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Articles About the 2005 World Games

News, articles reports, and special features about all of the sports and competitions at the 2005 World Games in Duisberg, Germany.

2005 July 23
  • Repetition of the 2001 World Games Final in Fistball
  • Netherlands and Belgium for Gold in Korfball
  • Germany the Best Nation in Karate
  • Italians Superior in Artistic Roller Skating
  • Brazil and Russia Win Beach Handball Gold Medals
  • Rugby: Fiji Assure Gold Medal in Final Seconds
  • Billiards Finalists Decided
  • USA and Australia Meet in the Flying Disc Final
  • Trick Billiards World Champion Massey in Bottrop
  • Floor Hockey is in the Genes
  • Clear warning to Kaohsiung by IWGA President Froehlich
  • TV-Tips
  • 50 Experts Present the 40 Sports
  • 26 Chiropractors at the 2005 World Games
  • 9th Competition Day With a Record 32 Titles

    2005 July 22
  • China Closes a Market Gap by Producing Casting Rods
  • Four Nations Compete at Indoor Motorcycle Final
  • Course Set for Dream Final in Korfball
  • Wakeboarders Were Freezing in Their Finals
  • German Favourites Start Indoor Floor Hockey Tournament With Wins
  • Two Climbing Gold Medals and World Records for Russia
  • Thorsten Hohmann in the 9-Ball Pool Semi-Finals
  • Fistball: World Champions Brazil Remains in the Lead
  • Victories for Chinese and Russian Fin Swimmers
  • Beach Handball Favourites Failed to Make Semi-Finals
  • Italy Dominated Artistic Roller Skating
  • USA are Leading in Flying Disc With Three Wins
  • Superior World Rugby Champions Fiji
  • Casting: A Japanese Shocks the Favourites
  • Green and Andriopoulou Win Water Skiing Qualifications
  • Denmark and Germany Dominate in Ju-Jitsu
  • Germany’s Life Saving Swimmers Continue Success
  • Halasz and Small the Favourites in Waterski Final
  • Flying Disc: Tips for the Opponents After the Game
  • Klaus-Peter Tomberg & Co: "Lord of the Passes"
  • Handmade Sports Equipment: The Mono-Fin
  • 16,000 Tickets Sold for the Closing Ceremony
  • Medical Department Draws Positive Conclusion
  • TV-Tips
  • Calexico Band Attracted Hundreds of Fans

    2005 July 21
  • "Gorina" Let the Billiard Balls Roll
  • Just One Life Saving Medal for Ten Team Events
  • 8th Competition Day: Seven New Sports
  • Important Visitors at Billiards
  • Dutch and Belgian Korfball Teams Remain Undefeated
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics: Second Gold Medal for Olga Kapranova
  • Two Titles Each to Italy, Germany and the Netherlands
  • Four Medals for German Ju Jitsu Athletes
  • Best Jumps for Small and Gronvik in Barefoot Water Skiing
  • Full Stands and Exciting Matches for Beach Handball
  • Favourites Win in Fistball
  • Wakeboarder Qualified for Semi-Finals and Finals
  • Russians Dominate Fin Swimming
  • Colombia Number One in Roller Speed Skating
  • Ross and Green Lead Waterskiing After Two Disciplines
  • Charitable "Black Widow" Pool Player
  • IWGA President Froehlich Praises Media
  • Special Boats for Wakeboarding and Water Skiing
  • Three Double Speed Skating Wins in the 3,000 and 5,000 m
  • High Praise for Wakeboarding and Water Skiing Events
  • 16-Year-Old Wakeboard Star Without His Luggage
  • Another Spectators' Rush Expected on the Final Weekend
  • Sports Accompanying Programme a Great Success
  • The Fastest Swimmers in the World
  • Julie Delpy Live on the Open Air Stage

    2005 July 20
  • Billiards Competitions Drew Capacity Crowds
  • US Team Captures Gold Medal in Inline Hockey
  • Anti-Doping Express DPD
  • 42,000 Meals and 20,000 Lunch Packages Daily
  • Roller Speed Skating Events Postponed
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics Medals Go to Russia and the Ukraine
  • Opening Korfball Wins for Germany, Netherlands and Belgium
  • Ross and Boettcher Lead after Slalom Water Ski Tournament
  • Boule: Both Petanque Gold Medals to France
  • Three Medals to Japan in Final Sumo Wrestling Events
  • Roller Speed Skating: Third Medals to Dobbin and Caicedo
  • Free Internet Access at 2005 World Games
  • Korean Bowler Gains Second Medal
  • Favourites Lead in Barefoot Water Skiing
  • Russia and Germany Lead in Medals Table
  • Two Duisburgers Try a New Juggling World Record
  • Steffi Mueller Replaces Sandra Koeppen in Sumo Wrestling
  • Closing Ceremony Theme: "Duisburg says Thank You"
  • Wind Does Not Endanger Waterskiing and Speed Skating
  • TV Tips

    2005 July 19
  • Three Japanese Medals in Middleweight Sumo Wrestling
  • Both French Boule Teams March Through to the Finals
  • 6th day: Four More Sports Conclude in 2005 World Games
  • 1,000m Roller Speed Skating Titles to Gonzalez and Dobbin
  • 50th International Title for Peter Nicol in Men’s Squash
  • Gold to Sandra Koeppen in Sumo Heavyweight
  • Surprising Victory for Nicol David in Squash
  • Denise de Haan and Josh Rice Win Gold in Cable Wakeboard
  • Canada and the USA Meet in the Inline Hockey Final
  • About 300,000 Spectators at Halftime - Akita Record Already Broken
  • Paralympics Champion Sandra Truccolo in Dragon Boat
  • Surprising Victory for Nicol David in Squash
  • Three Japanese Medals in Sumo Wrestling Middleweight
  • Special Surface for Inline Hockey
  • Surprise Victory of French Bowling Mixed Doubles
  • An Unusual Catwalk
  • First Two Sumo Wrestling Gold Medals to Ukraine
  • Roller Speed Skating Sprint Titles to Italy
  • Sunny Start For Wakeboarders
  • Cultural Programme is Already Writing Black Figures
  • World's Top Players in Two Squash Dream Finals
  • Inline Hockey: A Question of Honour
  • Roller Speed Skating Hopes For Good Weather
  • TV Tips

    2005 July 18
  • Wakeboard World Champion Hinterberger Dominated Qualification
  • Russians Take Second Gold in Dragon Boat Racing
  • Canada Reigned Round Robins Supreme in Inline Hockey
  • German Canoe Polo Women Win by Golden Goal
  • Malaysian Bowling Mixed Team Best in Qualifying
  • Japanese Fans Cried for Joy
  • "Flee Fleaker" Decided Football Final
  • Quotes of the Day
  • TV Tips
  • Spectators’ Boom on the First Three Competition Days
  • A Canadian Inline Hockey Victory Would Be a Bad Omen
  • Canoe Polo Semi-Finalists Determined
  • 4th Day: Quiet Day With Just Four Titles
  • German Newcomer Annett Louisan: Great Open-Air Performance

    2005 July 17
  • All World Top Players in Squash Semi-Finals
  • Germany First World Games Champions in American Football
  • 3rd Competition Day: 14 Sports and 26 Titles
  • Second German Gold in Synchronised Trampolining
  • Last in Qualifying - First in Men’s Tumbling Final
  • First ever World Games Title in Rock’n’Roll to France
  • 31 goals in inline hockey - Canada and USA remain undefeated
  • Acrobatic gymnastics: Ukraine wins close final
  • Swiss Tug-of-War pullers gain expected gold medal
  • Thrilling final in heavyweight powerlifting
  • Field Archery: Sweden with 3, Germany with 2 World Games champions
  • Germany II wins the 2,000 Meter Dragon Boat Race
  • USA win nations rankings in parachuting
  • Trampoline: Olympic runner-up eliminated in qualifying
  • Sign of the Dragon: Ceremonious inauguration of two boats
  • Tarasenko victorious in middleweight powerlifting
  • Niggli-Luder gains second gold in orienteering
  • In top shape even after losing a front-tooth
  • Canada still undefeated in inline hockey
  • Dragon boat race: First World Games gold to Russia
  • Chinese Taipei’s women win gold in tug of war
  • Powerlifting Gold and two World junior records for Kazakov
  • Parachuting accuracy landing: Decision after two jump-offs
  • Capacity crowds at many event - 20,000 spectators on Saturday
  • Special praise for Duisburg crowds at powerlifting
  • Langner: "Enthusiasm of opening taken over to competitions"

    2005 July 16
  • Czech Republic lost 6-2 to Canada in inline hockey
  • Favourites on course in squash
  • Americans win World Games title in Latin-American dancing
  • Family on the Tug of War ropes...
  • World Games 2005: In Brief
  • Rachev retains World Games title in double mini tramp
  • Women’s powerlifting marked by World records
  • Germany comes out top in body building
  • German nine pin bowlers win two events
  • Netherlands retain their title in tug of war
  • Orienteering: World champion Gueorgiou grabs gold for France
  • Russians dominate acrobatic gymnastics
  • 2nd competition day: 21 gold medals in nine sports
  • World champion dominated women’s tumbling
  • Larysa Vitsyevska wins middleweight powerlifting
  • Asztalos and Wiesner point leaders in accuracy landing
  • Field archery: Germans and Swedes with strong performance
  • Inline Hockey World hampions USA beat host team 8-3
  • Favourite Lafina wins lightweight powerlifting gold with World record
  • IOC President Rogge wants to intensify co-operation with IWGA
  • Blown away parachuters...

    2005 July 15
  • First gold for the host country in men’s trampoline synchro
  • Joint leaders in archery with maximum points
  • Acrobatics gold medal to Janna Shoolaeva/Anna Melnikova

  • Dr. Peter Langner Taken with Bowling Nine Pin Competitions
  • IOC President Rogge visits Doping Control Centre
  • Five million Web site hits on the Opening Day
  • Low Clouds Impede Parachuting Competitions
  • Three decisions on the First Day of Competition

    2005 July 14
  • 2005 World Games officially opened
  • Press conference with IOC President Jacques Rogge
  • Opening Ceremony Quotes
  • Opening Ceremony of the World Games 2005
  • Schily calls World Games "Highlight of the 2005 Sports Calendar"
  • The Netherlands Favourites in Korfball
  • World Games 2005 in Brief
  • Catering Tent for Athletes Functioning


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