International Children's Games
The International Children's Games is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event held every year where children from cities around the world and between the ages of 12 and 15 participate in a variety of sports and cultural activities.
History
The Slovenian sports instructor Metod Klemenc founded the International Children's Games in 1968 with the aim of promoting peace and friendship through sports to the world's youth. He organised the first International Children's Games and Cultural Festival in 1968 with the participation of teams from nine European cities.Since that time, 37,000 children aged 12 to 15 have been in competition at 47 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games. 411 different cities, 86 countries and all 5 continents have participated. The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival has become the world's largest international multi-sport youth games, and is a recognised member of the International Olympic Committee.
The 53rd Summer edition of the International Children's Games was held in Ufa, Russia from 10 to 13 July 2019.
The 54th Summer edition scheduled for 30 June to 5 July 2020 in Kecskemét, Hungary was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Locations
Summer Games
| Games | Year | Host City | Host Nation |
| 1 | 1968 | Celje | |
| 2 | 1970 | Udine | |
| 3 | 1972 | Graz | |
| 4 | 1974 | Murska Sobota | |
| 5 | 1974 | Darmstadt | |
| 6 | 1976 | Murska Sobota | |
| 7 | 1976 | Geneva | |
| 8 | 1978 | Ravne na Koroskem | |
| 9 | 1980 | Lausanne | |
| 10 | 1982 | Darmstadt | |
| 11 | 1983 | Troyes | |
| 12 | 1983 | Murska Sobota | |
| 13 | 1984 | Geneva | |
| 14 | 1985 | Granollers | |
| 15 | 1986 | Lausanne | |
| 16 | 1987 | Graz | |
| 17 | 1988 | Szombathely | |
| 18 | 1989 | Andorra | |
| 19 | 1990 | Uzgorod | |
| 20 | 1991 | Bratislava | |
| 21 | 1992 | Geneva | |
| 22 | 1993 | Darmstadt | |
| 23 | 1994 | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| 24 | 1994 | Slovenj Gradec | |
| 25 | 1995 | Celje | |
| 26 | 1996 | Sopron | |
| 27 | 1997 | Sparta | |
| 28 | 1998 | Logroño | |
| 29 | 1999 | Medias | |
| 30 | 1999 | Velenje | |
| 31 | 1999 | Český Krumlov | |
| 32 | 2000 | Hamilton | |
| 33 | 2001 | Szombathely | |
| 34 | 2002 | Płock | |
| 35 | 2002 | Taipei | |
| 36 | 2003 | Graz | |
| 37 | 2003 | Patras | |
| 38 | 2004 | Cleveland | |
| 39 | 2005 | Coventry | |
| 40 | 2006 | Bangkok | |
| 41 | 2007 | Reykjavík | |
| 42 | 2008 | San Francisco | |
| 43 | 2009 | Athens | |
| 44 | 2010 | Manama | |
| 45 | 2011 | Lanarkshire | |
| 46 | 2012 | Daegu | |
| 47 | 2013 | Windsor, Ontario | |
| 48 | 2014 | Lake Macquarie | |
| 49 | 2015 | Alkmaar | |
| 50 | 2016 | New Taipei | |
| 51 | 2017 | Kaunas | |
| 52 | 2018 | Jerusalem | |
| 53 | 2019 | Ufa | |
| 54 | 2020 | Kecskemét,cancelled because of COVID-2019 pandemic | |
| 55 | 2021 | Daegu |
Winter Games
| Games | Year | Host City | Host Nation |
| 1 | 1994 | Ravne na Koroškem | |
| 2 | 1995 | Prakovce and Helcmanovce | |
| 3 | 1999 | Maribor | |
| 4 | 2009 | Montreux and Vevey | |
| 5 | 2011 | Kelowna | |
| 6 | 2013 | Ufa | |
| 7 | 2016 | Innsbruck | |
| 8 | 2019 | Lake Placid | |
| 9 | 2021 | Pyeongchang |