thumb|Openingsceremonie De achtste editie van de Wereldspelen vond plaats van 16 tot en met 26 juli 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Op de wereldspelen worden sporten beoefend die niet tijdens de Olympische Spelen aan bod komen.
Een recordaantal atleten uit 103 landen namen deel aan deze Wereldspelen. De Belgische delegatie behaalde zeven medailles, de Nederlandse equipe elf medailles.
Logo Het logo van deze Wereldspelen is gebaseerd op het eerste Chinese teken in de naam van de gaststad Kaohsiung. Het teken “kao” (高) betekent hoog of superieur. Het logo, bestaande uit een veelkleurig lint, probeert een sfeer van feestelijkheid en viering te creëren. De warme kleuren, oranje en magenta, aan de bovenkant en het groen en blauw aan de onderkant van het logo staan symbool voor de opkomende zon boven de oceaan. Ze spiegelen de gaststad Kaohsiung zeer goed: een gepassioneerde stad met veel zon en een bruisende metropool aan de zee.
Sporten Speelschema ● Openingsceremonie Wedstrijd(en) ● Finalewedstrijd(en) ● Sluitingsceremonie
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