2025 Summer World Masters Games
The 2025 Summer World Masters Games (Chinese: 2025年夏季世界壯年運動會), commonly known as Taipei & New Taipei 2025, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 17 May to 30 May 2025 in Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan.[1]
It will be third international multi-sport event to be held in Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area after the 2009 Summer Deaflympics and 2017 Summer Universiade.
Bidding process
The three candidate cities were Taipei/New Taipei, Paris and Perth.
Host city selection
The International Masters Games Association (IMGA) voted to select the host city of the 2025 Summer World Masters Games on 21 October 2020, Taipei/ New Taipei was selected, and sign contract on 23 December 2020.[2][3]
Development and preparation
The Taipei/ New Taipei Organizing Committee was headed by mayor Ko Wen-je and Hou Yu-ih, it began operation on 7 May 2021.[4]
The Games
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony will hold on May 17, 2025, in the Taipei Dome in Taipei.
Sports
The Organizing Committee, in addition to the 19 compulsory sports, opted to add thirteen more sports in the program of this edition of the Games.[5]
Archery
Athletics
Orienteering
Badminton
- Baseball
Basketball
Canoeing
- Slalom
- Sprint
Cycling
- BMX freestyle
- BMX racing
- Mountain biking
- Road cycling
- Track cycling
Hockey
Football
Golf
Rowing
Shooting
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
- Volleyball (indoor)
- Beach volleyball
Weightlifting
Squash
- Aquatics
Karate
- Kata
- Kumite
Judo
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Surfing
Taekwondo
Tug of war
Handball
Dancesport
Ultimate
Gateball
Calendar
In the following calendar for the 2025 Summer World Masters Games, 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. 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.[6]
- All times and dates use National Standard Time (UTC+8)
WC | Welcome ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | FC | Farewell ceremony |
May 2025 | May | Events | ||||||||||||||
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17th Sat |
18th Sun |
19th Mon |
20th Tue |
21st Wed |
22nd Thu |
23rd Fri |
24th Sat |
25th Sun |
26th Mon |
27th Tue |
28th Wed |
29th Thu |
30th Fri | |||
Ceremonies | WC | FC | — | |||||||||||||
Aquatics | Diving | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Open water | ● | |||||||||||||||
Swimming | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Water polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Archery | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Athletics | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Badminton | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Baseball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Basketball | 3×3 Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Boules | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Canoeing | Sprint | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
Slalom | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
Canoe polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
Dragon boat | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Marathon | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
Cycling | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Dance | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
Fencing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Flying disc | Disc golf | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Ultimate | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Golf | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Judo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Karate | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Livesaving | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
Orienteering | Middle distance | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
Sprint | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||
Rowing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Rugby | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Sailing | Sailing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Windsurfing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Shooting | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Softball | Softball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Slow Softball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Squash | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Surfing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Table tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Taekwondo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
Triathlon | Triathlon | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
Aquathlon | ● | |||||||||||||||
Tug of War | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Volleyball | Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Indoor volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Weightlifting | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Demonstration sports | ||||||||||||||||
Gateball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
Woodball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Daily medal events | ||||||||||||||||
Cumulative total | ||||||||||||||||
May 2025 | 17th Sat |
18th Sun |
19th Mon |
20th Tue |
21st Wed |
22nd Thu |
23rd Fri |
24th Sat |
25th Sun |
26th Mon |
27th Tue |
28th Wed |
29th Thu |
30th Fri |
Events | |
May |
See also
References
- ^ "Taipei, New Taipei to co-host World Masters Games in 2025". Focus Taiwan. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "World Masters Games 2025 Awarded to Taiwan". International Masters Games Association. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Taipei and New Taipei Sign Contract to host World Masters Games 2025". International Masters Games Association. December 23, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "「2025年世界壯年運動會」組委會成立 柯文哲與侯友宜共同主持首次籌備會議". Secretariat, Taipei City Government. May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "2025世界壯年運動會有多少比賽種類?". Department of Sports, Taipei City Government. May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Competition Schedule". Retrieved 11 February 2025.