Editing World Games (section)

===Athlete selection===

Athletes are selected to compete at The World Games by their sport's [[List of international sports federations|international federation]], as opposed to their sport's [[Sports governing body|national governing body]] or [[National Olympic Committee]], as in other multi-sport events.<ref>{{cite web|title=IWGA Commitment|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/contents/The-IWGA-15/IWGA-Commitment-1051|publisher=International World Games Association|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> The selections are intended to "achieve a satisfactory balance between competitors' positions on world ranking lists and the fair representation of as many as possible of its member nations".<ref name="Rules"/>{{rp|13}}

International federations are obliged to send their best athletes, with The World Games development agenda setting out that sports are only to be included if "the best athletes/teams in the world are present".<ref name="Growth"/>{{rp|10}}