Kaohsiung's games have set precedents on many different fronts, with this year's event hosting the most countries and competitors, as well as being the World Games with the highest level of investment yet. In another break with the past, Kaohsiung is the first host city to build a brand new stadium specifically for the games, and President Ma is the first head of state to officially open the games.
此次高雄世運會，創下了多項第一：參賽國家數最多、代表團人數最多、投入金額最多，並打破慣例，特別為世運興建了大型主場館；而由國家元首代表宣布大會開始，也是前所未有的。