sports, The World Games generate worldwide exposure for top athletes as well as their hosts, permitting the latter to pursue their own objectives:

• International promotion

• Sustainable urban development

• Civic engagement

• Community building

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Inaugural Edition

BadmintonBadminton

BaseballBaseball

Body BuildingBody Building

BowlingBowling

Casting SportCasting Sport

Fin SwimmingFin Swimming

KarateKarate

PowerliftingPowerlifting

RacquetballRacquetball

Roller SportsRoller Sports

SoftballSoftball

TaekwondoTaekwondo

TrampolineTrampoline

Tug of WarTug of War

TumblingTumbling

Water SkiWater Ski

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SportsFederations (IFs)

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The World Games 1981 Santa Barbara, USA

TWG Through 2009

1985 LONDON GBR1985 LONDON GBR

1989 KARLSRUHE GER1989 KARLSRUHE GER

1993 THE HAGUE NED1993 THE HAGUE NED

1997 LATHI FIN1997 LATHI FIN

2001 AKITA JPN2001 AKITA JPN

1981 SANTA CLARA USA1981 SANTA CLARA USA

2005 DUISBURG GER2005 DUISBURG GER

2009 KAOHSIUNG TPE2009 KAOHSIUNG TPE

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TWG 2009 Kaohsiung, TPEAir SportsAir Sports

ArcheryArchery

Billiard SportsBilliard Sports

Body BuildingBody Building

Boules SportsBoules Sports

BowlingBowling

DanceSportDanceSport

FistballFistball

Fin SwimmingFin Swimming

Flying DiscFlying Disc

Gymnastics Gymnastics

Ju-JitsuJu-Jitsu

KarateKarate

KorfballKorfball

LifesavingLifesaving

OrienteeringOrienteering

PowerliftingPowerlifting

RacquetballRacquetball

Roller SportsRoller Sports

RugbyRugby

S. ClimbingS. Climbing

SquashSquash

SumoSumo

Tug of WarTug of War

Water SkiWater Ski

Beach Handb*.Beach Handb*.

Dragon Boat*Dragon Boat*

Softball*Softball*

Tchoukball*Tchoukball*

Wushu*Wushu*

Canoe PoloCanoe Polo

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31 IFs

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* Including 5 Invitational SportsIncluding 5 Invitational Sports

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Clustered Sports

To make the immense variety of the 30+ sports more manageable for the public and the media, an auxiliary construct has been used since 2005 to group them thematically in clusters:

• Artistic and Dance Sports

• Ball Sports

• Martial Arts

• Precision Sports

• Strength Sports

• Trend Sports

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2009 Artistic & Dance Sports

6 Official Sports6 Official Sports

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2009 Ball Sports

7 Official Sports7 Official Sports3 Invitational3 Invitational *

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2009 Martial Arts


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2009 Precision Sports


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2009 Strength Sports


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2009 Trend Sports


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IF Commitment

The IWGA Member International Sports Federations ensure that their very best athletes enter The World Games in each event by establishing the selection and qualification criteria accordingly.

Together with the stipulation for global representation of the entered athletes, this brings about top-level competitions and maximum universality.

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II. The 8th World Games 2009 Kaohsiung, TPE Participation Venues, Infrastructure Promotion, Media

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2009 Kaohsiung

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• 8,389 volunteers were recruited;

• 4,652 volunteers completed all of their 2-year training and were accredited in 2009;

• Another 16,349 accreditations were issued to medical, sanitary, security and venue staff;

• 283,151 tickets were purchased for The World Games;

• 1,249,920 people visited the World Games Plaza.

More Civic Participation

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2009 Venues: Old & New

• 21 existing venues were adapted to the requirements of the sports contested there;

• 2 state-of-the-art venues were constructed prior to 2009:

Kaohsiung Stadium and Kaohsiung Arena; both were

planned and built independently from the city’s hosting of TWG.

• All 23 venues – including the World Games Plaza – had the games-time “2009 Kaohsiung” fit-out applied.

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• 28 hotels of sufficient category accommodated the 5,000 World Games participants for:

26,035 bed-nights or 16,419 room-nights (6,804

singles; 9,616 doubles).

• A modern public transport system (Mass Rapid Transport, shuttle buses, etc.) plus dedicated traffic lanes kept travel time between accommodations, venues and World Games Plaza to 45’ maximum.

2009 Infrastructure: Modern

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• Communications: print, broadcast and online – with national and international publications and programs.

• Media planning and buying worldwide on an account with dentsu as media partner.

• Public relations through initiatives and activities in Taiwan and abroad.

2009 Promotion

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2009 Promotion: EffectiveChien-Ming Wang,pitching ace of theNew York Yankeesand Taiwan’s most popular sportsman,is a spokespersonfor TWG 2009.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu meetsLiu Peng, Minister forSports and Presidentof the Chinese OlympicCommittee, in Beijing,CHN, to promoteTWG 2009.

TWG 2009 Exhibitionand a media event atThe Olympic Museumin Lausanne, SUI,symbolize the tie-inwith the OlympicMovement.

Pre-events to TWG2009 include testcompetitions stagedby the IFs and large-scale civic events tocelebrate milestones inthe lead-up to 2009.

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2009 Promotion: Partnerships

A Taiwan Navy vesseldelivers TWG 2009 message to ports ofcall around the worldas floating exhibitionhall.

Partners multiply the exposure opportunitiesfor TWG 2009 throughtheir own campaigns.

Leading brands such as Coca Cola, 7-Elevenand Volkswagen launchnationwide associationmarketing drives with theemblems and mascotsof TWG 2009.

Swiss Timing providesits integrated technologysolutions to TWG 2009,and its Tissot brandbecomes the official time keeper for thegames.

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2009 Media

• 675 domestic and international media were accredited for TWG 2009:

503 Taiwan media, 172 media from abroad,

including 36 media from the People’s Republic of China.

• The Main Media Center and the Main Broadcast Center were set up in the Kaohsiung Stadium.

• Satellites were set up at all competition venues.

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2009 Broadcast Coverage

The Host Broadcaster Public Television Service produced 450 hours on the 30+ sports.Nationally, the comprehensive coverage was aired on three channels (PTS, HiHD and ESPN Taiwan) and through IPTV.Live, delayed and highlights programs were picked up by broadcasters around the globe. CCTV aired 40 hours in China.

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Sport Beats Export Blues in KaohsiungNot long ago, this southern Taiwan port city was a shipment center for the island's booming exports. Today, many of Taiwan's exporters have moved their plants to mainland China. Those still around have been hurt by a global downturn in trade that shrank the region's exports in June by 30% from 2008. The vacancy rate for property is in the double-digits, the highest among Taiwan's major cities …So a city known for distress is enjoying a moment at the center of the global sports movement by playing host to The World Games. Officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee, the games highlight non-Olympic sports such as rugby, parachuting, billiards, canoe polo and DanceSport …It's not just athletes and fans who are winning from all the goodwill and buzz wafting over the blue-collar city of 1.5 million. Businesses are basking in Taiwan's rare day in the sports sun. Many of the event's biggest corporate supporters are government-controlled Taiwan companies, including New York Stock Exchange-listed Chungwa Telecom …

Article (20/07/2009) by Rusell Flannery

2009 Coverage: Broad & Positive

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Sights & Sounds of TWG 2009

http://www.youtube.com/topsports2009

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III. The 9th World Games Cali 2013, COL

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• Official award of The World Games 2013 to the City of Santiago de Cali, COL, on 21 July 2009

• Hand-over of the IWGA flag to the new hosts during 2009 Kaohsiung Closing Ceremony on 26 July

• Conclusion of the Host City Contract on 19 August 2009 in the presence of Colombian President Uribe Veléz

• TWG 2013 are scheduled from 25 July to August 4.

The World Games 2013 Cali, COL

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Santiago de Cali, Cauca ValleyPopulation:2.2 million

Area:564 km²

Elevation:995 m ASL

Temperature:23° C average

La Sucursal del Cielo:Heaven’s BranchOffice

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Sporting Capital of the Americas

• Cali brings vast experience as an organizer of major sporting events to TWG 2013 (Pan Am Games, World Championships, National Games).

• The Pascual Guerrero Stadium is undergoing major renovation with a view to Cali hosting the FIFA U-21 World Cup and TWG 2013.

• An overall budget of 208 billion Colombian pesos (US$ 100+ million) is allocated to deliver TWG 2013.

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TWG 2013: Work in ProgressIWGA and Cali Organi-zing Committee (COC)work in partnership, withIWGA contributing know-how, expertise and theformulas proven in pre-vious editions to TWG2013.

Joint communicationsand marketing strategiesare developed and im-plemented by IWGA andCOC. Between them, the partners establishnorms for presentationand promotion of TWG.

Combining their resour-ces in communications,marketing and other keyareas over the next fouryears, the partners workjointly on the foundationsto another successful edi-tion of TWG in 2013.:

Progress in the prepara-tions is monitored atregular intervals by theCoordination Commission,a body made up of mem-bers of the IWGA execu-tive and key COC staff.

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IV. The 10th World Games 2017 Timeline Tender Procedure

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IWGA 2017 Bid Organization

Draft – February 2009

TWG –7 TWG –6 TWG –5 TWG –4

HQ StaffCoComMembers

Eval. Commission Members

ExCo / AGM

Preparation of Tender Documentation

Distribution of Tender Documentation

Follow-up to Candidate Host Cities’ Responses

Pre-Selection of Candidate Host Cities

Commission Visits to Candidate Host Cities

Analysis of Bids, Results of Commission Visits

Presentation/Finalization at ExCo-Meeting

Final Contract Negotiations with Host City

Host City Contract Signing at AGM TWG –5

1st CoCom-Meeting

Flow Chart 2010 – 2013

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Timeline for TWG 2017 Tendering

2010 01 July Distribution of the Tender Documentation and Questionnaires to Candidate Host Cities (CHCs)

31 December Follow-up to responses submitted by the CHCs

2011 31 March Pre-selection of the CHCs

01 April – Evaluation Commission visits to the CHCs

30 August

01 September Analysis of CHC Bid Books and of results from the Evaluation Commission’s visits

15 October Presentation of the results to the IWGA ExCo and finalization

01 November Final negotiations of the Host City Contract with the Host City of TWG 2017

2012 TBD Signing of the Host City Contract at the IWGA Annual General Meeting

Draft – February 2009

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Tender Procedure for TWG 2017

Distribution of Tender DocumentationIWGA will distribute its Tender Documentation, including the Questionnaire, to all prospective bidders who have notified IWGA of their interest to host TWG 2017.

QuestionnaireCompletion of the Questionnaire is required to enable IWGA to make a first assessment of the initial bids’ viability (see page 45), and to make the pre-selection of the Candidate Host Cities.

Bid BookThe completed Bid Book is to be submitted to IWGA in time for the Evaluation Commission’s visit to the Candidate Host City.

Bid FeeA tender fee of US$ 50,000 is payable by all prospective bidders. Those bidders who fail to make the shortlist of Candidate Host Cities during pre-selection will be refunded 75% of this tender fee.

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Questionnaire Themes Dates for TWG 2017 Legal, incl. a formal declaration by city authorities confirming the candidature Finance and budgets Customs and immigration formalities, incl. visa requirements Previous experience in organizing major sports events Sports facilities Media operations and host broadcasting services Accommodation, food and transport Medical services and doping control Ceremonies Communication Technology Security Topographical and meteorological conditions Vision and legacy for TWG 2017

The bidders are required to provide information on all the above themes.

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