United World Games Klagenfurt 2012

21st - 24th June 2012

In 2004 a team of young and sport fanatic people decided to take a rather small regional sport event, which was especially designed for Austrians, to a whole new international level. It took an entire year to prepare and organize this international event and even more time was spent on the phone just to call and invite teams from all over Europe. This concept of Sport Youth Games with a unique Olympic atmosphere and big fun potential, yet with enough time for personal and intercultural encounters even off the fields, seemed to attract everyone right away.

2006 - Here come the Americans...
No sooner said than done: At the UWG 2006 90% of the first edition's participants showed up again and many new faces were joining them. In total more than 2500 athletes from 17 different nations (with the first teams from the U.S.) joined this time. No longer could the city center hold that many people and the exhibition center of Klagenfurt was turned into a humongous Players Town. Once again the big international UWG family spent four thrilling and action packed days together.
2011 - More sports with Fistball and Tennis

2011 had many new suprises in store for the participants. For the first time in the history of the Games the sport of fistball was added and an international fistball tournament brought the biggest talents together. It turned out to be an ideal showcase opportunity for the sport, which is played in many countries, but yet not known to many people. Over all, more than 4,000 atheletes particpated in the UNITED WORLD GAMES 2011.
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