2022 World Games

The cities that bid for the 2022 Games were:

• {{flagicon|PER}} Lima, Peru
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Ufa, Russia
• {{flagicon|USA}} Birmingham, United States

Barcelona and Santiago also considered bids. Cities paid a $125,000 application fee, and submitted information about "venues, infrastructure, volunteers, budget, transportation[,] and other elements".

Birmingham's bid, publicly announced in June 2014, was presented by Edgar Welden, Scotty Myers, and David Benck. It was the only American city authorized to make a bid for these games. Myers, the executive director of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, said the bid was "a dream, but it's not a pipe dream. It's attainable."{{cite web|first1=Michael|last1=Tomberlin|access-date=December 6, 2021|title=Birmingham making bid to host 2021 World Games with projected $256.5 million economic impact|url=https://www.al.com/business/2014/06/birmingham_making_bid_to_host.html|date=June 8, 2014|website=al}} At the time, organizers projected a budget of $75 million, and the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau anticipated an economic impact of between $224.4 million and $288.6 million in out-of-town dollars.

On January 22, 2015, at its meeting in Lausanne, the International World Games Association (IWGA) elected Birmingham as host of the 2021 World Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/01/world_games_win_an_affirmation.html |title=World Games win an affirmation: It's time to believe in Birmingham again |author= |date=January 22, 2015 |website=www.al.com |access-date=January 22, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.abc3340.com/story/27911349/birmingham-to-host-2021-world-games |title=Birmingham chosen to host 2021 World Games |author= |date=January 22, 2015 |website=WBMA-LD |agency=Associated Press |access-date=January 22, 2015}}

Lima would later host the 2019 Pan American Games.

On April 4, 2020, the Games were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite news |date=April 4, 2020 |title=World Games 2021 moved to retain broadcasters, official scorers: CEO |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-worldgames-idUSKBN21M0GO |access-date=September 26, 2022}}

Venues for The World Games 2022 include:{{cite web|url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Documents/Event/3250/1/Bulletin-2|date=September 4, 2019|publisher=Birmingham Organizing Committee|access-date=August 6, 2020|title=The World Games 2021 Birmingham, USA Bulletin #2}}{{cite web|url=https://twg2022.com/2021/three-city-venues/|title=Three competition venues announced for The World Games 2022|date=February 2, 2021|publisher=TWG 2022 Birmingham|access-date=February 3, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://twg2022.com/2021/three-more-venues/|title=Three more competition venues announced for The World Games 2022|date=March 19, 2021|publisher=TWG 2022 Birmingham|access-date=March 21, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://twg2022.com/2021/three-outdoor-venues/|title=Three Outdoor Competition Venues Announced for The World Games 2022|date=April 13, 2021|publisher=TWG 2022 Birmingham|access-date=April 13, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Two Venue Changes Bring The World Games 2022 Drone Racing and Speed Skating to the 'Very Heart of the City'|url= https://twg2022.com/2022/venue-changes/|date=February 17, 2022|access-date=February 25, 2022}}

• Avondale Park – archery
• Barber Motorsports Park – air sports (canopy piloting)
• Bessie Estell Park (next to PNC Field) – boules sports
• Birmingham CrossPlex

:* Bill Harris Arena: artistic skating, inline hockey

:* Natatorium: canoe polo, finswimming, lifesaving

:* Indoor Track: wheelchair rugby

• Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex

:* Concert Hall: powerlifting

:* East Exhibition Hall: floorball, korfball

:* Legacy Arena: dancesport (Latin, rock n roll, standard), gymnastics (acrobatic, aerobic, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling)

:* North Exhibition Hall: bowling

:* Sheraton Hotel Ballroom: billiards sports

• Birmingham Southern College

:* Bill Battle Coliseum: ju-jitsu, karate, wushu

:* BSC Panther Soccer Field: fistball

:* campus: orienteering (sprint)

• Boutwell Auditorium – kickboxing, muay thai, sumo
• Hoover Metropolitan Stadium – softball
• John Carroll Catholic High School – flying disc
• Legion Field – flag football
• Oak Mountain State Park

:* Double Oak Lake: canoe marathon, water skiing and wakeboard

:* nature: orienteering (middle distance)

• Powell Steam Plant – track speedskating, road speedskating
• Protective Stadium – opening and closing ceremonies, air sports (drone racing)
• Railroad Park – duathlon (start and finish), orienteering (sprint relay)
• Regions Field – orienteering (part of sprint relay)
• Sloss Furnaces – beach handball, dancesport (breaking), gymnastics (parkour), sport climbing
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

:* PNC Field: lacrosse

:* University Recreation Center: racquetball, squash

:* track and field complex: tug of war

The 2022 World Games programme featured 30 official sports including 54 disciplines encompassing 206 events.{{Cite web|title=Detailed sports programme published|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-2022-32/Detailed-Sports-Programme-published-2034|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=www.theworldgames.org}}Note: This document states 207 events, which, however, includes men's lacrosse, an invitational event. This was the first time that drone racing, canoe marathon, breaking, women's fistball, kickboxing, and parkour were included in the World Games as official sports. Softball and racquetball returned to the official World Games programme. Invitational sports comprising 17 events included duathlon,{{cite web|title=Meet Duathlon – the little sibling of Triathlon|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-17/Meet-Duathlon-the-little-sibling-of-Triathlon-2064|url-status=live|date=November 27, 2020|access-date=May 31, 2021|website=theworldgames.org|publisher=International World Games Association|quote=At The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 40 female and 40 male Duathlon athletes will compete in individual competitions as well as in Mixed Relay.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211122854/https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-17/Meet-Duathlon-the-little-sibling-of-Triathlon-2064 |archive-date=December 11, 2020 }} flag football,{{cite web|title=The World Games 2022 Birmingham Partners with NFL, Adds Flag Football|website=twg2022.com|url=https://twg2022.com/2020/flagfootball-nfl/|date=July 15, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020}} wheelchair rugby,{{cite web|url=https://www.iwrf.com/?page=about_our_sport|title=Introduction to Wheelchair Rugby|publisher=International Wheelchair Rugby Federation|quote=Wheelchair Rugby is a mixed team sport for male and female quadriplegic athletes. ... Men and women compete on the same teams and in the same competitions.|website=iwrf.com|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728133140/https://www.iwrf.com/?page=about_our_sport|url-status=dead}} wushu (taolu){{cite web|title=Wushu Included as an Invitational Sport in The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA|url=http://www.iwuf.org/2020/09/22/wushu-included-as-an-invitational-sport-in-the-world-games-2022-in-birmingham-usa/|url-status=live|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=May 29, 2021|website=iwuf.org|publisher=International Wushu Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005084628/http://www.iwuf.org/2020/09/22/wushu-included-as-an-invitational-sport-in-the-world-games-2022-in-birmingham-usa/ |archive-date=October 5, 2020 }} and men's lacrosse.{{cite web|url=https://twg2022.com/2020/five-invitational-sports/|title=Five Invitational Sports in The World Games 2022|publisher=TWG 2022 Birmingham|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 30, 2020}} Both men's and women's field lacrosse were played in a six-a-side format.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandlacrosse.co.uk/news-1/2019/10/7/applications-open-for-gb-lacrosse-head-coach-positions|title=Applications open for GB Lacrosse Head Coach positions|publisher=England Lacrosse|quote=The World Games will be played using the six-a-side proposed Olympic rules formulated in 2018, and have been trialed at both the Men’s Winter Classic and Women’s Super League competitions.|date=October 7, 2019|access-date=August 6, 2020}} The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline.

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• {{GamesSport|Air sports|Events=2|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Archery|Events=7|Format=d}}^P
• {{GamesSport|Beach handball|Events=2|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Billiards sports|Events=4|Format=d}}^P
• {{GamesSport|Boules sports|Events=4|Format=d}}{{Tooltip|^P|Women only: Lyonnaise (2), Pétanque (2)}}
• {{GamesSport|Bowling|Events=4|Format=d}}^P
• 21px{{GamesSport|Canoe marathon|Events=4|Format=d|Image=No}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Canoe polo|Events=2|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Dancesport|Events=5|Format=d}}^AD
• {{GamesSport|Duathlon|Events=3|Format=d}}{{Tooltip|^O|Standard & Mixed Relay}}
• {{GamesSport|Finswimming|Events=16|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Fistball|Events=2|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Flag football|Events=2|Format=d}}^O
• {{GamesSport|Floorball|Events=1|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Flying disc|Events=1|Format=d}}^T
• Gymnastics
• {{GamesSport|Acrobatic gymnastics|Events=5|Format=d}}^AD
• {{GamesSport|Aerobic gymnastics|Events=4|Format=d}}^AD
• {{GamesSport|Rhythmic gymnastics|Events=4|Format=d}}^AD
• {{GamesSport|Trampoline gymnastics|Events=4|Format=d}}^AD
• {{GamesSport|Ju-jitsu|Events=18|Format=d}}^M
• {{GamesSport|Karate|Events=12|Format=d}}^M
• {{GamesSport|Kickboxing|Events=6|Format=d}}^M
• {{GamesSport|Korfball|Events=1|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Lacrosse|Events=2|Format=d}}{{Tooltip|^{B(W) O(M)}|Women (1); men (1)}}
• {{GamesSport|Lifesaving|Events=16|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Muaythai|Events=12|Format=d}}^M
• {{GamesSport|Orienteering|Events=5|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Parkour|Events=4|Format=d}}^AD
• 21px {{GamesSport|Powerlifting|Events=8|Format=d|Image=No}}^S
• {{GamesSport|Racquetball|Events=2|Format=d}}^B
• Roller sports
• {{GamesSport|Artistic roller skating|Events=3|Format=d}}^AD
• {{GamesSport|Inline hockey|Events=1|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Road speed skating|Events=8|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Track speed skating|Events=10|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Softball|Events=1|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Sport climbing|Events=6|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Squash|Events=2|Format=d}}^B
• {{GamesSport|Sumo|Events=8|Format=d}}^M
• {{GamesSport|Tug of war|Events=3|Format=d}}^S
• {{GamesSport|Water skiing|Events=8|Format=d}}^T
• {{GamesSport|Wheelchair rugby|Events=1|Format=d}}{{Tooltip|^O|Low Point Rugby}}
• {{GamesSport|Wushu|Events=10|Format=d}}{{Tooltip|^O|Taolu routines}}

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;Notes{{refn|group=a|José Perurena, IWGA President, stated, "In Birmingham, for the first time, invitational sports were no longer presented separately but were also part of the official programme."{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-17/Interview-of-the-Month-2411|title=Interview of the Month {{!}} IWGA |date=22 Dec 2022|access-date=2024-02-25|website=The World Games}} This is now TWG policy.}}

:AD: Artistic and Dance sports

:B: Ball sports

:O: Optional sports, selected by the host city

:M: Martial arts

:P: Precision sports

:S: Strength sports

:T: Trend sports

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On February 19, 2021, the International Olympic Committee announced that certain Russian athletes would be allowed to compete under the designation "ROC" (for Russian Olympic Committee) at the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Winter Games. This penalty also applied through end of 2022 and would have been applied to events affiliated with the International Olympic Committee, such as The World Games.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia along with Belarus were barred from the 2022 World Games, per the IOC's recommendations.{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=July 17, 2022 |title=IWGA President Perurena hails "Comeback Games" in Birmingham 2022 Closing Ceremony |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125830/perurna-birmingham-2022 |access-date=July 18, 2022}} Russia originally qualified 62 athletes while Belarus was set to send 11 athletes.{{cite news |title=Russia, Belarus banned from The World Games 2022 in Birmingham |url=https://www.wvtm13.com/article/russia-belarus-world-games-ban/39263179# |access-date=March 6, 2022 |work=WVTM 13 Digital |date=March 1, 2022 |language=en}} Part of the ticket revenue was donated to Ukraine for rebuilding sports venues after the Russian invasion of the country.{{Cite news |last=Lloyd |first=Owen |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Share of World Games ticket revenue set to be donated to Ukraine |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121475/world-games-revenue-to-go-to-ukraine |access-date=April 5, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=July 18, 2022 |title=World Games 2022 donates $54,000 to support Ukrainian athletes and sport |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125835/world-games-donates |access-date=April 18, 2022}}

Athletes from 110 National Olympic Committees were scheduled to participate.{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Birmingham-USA-2022-13/qualifications/by-country|title=Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)|access-date=March 26, 2022|website=International World Games Association}} In total, athletes from 99 delegations competed at the 2022 World Games. The only representative team in the 2022 World Games not represented by a National Olympic Committee were the Haudenosaunee teams competing in lacrosse. They were originally not allowed to enter by the International World Games Association due to not having a NOC. A special dispensation was made possible by an act of sportsmanship by the Ireland lacrosse team, who withdrew from its qualifying position to allow the Haudenosaunee to compete.{{cite web |title=The World Games 2022 Puts Haudenosaunee Nationals, The Inventor Of Lacrosse, On International Stage |url=https://twg2022.com/2022/qualified-lacrosse/ |website=The World Games 2022 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |date=March 8, 2022}}

Source{{cite web|website=The World Games 2022|url=https://twg2022.com/tickets/#open=99%7C40%7C24%7C64%7C74%7C29%7C25%7C62%7C9%7C15%7C56%7C60%7C18%7C27%7C34%7C55%7C33%7C54%7C17%7C57%7C22%7C21%7C13%7C59%7C31%7C36%7C20%7C23%7C39%7C28%7C30%7C37%7C77%7C41|title=Schedule of Events|publisher=TWG 2022 Birmingham|access-date=July 7, 2021}}

{{2022 World Games Calendar}}

{{Further|List of 2022 World Games medal winners}}

{{Medals table

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|gold_FRA= 11 |silver_FRA= 15 |bronze_FRA= 16

|gold_HUN= 11 |silver_HUN= 7 |bronze_HUN= 9

|gold_BEL= 11 |silver_BEL= 4 |bronze_BEL= 5

|gold_JPN= 10 |silver_JPN= 11 |bronze_JPN= 12

|gold_COL= 9 |silver_COL= 10 |bronze_COL= 6

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|gold_ISR= 7 |silver_ISR= 3 |bronze_ISR= 4

|gold_ESP= 6 |silver_ESP= 6 |bronze_ESP= 7

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|gold_CAN= 5 |silver_CAN= 5 |bronze_CAN= 5

|gold_SUI= 5 |silver_SUI= 4 |bronze_SUI= 3

|gold_MEX= 5 |silver_MEX= 2 |bronze_MEX= 5

|gold_DEN= 4 |silver_DEN= 3 |bronze_DEN= 3

|gold_THA= 4 |silver_THA= 3 |bronze_THA= 2

|gold_SWE= 3 |silver_SWE= 6 |bronze_SWE= 5

|gold_POL= 3 |silver_POL= 5 |bronze_POL= 7

|gold_NED= 3 |silver_NED= 3 |bronze_NED= 4

|gold_EGY= 3 |silver_EGY= 2 |bronze_EGY= 1

|gold_AUS= 3 |silver_AUS= 1 |bronze_AUS= 2

|gold_CRO= 2 |silver_CRO= 5 |bronze_CRO= 0

|gold_INA= 2 |silver_INA= 3 |bronze_INA= 0

|gold_NOR= 2 |silver_NOR= 2 |bronze_NOR= 1

|gold_SRB= 2 |silver_SRB= 2 |bronze_SRB= 1

|gold_BRA= 2 |silver_BRA= 1 |bronze_BRA= 5

|gold_UAE= 2 |silver_UAE= 1 |bronze_UAE= 5

|gold_AUT= 2 |silver_AUT= 1 |bronze_AUT= 1

|gold_CAM= 2 |silver_CAM= 0 |bronze_CAM= 0

|gold_VIE= 2 |silver_VIE= 0 |bronze_VIE= 0

|gold_TPE= 1 |silver_TPE= 6 |bronze_TPE= 6

|gold_GRE= 1 |silver_GRE= 3 |bronze_GRE= 4

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|gold_POR= 1 |silver_POR= 3 |bronze_POR= 1

|gold_KAZ= 1 |silver_KAZ= 2 |bronze_KAZ= 1

|gold_SLO= 1 |silver_SLO= 1 |bronze_SLO= 3

|gold_SVK= 1 |silver_SVK= 1 |bronze_SVK= 2

|gold_BUL= 1 |silver_BUL= 1 |bronze_BUL= 1

|gold_NZL= 1 |silver_NZL= 1 |bronze_NZL= 1

|gold_BRU= 1 |silver_BRU= 1 |bronze_BRU= 0

|gold_HKG= 1 |silver_HKG= 0 |bronze_HKG= 4

|gold_ECU= 1 |silver_ECU= 0 |bronze_ECU= 3

|gold_AZE= 1 |silver_AZE= 0 |bronze_AZE= 1

|gold_LTU= 1 |silver_LTU= 0 |bronze_LTU= 1

|gold_ALG= 1 |silver_ALG= 0 |bronze_ALG= 0

|gold_CRC= 1 |silver_CRC= 0 |bronze_CRC= 0

|gold_MDA= 1 |silver_MDA= 0 |bronze_MDA= 0

|gold_PHI= 1 |silver_PHI= 0 |bronze_PHI= 0

|gold_RSA= 1 |silver_RSA= 0 |bronze_RSA= 0

|gold_MAR= 0 |silver_MAR= 4 |bronze_MAR= 0

|gold_CZE= 0 |silver_CZE= 3 |bronze_CZE= 3

|gold_ISV= 0 |silver_ISV= 3 |bronze_ISV= 1

|gold_CHI= 0 |silver_CHI= 2 |bronze_CHI= 1

|gold_VEN= 0 |silver_VEN= 2 |bronze_VEN= 1

|gold_ARG= 0 |silver_ARG= 1 |bronze_ARG= 2

|gold_ROU= 0 |silver_ROU= 1 |bronze_ROU= 2

|gold_SGP= 0 |silver_SGP= 1 |bronze_SGP= 2

|gold_FIN= 0 |silver_FIN= 1 |bronze_FIN= 1

|gold_KGZ= 0 |silver_KGZ= 1 |bronze_KGZ= 1

|gold_UZB= 0 |silver_UZB= 1 |bronze_UZB= 1

|gold_BIH= 0 |silver_BIH= 1 |bronze_BIH= 0

|gold_BRN= 0 |silver_BRN= 1 |bronze_BRN= 0

|gold_GUA= 0 |silver_GUA= 1 |bronze_GUA= 0

|gold_MGL= 0 |silver_MGL= 1 |bronze_MGL= 0

|gold_PER= 0 |silver_PER= 1 |bronze_PER= 0

|gold_QAT= 0 |silver_QAT= 1 |bronze_QAT= 0

|gold_MAS= 0 |silver_MAS= 0 |bronze_MAS= 2

|gold_BOL= 0 |silver_BOL= 0 |bronze_BOL= 1

|gold_IND= 0 |silver_IND= 0 |bronze_IND= 1

|gold_PAN= 0 |silver_PAN= 0 |bronze_PAN= 1

|gold_TUN= 0 |silver_TUN= 0 |bronze_TUN= 1

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In the Women's 4 × 50 m obstacle relay of the lifesaving competition, two gold medals were awarded and thus no silver medal was awarded.{{cite news|url=https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Root/ViewPdf/LFCW4X50MOB-----------FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.pdf|title=Results. Event Number 3|access-date=21 March 2023|website=swog2022.sportresult.com|archive-date=March 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318072003/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Root/ViewPdf/LFCW4X50MOB-----------FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.pdf|url-status=dead}} In the Women's 500 m sprint of the track speed skating competition, only the one gold medal was awarded as the remaining competitors in the final were disqualified.{{cite news|url=https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Root/ViewPdf/RSTWSPRT500-----------------------_C74_2.0.pdf|title=Official Final Results|access-date=21 March 2023|website=swog2022.sportresult.com|archive-date=August 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803064852/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Root/ViewPdf/RSTWSPRT500-----------------------_C74_2.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The event's medal design was unveiled in February 2022.{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=February 23, 2022|title=Medals for Birmingham 2022 World Games unveiled|work=Inside the Games|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119668/world-games-2022-medals-unveiled|access-date=February 23, 2022}}

In March 2019, The World Games 2022 unveiled a mobile experience, designed to generate excitement for the event and educate the local community on the sports of The 2022 Games.{{Cite web|url=https://theworldgames2021.com/resources/experience/|title=The World Games 2021 Experience|website=The World Games 2021 {{!}} Birmingham, USA|language=en-US|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814194705/https://theworldgames2021.com/resources/experience/|url-status=dead}} The traveling Mercedes Sprinter Van includes a rock climbing wall, a sumo wrestling activity, photo opportunities and an interactive trivia game where guests can win prizes. The van made its official debut at the 15th Annual MortgageBanc Chili Cook-Off on March 2, 2019. It continues to tour throughout 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

In June 2019, The World Games 2022 announced the kickoff of their supplier diversity program, World of Opportunity.{{Cite web|url=https://theworldgames2021.com/woo/|title=World of Opportunity|website=The World Games 2021 {{!}} Birmingham, USA|language=en-US|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814194903/https://theworldgames2021.com/woo/|url-status=dead}} The program, which was unveiled to an audience of 400 at the Birmingham CrossPlex, allows certified, diverse businesses to compete for contracts to provide goods and services for The World Games 2022. The categories accepted include (but are not limited to) transportation services, event production, security, promotional items, merchandise, sports equipment, food service, technology, printing, medical supplies, event equipment, waste removal and construction services.

In July 2021, it was announced that CBS Sports Network would broadcast one-hour highlights shows on each of the ten days of competition, and two additional one-hour specials will be shown on other CBS channels and on Paramount+.{{Cite news|last=Iveson|first=Ali|date=July 26, 2021|title=Birmingham 2022 World Games agrees US broadcast deal with CBS Sports Network|work=Inside the Games|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110803/2022-wrld-games-cbs|access-date=August 15, 2021}} Olympic Channel also carried coverage.

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