2025 Summer World Masters Games

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Host cityTaipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan
MottoSports Beyond Age, Life Without Limits!
(Chinese: 運動無界|人生無限)
Nations108
Athletes25,049
X Summer World Masters Games
Host cityTaipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan
MottoSports Beyond Age, Life Without Limits!
(Chinese: 運動無界|人生無限)
Nations108
Athletes25,049
Events35 sports
Opening17 May 2025
Closing30 May 2025
Opened byHsiao Bi-khim
Vice President of Taiwan
Athlete's OathChou Szu-chi (Taipei City)
Lin Shuo (New Taipei City)
Chang Wei-chieh (Para-athlete)
Torch lighterLin Yu-ting (Youth)
Peng Cheng-min (Sports)
Lin Yu-mao (Inclusivity)
Sylvia Chang (Culture)
Jensen Huang (Technology)
Main venueTaipei Dome
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Summer
 Auckland 2017
Kansai 2027 
Winter
 Lombardy 2024
Lahti 2028 

The 2025 Summer World Masters Games (Chinese: 2025年夏季世界壯年運動會), commonly known as Taipei & New Taipei 2025, was an international multi-sport event that took place from 17 May to 30 May 2025 in Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

It was the third international multi-sport event that was held in Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area after the 2009 Summer Deaflympics and 2017 Summer Universiade.

Host city selection

The three candidate cities were Taipei/New Taipei, Paris and Perth.

The International Masters Games Association (IMGA) voted to select the host city of the 2025 Summer World Masters Games on 21 October 2020, Taipei/ New Taipei was selected, and sign contract on 23 December 2020.[2][3]

Development and preparation

The Taipei/ New Taipei Organizing Committee was headed by mayor Ko Wen-je and Hou Yu-ih, it began operation on 7 May 2021.[4]

Venues

Taipei

New Taipei City

  • New Taipei City Art Museum - closing ceremony
  • Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium - baseball, softball
  • Sanchong Civil Sports Center - 3x3 basketball
  • Xinzhuang Civil Sports Center - aquatics (swimming)
  • Banqiao Civil Sports Center - basketball
  • Xindian Civil Sports Center - volleyball
  • Luzhou Civil Sports Center - handball
  • Shulin Tennis Clay Courts - tennis
  • Banshu Gymnasium - taekwondo
  • Blue Bay Coastal Leisure Area - beach volleyball
  • Banqiao Stadium - archery, athletics (track and field)
  • Xinzhuang Gymnasium - table tennis
  • New Taipei City Plaza - 3x3 basketball
  • Sanchung Baseball Stadium - baseball, softball
  • Breeze Canal - aquatics (open water), canoeing (dragon boat, canoe polo, sprint)
  • Metropolitan Baseball Field - baseball, softball
  • Fulong Beach - lifesaving, sailing
  • Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium - basketball
  • Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium - football
  • Taiwan Golf & Country Club - golf
  • Linkou International Golf and Country Club - golf

Outlying

Taoyuan
  • Longtan Sports Complex - hockey
  • Taoyuan City Track and Field Stadium - gateball
  • Gongxi Shooting Range - shooting
  • Sunrise Golf & Country Club - golf
  • Taipei Golf Club - golf
  • Luzhu Civil Sports Center - squash
Hsinchu County
  • Hsinchu County Second Stadium - football
  • Lily Golf & Country Club - golf
Yilan County
Taichung City
  • Taichung Cycling Track - cycling (track)

The Games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held on May 17, 2025, at the Taipei Dome in Taipei.

Sports

The Organizing Committee, in addition to the 19 compulsory sports, opted to add thirteen more sports in the program of this edition of the Games.[5]

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held on May 30, 2025, at the New Taipei City Art Museum in New Taipei City.

Calendar

See also

References

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