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The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Organizing Committee. THE WORLD GAMES 2009 KAOHSIUNG “Top Sports – High Spirits”. July 16-26, 2009. The World Games…. Authorized by the International World Games Association (IWGA) Held every 4 years No requirement of new-venue building
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The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Organizing Committee THE WORLD GAMES 2009 KAOHSIUNG “Top Sports – High Spirits” July 16-26, 2009
The World Games…. • Authorized by the International World Games Association (IWGA) • Held every 4 years • No requirement of new-venue building • Qualification of top-ranking athletes only
The World Games in the past … DUISBURG 2005 1981 Santa Clara, USA 1985 London, UK 1989 Karlsruhe, Germany 1993 The Hague, Netherlands 1997 Lahti, Finland 2001 Akita, Japan 2005 Duisburg, Germany 2009Kaohsiung, Taiwan
The World Games2009 • Hosting rights were officially granted in June 2004 • Other 5 competing candidate cities were: Cleveland (USA) • Houston (USA) • Birmingham (GBR) • Rotterdam (NED) • Budapest (HUN)
TWG 2009in numbers • 26 Official sports, 5 Invitational sports • 23 Venues • At least 6 events/day, at most 14 events/day • 2,908 athletes from 84 countries • 1,300+ officials • 6,000+ volunteers • Targeted number of tourists: 100,000+
TWG 2009in numbers • 200~400 international, 600 domestic VIPs • 300~400 international, 600 domestic Media Representatives • 3 Catering Centers • 2 Anti-Doping Centers • 1 The World GamesPlaza
KOC President (Mayoress) Managing Director CEO Deputy CEO SPORTS Marketing & PR Logistics & Services Finance Urban Development Administration Cultural & Tourism IT Security
KOC full time staff (as of March 10, 2009) Sports 27 Logistics & Services 19 Total 121 staff KCG employees 61 KOC specialists 44 Out source 16 Marketing & PR 10 Cultural & Tourism 16 IT 14 Administration 29 Finance 5 Security 1
Mascots • Water • Light • Solar Power Gao Mei SyongGe
Trend Sports Air Sports Life Saving Fin Swimming Water Ski Orienteering Flying Disc Dragon Boat Roller Sports Sport Climbing
Strength Sports Body Building Powerlifting Tug of War
Ball Sports Korfball Rugby 7s Racquetball Squash Fistball Canoe Polo Softball Beach Handball Tchoukball
Martial Arts Sumo Karate Wushu Ju-Jitsu
Precision Sports Field Archery Bowling Billiards Boules Sports
Artistic and Dance Sports DanceSport Gymnastics
Venues The World Games Main Stadium Opening & Closing Ceremony, Rugby 7s, Flying Disc Completed in January 2009 designed by Toyo Ito 40,000 seats First Eco-stadium in the world
Solar Panel Roof 8,844 Solar Panels Annual electricity production: 1.1 Million kWh CO2 reduction 660 tons/year
Venues Kaohsiung Arena Dance Sport, Gymnastics Opened September 27, 2008 State-of-the-art multifunctional arena capacity up to 15,000 seats
The World Games 2009 Medals • Handmade lazurite bead • Taiwan Kingdom of butterflies • Waves, Kaohsiung as harbor city • Lilies • Color of braiding
Host Broadcaster for The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung PTS Public Television Service Foundation
Broadcasting • Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be broadcast live in HD format globally. • 4 sports broadcast live in SD format. • Billiards: rotations of Pool, Snooker and Carom • Dance Sport: Latin, Standard, Rock ‘n’ Roll • Gymnastics: all disciplines • Roller Sport: Speed • News cuts transmitted globally three times/day: • GMT: 03:00 h, 08:00 h, 14:00 h news cuts of 10 minutes each. • Semi-finals & finals of every sport will be covered. • Additional coverage available upon request.
News & Highlights **10-minute news cut delivered by SAT with bilingual rundowns (Mandarin/English). **30-minute daily highlights with time-coded scripts provided by SAT at 04:00 h GMT of the following day.
Production • *Total programming hours = 150-160 h • 6 h every day/2 channels/10 days = 120 h • Opening and Closing Ceremonies = 6 h • Finals and Semi-finals = 24-34 h • Additional productions by request!
Transmission • Partner: GlobeCast • Satellite: - AsiaPacific =AS2 - Europe = EutelSat - Africa = IS 904 - North/ South America = IS 9
Media Services • Main Media Center at Main Stadium • 5 digital/analogue tape editing rooms • Satellite booking service • Accepting orders for recording of particular sports • Assistance in equipment rental and hiring local TV personnel • On-site assistance • Media Service Centers at all other 22 venues
Ticketing • Ticket Sales start in April 2009 • Sponsorship with 7-Eleven, the convenience store, more than 4,000 shops all over the island. • 2 ways to purchase: • Through the ibon kiosks at 7-Eleven. • Credit Card online Ticket Reservation:www.allgenki.net/ticket.Collect the paper tickets before the events at ticketing service center during The World Games
Popular Medal Contending Sports in Taiwan Tchoukball Billiards Korfball Bowling Powerlifting Tug of War (Women) Roller Sports