2nd Information Letter World Games 2022
Host City/Country:
Birmingham/Alabama/USA
Competition Days:
Friday 8th, Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th, July 2022
Schedule:
Jetlag day:
Venue:
BJCC Concert Hall, Downtown
- Same setup like in Wroclaw
- Capacity up to 3500 – 4000 spectators
Tuesday 5th July
(arrival of all participants out of North
America)
Arrival day:
Wednesday 6th July
Training day:
6/7th July
Opening WG:
Thursday 7th July Main Stadium
Preparations 18:00 – Opening 20:00
Competition days: 8th -10th
Departure day:
11th
#1+2 Venue Inside; #3 Entrance Area; #4 Plaza in front of Venue
Benefits:
• In the city center
• Next to the official hotel (Sheraton) where all VIP stay – connected via Sky Walk
• Main Media Center in same building
• Big Plaza in front of the Venue – also for sports demonstration
Next to the venue are several restaurants and bars; this will be one of the main streets
during the World Games
Provisional Lifting Schedule World Games 2022 (final approval in January 2022)
Day
Friday, 08.07.2022
Saturday,
09.07.2022
Sunday, 10.07.22
Weigh-in
Time
Victory
End Ceremony
10:00
13:00
13:15
16:30
16:45
20:00
20:15
08:00-09:30
11:30-13:00
15:00-16:30
Men/Women
Opening
Women
Men
Women
Category
Ceremony
Lightweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Start
09:30
10:00
13:30
17:00
08:00-09:30
11:30-13:00
15:00-16:30
Men
Women
Men
10:00 13:00
13:30 16:30
17:00 20:00
13:15
16:45
20:15
09:00-10:30
Women
11:00 14:00
14:15
12:30-14:00
Men
Banquet
Middleweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Super
Heavyweight
Super
Heavyweight
14:30 17:30
20:00
17:45
Accommodation:
ALL lifters, Extra Officials and Officials will stay at the
University Campus from the University of Alabama (UAB)
Link UAB: https://uab.edu/home/
10 Minutes with Shuttle Service to the Venue
Lifters will be accommodated for free in double rooms!
Big Cantina for Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Rooms: Double Rooms with 2 big beds connected via a door
with another double room; both rooms will share a
big living room.
For Extra Officials there are two options (single or double
Room)
OPTION 1 – Accreditation + Athletes’ Village Accommodation – Single EUR 180.00 per
person/day
Includes the following:
• Accommodation in a single room at the Athletes’ Village
• Accreditation ID card which allows access to venues, the Athletes’ Village, Opening and
Closing Ceremonies
according to the access levels which are established for the cardholder by IWGA and the BOC
• 3 meals per day at the catering center on the campus of the Athletes’ Village
• Transportation within The Games transportation network (airport, venues, Athletes’
Village, TWG Plaza)
OPTION 2 – Accreditation + Athletes’ Village Accommodation – Double EUR 120.00 per
person/day
Includes the following:
• Accommodation in a double (shared) room at the Athletes’ Village
• Accreditation ID card which allows access to venues, the Athletes’ Village, Opening and
Closing Ceremonies
according to the access levels which are established for the cardholder by IWGA and the BOC
• 3 meals per day at the catering center on the campus of the Athletes’ Village
• Transportation within The Games transportation network (airport, venues, Athletes’
Village, TWG Plaza)
Airport:
The local airport is the Birmingham Airport BMH. This airport can be reached via Chicago,
Atlanta, Denver, Huston, Miami. The local recommends fly in via Huston or Miami.
The airport is not too big and a very “user friendly” one, as well as it is only about 15
minutes’ drive to downtown (Hotel and Venue).
Competition Manager:
Emanuel Scheiber
Venue Manager:
Christine Myers
Spotter and Loaders:
Professional Spotter and Loader Team selected from the IPF
Equipment:
ELEIKO equipment (15 sets). ELEIKO will have again a special branding of the equipment
like in Poland 2017.
Additional Information:
The lifters quota is 96 (48 male 48 Female)
The number of Officials is 23 (excl. President and Secretary General)