Newsweek names The World Games 2022 Birmingham one of “22 Great Things that will take place in 2022”
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Birmingham is expecting tons of new things for the upcoming year including The World Games 2022 Birmingham (TWG2022). People from all around the globe will be gathering here, in Birmingham, to watch and compete in this elite sport competition. Sounds great, right? Newsweek thinks so too—they named TWG2022 one of 22 Great Things that will take place in 2022.
TWG2022 is bringing greatness to The Magic City
Recently, Birmingham was chosen as one of the 22 Best Places to go in 2022 by Conde Nast Traveler magazine, partially thanks to our city hosting TWG2022. Now, the competition has been declared as one of 22 Great Things that will take place in the upcoming year.
What exactly is The World Games? It is the new generation of global sport competition welcoming elite athletes from all over the world. 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries get to compete for gold in 34 unique, multi-disciplinary sports that include:
- Artistic sports
- Ball sports
- Martial arts
- Precision sports
- Strength sports
- Trend sports
TWG2022 Birmingham will take place from Thursday, July 7, 2022 to Sunday, July 17, 2022—marking the 40th anniversary of the event. It is estimated to generate $256 million in economic impact.
Birmingham has been welcoming TWG2022 with open arms
World Games 2021 Mural. Photo via The Waites Birmingham Instagram 
TWG2022 + Hibbett City Gear have a mural at Pepper Place. Photo via Nathan Watson for Bham Now 
The World Games Are Coming sign at Crossplex. Photo via Pat Byington for Bham Now
We already know about the great things happening in Birmingham, and it’s an even greater feeling to see others recognizing it as well.
“Another major global news organization is identifying The World Games 2022 as one of the biggest events in the world that shouldn’t be missed. If you want to see the world’s fastest growing, most exciting sports like lacrosse, kickboxing, parkour, waterski jumping and wakeboarding, along with recent Olympians competing again for gold in softball, karate, sport climbing and more, you will witness history at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham this coming July.”
Nick Sellers, CEO, The World Games 2022 Birmingham
Want to see over 3,000 athletes from around the world compete in Birmingham? Tickets are still available.
You can learn more about TWG2022 here.
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