The video, shown below, is designed to highlight the event set to take place from May 8 to 18, featuring clips and images of many of the sports on the programme, including athletics and swimming.

This comes as entry forms for the fifth edition of the quadrennial event, first held in Madrid in 1998, are undergoing final review before being sent out to all IBSA members countries over the next few days.

Organisers have also reminded member organisations that their athletes must be registered on the IBSA Sports Administration System in order to be eligible to compete, with more information available here. 



The World Games will feature around 1,000 blind and partially sighted athletes competing in ten disciplines: athletics, swimming, judo, goalball, blind football, partially sighted football, ten-pin bowling, showdown, powerlifting and chess.