| 1 | 2005 | United StatesHistory1998 IBSA World GamesThe inaugural 1998 sports event was held in Madrid, Spain for athletics, swimming, goalball and judo for the blind and vision-impaired.2003 IBSA World GamesThe 2003 Quebec, Canada event included five-a-side football, goalball and judo, other disciplines have been added to the event. Blind athletes were able to compete in the following sports: powerlifting, ten-pin and nine-pin bowling, biathlon, alpine skiing, archery, showdown, swimming, shooting, torball, Nordic skiing, athletics and cycling. Although a lot of winter sports were added to the list such as skiing, but also bowling and many others, but was held in five sports: Swimming, athletics, goalball, judo, and powerlifting.The 2007 IBSA World Games was held from 28 July to 8 August in São Paulo, Brazil. The sports were powerlifting, judo, goalball, football, swimming, and athletics.2011 IBSA World GamesThe 2011 Antalya, Turkey sports were athletics, chess, futsal B1, futsal B2/B3, goalball, judo, powerlifting, swimming.The 2015 IBSA World Games was held from 8 to 18 June 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.2019 IBSA World GamesNominations for the host nation for the 2019 IBSA World Games was called on 3 March 2017. It was not possible to find a host nation able to cater for all the sports. Instead the IBSA Goalball and Judo Paralympic Games qualifying tournaments were held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America in June–July 2019, in conjunction with the federation's four-yearly international general assembly.2023 IBSA World GamesIn May 2020, British Blind Sport and the University of Birmingham, England was announced as the host city, for 18–27 August 2023. There were ten sports, including goalball which was held in Coventry.2027 IBSA World GamesThe host nation was announced in November 2024 for Tashkent, under the auspices of the Uzbekistan National Paralympic Committee.
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