Discontinued Multi-Sport Games
We have a list of hundreds of international multi-sports games, though many more have come and gone. Here is a list of many large-scale sporting games that are no longer held. I have now decided to join this list with current events, so check out the complete list of multi-sport events past and present. For multi-sport games from earlier than 20th century, see of list of ancient games.
List of Discontinued Multi-Sport Games
- Academic Olympia
- African Francophone Games for the Handicapped (JAPHAF Games): 1994-2009
- African Military Games: 2002
- Afro-Asian Games — was an international sporting event between African and Asian countries held in 2003.
- AGBU Games: European, South American and World Games events for Armenian people around the world. Held from 1955 to 2012.
- ALBA Games: a multi-sport event organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, held from 2005-2011.
- Arab Games for the Handicapped (also called the Arab Paralympics)
- Arab School Games — sporting event for school children, held from 1949-2012.
- Arafura Games — hosted in Darwin, Australia, for nearby nations. (discontinued)
- Argentina Centennial Games - held in 1909 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Asian Sports Festival
- Australian Games
- Black Sea Games — for nations bordering the Black Sea, held just once in 2007.
- Britain's Festival of Sport
- Commonwealth Paraplegic Games — held alongside the Commonwealth Games from 1962 to 1974.
- Commonwealth Winter Games — winter version of the Commonwealth Games, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland from 1958-1966
- Counter Olympics
- Far East Championships
- Festival of the Empire
- Games of the New Emerging Forces / GANEFO Games
- Friendships and Peace Games
- Gorge Games
- Goodwill Games
- Hapoel Games
- Indian Empire Games
- Inter-Allied Games
- International Sports Invitational
- Islamic Games
- Kingdom Games — a multi-sport event held every two years between the youth of the countries that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Latin American Games
- New Zealand Games
- Pacific Ocean Games
- Pan-American Exposition
- Pan-American Winter Games
- Qatar Sports International
- SCFA Summer Spartakiade
- SCFA Winter Spartakiade
- Small Olympiad of Escaped Prisoners of War
- South African Games
- Spartakiad - an international sports event sponsored by the Soviet Union, held from 1928 to 1937.
- Western Asiatic Games
- Winter Goodwill Games
- Women's Athletic and Swimming Games
- World Festival of Sport
- World Nature Games
- World Peace Games / Jeux Mondiaux de la Paix
If you know of others that should be listed here, let me know.
Related Pages
- Complete list of multi-sport events
- About International Multi-Sport Events
- Ancient Multi-Sport Games
- Olympic Games
- Extinct Sports — ancient and discontinued sports
- Calendar of Sporting Events
- Multi-Sport Events (Games) Calendar
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