Summary
The International Children's Games (ICG) is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event[1] held every year where children from cities around the world and between the ages of 12 and 15 participate in a variety of sports and cultural activities.
| International Children's Games | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Frequency | annual (summer) |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1968 (summer) |
| Organised by | ICGC |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
The Slovenian sports instructor Metod Klemenc founded the International Children's Games in 1968 with the aim of promoting peace and friendship through sports to the world's youth. He organised the first International Children's Games and Cultural Festival in 1968 with the participation of teams from nine European cities.
Since that time, 37,000 children aged 12 to 15 have been in competition at 47 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games. 411 different cities, 86 countries and all 5 continents have participated. The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival has become the world's largest international multi-sport youth games, and is a recognised member of the International Olympic Committee.
The International School Games were born in 1968 in Yugoslavia, thanks to the impulse of the Slovenian sports promoter Metod Klemenc, with the aim of promoting peace and friendship among young people through sport. Since 1990 they have been protected by the International Olympic Committee.
1,600 boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 15 from 70 cities in 37 countries participate in this competition every year.
The most recent edition of the International Children's Games was held in Daegu, South Korea from July 5-10, 2023.[2]
Locations edit
Summer Games edit
| Games | Year | Host City | Host Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968 | Celje |  Yugoslavia
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| 2 | 1970 | Udine |  Italy
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| 3 | 1972 | Graz |  Austria
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| 4 | 1974 | Murska Sobota | Yugoslavia
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| 5 | 1974 | Darmstadt |  West Germany
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| 6 | 1976 | Murska Sobota | Yugoslavia
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| 7 | 1976 | Geneva |  Switzerland
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| 8 | 1978 | Ravne na Koroskem | Yugoslavia
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| 9 | 1980 | Lausanne | Switzerland
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| 10 | 1982 | Darmstadt | West Germany
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| 11 | 1983 | Troyes |  France
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| 12 | 1983 | Murska Sobota | Yugoslavia
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| 13 | 1984 | Geneva | Switzerland
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| 14 | 1985 | Granollers |  Spain
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| 15 | 1986 | Lausanne | Switzerland
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| 16 | 1987 | Graz | Austria
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| 17 | 1988 | Szombathely |  Hungary
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| 18 | 1989 | Andorra |  Andorra
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| 19 | 1990 | Uzgorod |  Soviet Union
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| 20 | 1991 | Bratislava |  Slovakia
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| 21 | 1992 | Geneva | Switzerland
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| 22 | 1993 | Darmstadt | Germany
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| 23 | 1994 | Hamilton, Ontario |  Canada
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| 24 | 1994 | Slovenj Gradec |  Slovenia
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| 25 | 1995 | Celje | Slovenia
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| 26 | 1996 | Sopron | Hungary
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| 27 | 1997 | Sparta |  Greece
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| 28 | 1998 | Logroño | Spain
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| 29 | 1999 | Mediaș |  Romania
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| 30 | 1999 | Velenje | Slovenia
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| 31 | 1999 | Český Krumlov |  Czech Republic
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| 32 | 2000 | Hamilton | Canada
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| 33 | 2001 | Szombathely | Hungary
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| 34 | 2002 | Płock |  Poland
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| 35 | 2002 | Taipei |  Taiwan
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| 36 | 2003 | Graz | Austria
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| 37 | 2003 | Patras | Greece
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| 38 | 2004 | Cleveland |  United States
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| 39 | 2005 | Coventry |  United Kingdom
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| 40 | 2006 | Bangkok |  Thailand
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| 41 | 2007 | Reykjavík |  Iceland
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| 42 | 2008 | San Francisco | United States
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| 43 | 2009 | Athens | Greece
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| 44 | 2010 | Manama |  Bahrain
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| 45 | 2011 | Lanarkshire | United Kingdom
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| 46 | 2012 | Daegu |  South Korea
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| 47 | 2013 | Windsor, Ontario | Canada
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| 48 | 2014 | Lake Macquarie |  Australia
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| 49 | 2015 | Alkmaar |  Netherlands
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| 50 | 2016 | New Taipei | Taiwan
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| 51 | 2017 | Kaunas |  Lithuania
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| 52 | 2018 | Jerusalem |  Israel
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| 53 | 2019 | Ufa[3] |  Russia
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| 54 | 2022 [a] | Coventry | United Kingdom
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| 55 | 2023 [b] | Daegu | South Korea
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| 56 | 2024 | León |  Mexico
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| 57 | 2025 | Tallinn |  Estonia
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- ^ Originally scheduled to be held in Kecskemét, Hungary from 30 June–5 July 2020 but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be held in 2021 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winter Games edit
| Games | Year | Host City | Host Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Ravne na Koroškem | Slovenia
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| 2 | 1995 | Prakovce and Helcmanovce | Slovakia
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| 3 | 1999 | Maribor | Slovenia
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| 4 | 2009 | Montreux and Vevey | Switzerland
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| 5 | 2011 | Kelowna | Canada
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| 6 | 2013 | Ufa | Russia
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| 7 | 2016 | Innsbruck | Austria
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| 8 | 2019 | Lake Placid | United States
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| 9 | 2023 | Pyeongchang | South Korea
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| 10 | 2027 | Innsbruck | Austria
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See also edit
- Youth Olympic Games (ages 15–18)
References edit
External links edit
- Official International Children's Games Website
- New Taipeh International Children's Games 2016
- Inssbruch International Children's Winter Games 2016 Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Alkmaar International Children's Games 2015
- Lake Macquarie International Children's Games 2014 Archived 2018-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Ufa International Children's Winter Games 2013
- Windsor-Essex International Children's Games 2013 Archived 2019-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Lanarkshire International Children's Games 2011 (archived)
- Kelowna International Children's Winter Games 2011
- Athens International Children's Games 2009