Chairperson Ono of WGU Visits Organization committee
Of the 8th World Games in Taiwan 2009
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The World games are called, "The second Olympics", meet together by sports other than the athletic event of the Olympics, and are the festivals of worldwide sports played once every four years.
As for GB in the 6th World Games which in 2001 is held in Akita, Japan as a demonstration competition, first appearance. Five countries six teams participated, and the Japanese representative team won a gold medal.
The 8th World Games that would be held in Kaohsiung city in Taiwan in 2009, and Chairperson Kiyoko Ono of World GB Union visited Acting Mayor, Chi-Mai Chen of Kaohsiung on last August 18. The main purpose was to have asked the Mayor who served as organization committee's president concurrently for the adoption as the demonstration game of GB.
The reason for the 8th World Games is that there is hope that it is held in Chinese Taipei where the GB organization has been established, and it wants to request the participation adoption as the demonstration game again though it also refrained from a participation activity positive GB because it is not widespread in the host city in the 7th World Games (in Germany ) held in July this year.
In addition, Chairperson Ono visited National Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (sports ministry), Republic of China Sports Federation and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, explained spreading conditions and the effect of GB in foreign countries, and requested participation in World Games strongly.
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Chi-Mai Chen, Acting Mayor of Kaohsiung (right) and Kiyoko Ono, Chairperson of WGU
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Mr. Seieh, President of National Council and Kiyoko Ono |
The Japanese team that won a gold medal in 6th World Games |
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