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International Children's Games

International Olympic Committee-sanctioned multi-sport event

International Olympic Committee-sanctioned multi-sport event

FieldValue
nameInternational Children's Games
captionThe flag of the International Children's Games
statusActive
genreSporting event
frequencyAnnual (summer)
Irregular (winter)
locationVarious
first(summer)
(winter)
organisedInternational Children's Games Committee (ICGC)
website

Irregular (winter) (winter)

The International Children's Games (ICG) is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event 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.

History

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 in Yugoslavia 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 since 1990.

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 León, Mexico from July 15–20, 2024.

Editions

Source:

Summer Games

GamesYearHost cityHost nationNationsSportsRef
11968Celje71
21970UdineItaly52
31972Graz
41974Murska Sobota
51974Darmstadt
61976Murska Sobota
71976GenevaSwitzerland
81978Ravne na Koroškem
91980LausanneSwitzerland
101982Darmstadt
111983TroyesFrance
121983Murska Sobota
131984GenevaSwitzerland
141985GranollersSpain
151986LausanneSwitzerland
161987Graz
171988Szombathely
181989Andorra
191990Uzhhorod
201991Bratislava
211992GenevaSwitzerland
221993DarmstadtGermany
231994Hamilton, OntarioCanada
241994Slovenj Gradec
251995Celje
261996Sopron
271997Sparta
281998LogroñoSpain
291999Mediaș
301999Velenje
311999Český Krumlov
322000HamiltonCanada
332001Szombathely
342002PłockPoland
352002Taipei
362003Graz
372003Patras
382004ClevelandUnited States
392005CoventryUnited Kingdom
402006Bangkok
412007Reykjavík
422008San FranciscoUnited States
432009Athens
442010Manama
452011LanarkshireUnited Kingdom
462012Daegu
472013Windsor, OntarioCanada
482014Lake MacquarieAustralia
492015AlkmaarNetherlands
502016New Taipei
512017Kaunas
522018Jerusalem
532019UfaRussia
542022CoventryUnited Kingdom
552023Daegu
562024León
572025Tallinn
582026Hualien

Winter Games

GamesYearHost cityHost nationNationsSportsRef
11994Ravne na Koroškem
21995Prakovce and Helcmanovce
31999Maribor
42009Montreux and VeveySwitzerland
52011KelownaCanada
62013UfaRussia
72016Innsbruck
82019Lake PlacidUnited States
92023 (cancelled)Pyeongchang

References

References

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  2. "The Games – International Children's Games".
  3. "The Games – International Children's Games".
  4. "International Children's Games – Youth organization of cities global friendship through sports".
  5. "International Children's Games ICG Statistics".
  6. "International Children's Games ICG Statistics".
  7. "Летние Международные детские игры 2019 года пройдут в Уфе".
  8. (17 July 2024). "申辦成功！花蓮取得2026國際少年運動會主辦權 各國選手將齊聚". udn.com.
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