The 2015 IBSA World Games was held from 8 to 18 June 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The moment after a Sweden player throws the ball, his arm is still extended as the ball crosses the high ball line. Behind him, a defender is ready on hands and knees to intercept a return ball.
Sweden men's goalball team throwing against Turkey at the 2015 IBSA World Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Sports

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It included competitions in ten sports:[8]

Venues were scattered around the city, including opening and closing ceremonies at the Jamsil Arena. About 1626 athletes competed from fifty-seven countries.[9] The event motto was 'See with Passion, Run with Hope'.[10] Mascots were Dari, Haechi and Suri.[11]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (South Korea)

2015 IBSA World Championships and Games medal table
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)483531114
2  Ukraine (UKR)16111138
3  Iran (IRI)1561132
4  China (CHN)915933
5  South Korea (KOR)*911929
6  Azerbaijan (AZE)86317
7  Turkey (TUR)561223
8  Uzbekistan (UZB)52512
9  Japan (JPN)412723
10  Chinese Taipei (TPE)44210
11  Algeria (ALG)4127
12  Mexico (MEX)38516
13  Thailand (THA)3306
14  Mozambique (MOZ)3148
15  Czech Republic (CZE)3025
16  Poland (POL)24713
17  Canada (CAN)1225
  Finland (FIN)1225
19  Croatia (CRO)1214
20  Australia (AUS)1146
21  Malaysia (MAS)1135
22  Israel (ISR)1124
23  Bulgaria (BUL)1113
24  Hong Kong (HKG)1023
25  Georgia (GEO)1012
  Germany (GER)1012
  United States (USA)1012
28  Argentina (ARG)1001
  Lithuania (LTU)1001
  Netherlands (NED)1001
31  Venezuela (VEN)09413
32  Kazakhstan (KAZ)0325
33  Great Britain (GBR)0314
34  Italy (ITA)0112
  Spain (ESP)0112
36  Belarus (BLR)0101
  Mongolia (MGL)0101
38  Brazil (BRA)0066
39  Estonia (EST)0022
  India (IND)0022
41  France (FRA)0011
  Hungary (HUN)0011
  Indonesia (INA)0011
  Romania (ROU)0011
  Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (45 entries)155154164473

References

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  1. ^ "Seoul 2015: IBSA World Games".
  2. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2015-IBSA-World-Games-blind-football-results.pdf
  3. ^ "Past Games".
  4. ^ https://ibsajudo.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2015-IBSA-World-Games-judo-results.pdf
  5. ^ https://goalball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Results-Goalball-Seoul-2015-IBSA-World-Games.pdf
  6. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championships-Seoul-2015-results.pdf
  7. ^ https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/events/seoul-2015-ibsa-world-games-and-world-championships
  8. ^ "IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  9. ^ KIM, EJ Monica (18 May 2015). "The 5th IBSA World Games ends in Seoul, Korea". ParaSport News. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Seoul 2015 IBSA World Games". IBSA. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ^ YOON, So-Jung (11 May 2015). "Seoul 2015 IBSA World Games open". Korea.net -- Gateway to Korea. Retrieved 25 April 2018.