Editing World Games (section)

==Ceremonies==

===Opening ceremony===

The opening ceremony marks the official start of The World Games. Until [[2005 World Games|Duisburg]] 2005, athletes paraded into the ceremony grouped by sport. From 2005, they were grouped by nation, and now march in alphabetical order, with the host country and then the judges last.<ref name="Duis"/><ref name="IF">{{cite web|title=IF Opening and Closing Ceremony Award Ceremony: Specifics & Protocols|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/files/Governing_Documents/IF%20Opening%2C%20Closing%20%26%20Medal%20Ceremonies%20-%20Specifics%20%26%20Protocols.pdf|publisher=International World Games Association|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526160421/https://www.theworldgames.org/files/Governing_Documents/IF%20Opening%2C%20Closing%20%26%20Medal%20Ceremonies%20-%20Specifics%20%26%20Protocols.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Athletes' Oath is taken by an athlete of the host nation, and the Judges' Oath is taken by the chairman of the Tournament Judges' Commission. Parading of flags, speeches and official opening also make up the required parts of the ceremony.<ref name="IF"/><ref name="final2017"/>{{rp|55}}
There is also often a musical and artistic aspect of the ceremony. For example, more than 400 artists took part in the opening ceremony of the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw.<ref name="final2017"/>{{rp|55}}

===Athlete party===
 
Since 1993 at The Hague, an athlete party has been held in the middle of the competition.<ref name="final2017"/>{{rp|270}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Athletes' Night|url=https://twg2022.com/athletes-night/|publisher=The World Games 2022 Birmingham, USA|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603135427/https://twg2022.com/athletes-night/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was intended to allow all athletes to participate in at least one ceremony (opening, athlete party, or closing) during the competition.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|title=The Hague, NED 1993|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/The-Hague-NED-1993-8/summary|publisher=International World Games Association|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=4 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004002100/https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/The-Hague-NED-1993-8/summary|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Closing ceremony===

The closing ceremony ends The World Games and follows the last awards ceremony.<ref name="IF"/> Official aspects include speeches, a presentation by the next host city and a handing of the flag of the Games to the representatives of the next host city. In Wroclaw, the second part of the ceremony was a concert performed by local artists.<ref name="final2017">{{cite web|title=Final Report: The World Games 2017|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/files/wg2017/2017-12-29%20WOC%20FINAL%20REPORT.pdf|publisher=The World Games, Wroclaw 2017|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526160418/https://www.theworldgames.org/files/wg2017/2017-12-29%20WOC%20FINAL%20REPORT.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|56}}