Affiliated with the Olympic Games, the World Games are held every four years, one year after each Summer Olympics. This year's games are host to a total of 33 official events- including five "performance" events like gymnastics and trampoline-and six invitational events.
同屬「奧運」家族的世運會，每 4 年（奧運後一年）舉辦一次。今年的高雄世運，共計有 26 項正式比賽、5 項邀請賽，以及 6 項表演賽。