| THE WORLD GAMES 2022 SEE TEAM USA & ALABAMA’S HALEY McCLENEY GO FOR THE GOLD MEDAL In July 2022, The World Games will be held in Alabama and the softball competition will take place at the Hoover Met. The silver medalists from this week’s Tokyo Olympics, Team USA, will compete next year for both a Gold Medal and a Softball World Championship. Tickets are selling fast! You don’t want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity. |
| SPORT | DATE | START TIME | END TIME | ROUND | SESSIONS | VENUES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTBALL | July 9, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 9, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 10, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 10, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 11, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 11, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 12, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 12, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 13, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 13, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 13, 2022 | 7:00 PM | 9:10 PM | Final | 1 Game | Hoover Met Stadium |
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HISTORY OF SOFTBALL
Softball, a variation of baseball, is a team sport. Each team has nine players, and the game takes place over seven innings. Typically, the game moves at a faster pace than baseball. During each inning, the teams will take turns batting, then occupying the field. Each base is 60 feet apart and the entire infield is made of dirt. The object of the game is to score more runs (points) than the other team by batting (hitting) a ball into play and running around the bases, touching each one in succession. In each inning, a team bats until three batters have been declared out.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
- United States
POPULAR COUNTRIES
- Australia, China, Europe, Japan, New Zealand, United States
2017 WORLD GAMES CHAMPION (COUNTRY)
- N/A
EDITIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE WORLD GAMES
- 2
| DATE | START TIME | END TIME | ROUND | SESSIONS | VENUES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTBALL | July 9, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 9, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 10, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 10, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 11, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 11, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 12, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 12, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 13, 2022 | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 13, 2022 | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Qualifying | 2 Games | Hoover Met Stadium |
| SOFTBALL | July 13, 2022 | 7:00 PM | 9:10 PM | Final | 1 Game | Hoover Met Stadium |
THE WORLD GAMES
The World Games is an extraordinary, international sports event held every four years, in the year following each Summer Olympic Games. Staged over 11 days, The Games represents the pinnacle of competition for 3,600 of the world’s best athletes in 30+ unique, multi-disciplinary sports. The World Games generates worldwide exposure for participating sports and provides a highly visible stage on which athletes from more than 100 countries compete for gold.
More than 600 medals will be awarded to the competing athletes, including 200 gold medals for the ultimate champions in each discipline. The World Games 2022 will be held in Birmingham, Alabama from July 7-17, 2022, generating an estimated economic impact of $256 million for the city. Marking The World Games’ 40th anniversary, this will be the first edition of the event to be hosted in the United States since the inaugural World Games in Santa Clara, California, in 1981.
The World Games is led by the International World Games Association (IWGA), a non-profit organization that is composed of 37 International Sports Federations and recognized by The International Olympic Committee (IOC).