2015 IBSA World Games

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The moment after a Sweden player throws the ball, his arm is still extended as the ball crosses the high ball line. Behind him, a defender is ready on hands and knees to intercept a return ball.
Sweden men's goalball team throwing against Turkey at the 2015 IBSA World Games in Seoul, South Korea.

The 2015 IBSA World Games was held from 8 to 18 June 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Sports[edit]

It included competitions in ten sports:[8]

Venues were scattered around the city, including opening and closing ceremonies at the Jamsil Arena. About 1626 athletes competed from fifty-seven countries.[9] The event motto was 'See with Passion, Run with Hope'.[10] Mascots were Dari, Haechi and Suri.[11]

Medal table[edit]

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

2015 IBSA World Championships and Games medal table
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)483531114
2 Ukraine (UKR)16111138
3 Iran (IRI)1561132
4 China (CHN)915933
5 South Korea (KOR)*911929
6 Azerbaijan (AZE)86317
7 Turkey (TUR)561223
8 Uzbekistan (UZB)52512
9 Japan (JPN)412723
10 Chinese Taipei (TPE)44210
11 Algeria (ALG)4127
12 Mexico (MEX)38516
13 Thailand (THA)3306
14 Mozambique (MOZ)3148
15 Czech Republic (CZE)3025
16 Poland (POL)24713
17 Canada (CAN)1225
 Finland (FIN)1225
19 Croatia (CRO)1214
20 Australia (AUS)1146
21 Malaysia (MAS)1135
22 Israel (ISR)1124
23 Bulgaria (BUL)1113
24 Hong Kong (HKG)1023
25 Georgia (GEO)1012
 Germany (GER)1012
 United States (USA)1012
28 Argentina (ARG)1001
 Lithuania (LTU)1001
 Netherlands (NED)1001
31 Venezuela (VEN)09413
32 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0325
33 Great Britain (GBR)0314
34 Italy (ITA)0112
 Spain (ESP)0112
36 Belarus (BLR)0101
 Mongolia (MGL)0101
38 Brazil (BRA)0066
39 Estonia (EST)0022
 India (IND)0022
41 France (FRA)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Indonesia (INA)0011
 Romania (ROU)0011
 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (45 entries)155154164473

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://ibsasport.org/ibsa-world-games/past-games/seoul-2015-ibsa-world-games/
  2. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2015-IBSA-World-Games-blind-football-results.pdf
  3. ^ https://ibsasport.org/ibsa-world-games/past-games/
  4. ^ https://ibsajudo.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2015-IBSA-World-Games-judo-results.pdf
  5. ^ https://goalball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Results-Goalball-Seoul-2015-IBSA-World-Games.pdf
  6. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championships-Seoul-2015-results.pdf
  7. ^ https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/events/seoul-2015-ibsa-world-games-and-world-championships
  8. ^ "IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  9. ^ KIM, EJ Monica (18 May 2015). "The 5th IBSA World Games ends in Seoul, Korea". ParaSport News. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Seoul 2015 IBSA World Games". IBSA. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ^ YOON, So-Jung (11 May 2015). "Seoul 2015 IBSA World Games open". Korea.net -- Gateway to Korea. Retrieved 25 April 2018.