2013 World Combat Games

II World Combat Games
Host city	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nations participating	97 + World Team
Events	135 in 15 sports
Opening ceremony	October 18, 2013
Closing ceremony	October 26, 2013
Officially opened by	Vladimir Putin
Main venue	Petrovsky Stadium

The 2013 World Combat Games was held in St. Petersburg, Russia, from October 18 to 26, 2013.

Venues

Venue Name	Sports
SCC Peterburg (Hall )	Aikido,Judo,Wrestling
SCC Peterburg (Hall 2)	Fencing,Kendo,Sumo,
Yubileiny (Arena 1)	Jujitsu, Kickboxing, Savate
Yubileiny (Arena 2)	Boxing, Kickboxing, Muaythai
Spartak	Karate, Sambo, Taekwondo, Wushu

Schedule

OC	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	D	Demo	1	Event finals	CC	Closing ceremony

October	18 Fri	19 Sat	20 Sun	21 Mon	22 Tue	23 Wed	24 Thu	25 Fri	26 Sat	Gold Medal
Ceremonies	OC								CC
Aikido				D	D
Boxing			●		●		13			13
Fencing							2	2	2	6
Judo		1	1							2
Ju-jitsu							9	9		18
Karate			6	6						12
Kendo				4	2					6
Kickboxing				●		●		12		12
Muaythai		●		●		11				11
Sambo	3	3								6
Savate		●	3		8					11
Sumo	4	4								8
Taekwondo						●	2			2
Wrestling						5	5	5		15
Wushu								●	13	13
Total Gold Medal	7	8	10	10	10	16	31	28	15	135
Cumulative Total	7	15	25	35	45	61	92	120	135
October	18 Fri	19 Sat	20 Sun	21 Mon	22 Tue	23 Wed	24 Thu	25 Fri	26 Sat	Gold Medal

Games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was officially opened on October 18, 2013 at 20:30-22:00 local time.

Sports

Compared to the 5 sports and 38 events in the Olympic Games, the 2013 Combat Games featured 15 sports and 135 events throughout the 9 days of the competition, with added disciplines in some events. The 2013 Combat Games comprised more sports and events than the last one, as 12 sports and 136 events were in 2010. Fencing and Savate made their debut at these Games. Aikido, however, is the sole demonstration sport here.^[1]

Participating nations

A total of 97 national teams came to compete in these Games. The number of athletes for each nation are in the brackets. However, a World Team was created for all three team wrestling events.

Afghanistan (1)
Algeria (3)
Argentina (12)
Armenia (1)
Australia (17)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (14)
Belarus (17)
Belgium (11)
Bolivia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (36)
Bulgaria (17)
Canada (22)
Chile (7)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (9)
Congo (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (14)
Cuba (7)
Cyprus (1)
Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (8)

Egypt (13)
El Salvador (2)
Estonia (5)
Finland (9)
France (71)
Georgia (9)
Germany (24)
Great Britain (14)
Greece (6)
Guatemala (2)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (12)
Hungary (20)
India (6)
Indonesia (4)
Iraq (5)
Ireland (6)
Iran (35)
Israel (6)
Italy (46)
Japan (45)
Jordan (4)
Kazakhstan (20)
Kyrgyzstan (13)

Latvia (2)
Lebanon (4)
Libya (1)
Lithuania (3)
Luxembourg (2)
Madagascar (6)
Malaysia (8)
Mauritius (2)
Mexico (11)
Mongolia (19)
Montenegro (1)
Morocco (20)
Netherlands (14)
New Zealand (15)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (4)
China (35)
Peru (1)
Poland (30)
Portugal (4)
South Korea (34)
Moldova (4)
Romania (16)
Russia (172) Host

Senegal (7)
Serbia (16)
Singapore (6)
Slovakia (4)
Slovenia (10)
South Africa (8)
Spain (19)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (16)
Switzerland (6)
Tajikistan (3)
Thailand (9)
Togo (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Tunisia (6)
Turkey (17)
Ukraine (53)
United States (48)
Uruguay (7)
Uzbekistan (20)
Venezuela (22)
Vietnam (9)

Reference: 2013 World Combat Games List of Participating Countries (Click the "Athletes" tab for the list)

Medal table

Key:

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Final medal tally below.^[2]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	47	20	26	93
2	France	12	8	9	29
3	Japan	11	5	4	20
4	Iran	6	4	7	17
5	China	5	6	6	17
6	Ukraine	4	16	14	34
7	Italy	3	10	4	17
8	Hungary	3	4	1	8
9	South Korea	3	2	5	10
10	Thailand	3	2	2	7
11	Azerbaijan	3	1	2	6
12	Poland	2	1	8	11
13	Egypt	2	1	4	7
14	Croatia	2	1	2	5
14	Great Britain	2	1	2	5
16	Ireland	2	1	1	4
17	Mexico	2	0	1	3
18	Norway	2	0	0	2
19	United States	1	4	10	15
20	Romania	1	3	5	9
21	Germany	1	3	3	7
22	Mongolia	1	3	2	6
23	Turkey	1	2	7	10
24	Brazil	1	2	6	9
25	Serbia	1	2	4	7
26	Belarus	1	2	3	6
26	Sweden	1	2	3	6
28	Israel	1	1	2	4
28	Uzbekistan	1	1	2	4
30	Austria	1	1	0	2
30	Estonia	1	1	0	2
32	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	5	6
32	Venezuela	1	0	5	6
34	Netherlands	1	0	2	3
35	Belgium	1	0	1	2
35	Lithuania	1	0	1	2
37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1
	Indonesia	1	0	0	1
	Peru	1	0	0	1
40	Spain	0	3	0	3
40	World Team	0	3	0	3
42	Bulgaria	0	2	5	7
43	Canada	0	2	4	6
44	Republic of the Congo	0	2	0	2
45	Hong Kong	0	1	5	6
46	Australia	0	1	2	3
	Colombia	0	1	2	3
	Jordan	0	1	2	3
	Morocco	0	1	2	3
	Slovenia	0	1	2	3
51	Malaysia	0	1	1	2
	Moldova	0	1	1	2
	Vietnam	0	1	1	2
54	Armenia	0	1	0	1
	Denmark	0	1	0	1
	Latvia	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
58	Finland	0	0	3	3
58	South Africa	0	0	3	3
60	Kazakhstan	0	0	2	2
61	Algeria	0	0	1	1
	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Cuba	0	0	1	1
	Georgia	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1
	New Zealand	0	0	1	1
	Singapore	0	0	1	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Tunisia	0	0	1	1
Total (69 NOCs)		135	135	203	473

References

External links

Official Site

World Combat Games

Beijing 2010 Saint Petersburg 2013 TBA 2018 TBA 2022

Events at the 2013 World Combat Games (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Aikido (demonstration sport) Boxing Fencing Judo Jujutsu Karate Kendo Kickboxing Muay Thai Sambo Savate Sumo Taekwondo Wrestling Wushu

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