Over 1,100 to compete in first World Indigenous Games
Over 1,100 to compete in first World Indigenous Games
2025-12-01
The 2025 World Indigenous Traditional Games will begin on Dec. 10, to be held over three days in Kaohsiung and Pingtung. About 1,100 participants from 10 countries including the Marshall Islands and Palau are competing in the enormous event, which will bring together indigenous peoples from around the world.
A flame symbolizing inheritance and connection is lit to indigenous song and dance, making the official start of the first-ever World Indigenous Traditional Games.
Over two weeks, the torch is to travel to 55 indigenous district offices around the country. The first World Indigenous Games are to be held from Dec. 10 to 12 in Pingtung and Kaohsiung. It’s also the first time Taiwan is hosting a traditional sporting event for indigenous peoples from around the world.
Ljaucu Zingrur
Minister of Indigenous Peoples
We’re not holding Olympics or Asian Games events. Here we’re doing tug-of-war and weightlifting, but with millet instead of barbells. And for the tug-of-war, there’s no weighting in. You just compete the traditional way, with however many people you have.
The Games are to feature 10 traditional events, including archery, music and dance, sawing, and tug-of-war. Aside from Taiwan, 28 teams are also coming from 10 countries, including the Marshall Islands and Palau, for a total of more than 1,100 competitors. It promises to be an indigenous event of unprecedented scale.
Ljaucu Zingrur
Minister of Indigenous Peoples
There are so many nations in the South Pacific. I thought, why not hold a traditional sporting event hosted in Taiwan? That would carry special significance.
Hopefully through the light of the flame and hosting of the Games, it would not only promote the continuation of indigenous cultures, but also showcase the spirit, artistry, and culture of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples to the world.
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世界原住民族運動會將登場 逾1100名國際選手齊聚
2025-12-01
2025 世界原住民族傳統運動會將於下個月10號開始，一連三天在高雄、屏東正式登場，將有來自馬紹爾、帛琉等10個國家，共約1100名選手參與，展現前所未有的國際原住民族交流規模。
原住民歌舞表演為活動揭開序幕，象徵傳承與連結的聖火正式點燃，宣告第一屆國際原住民族賽會即將正式登場。
長達兩星期的聖火傳遞，將前往55個全國原住民族區公所。首屆世界原住民族傳統運動會，將於12月10日到12日，在屏東及高雄盛大舉行，是台灣首次主辦國際級原住民族傳統運動盛會。
[[原民會主委 曾智勇Ljaucu‧Zingrur]]
“我們比的不是奧運、亞運的項目，我們比的是拔河還有舉重，舉重不是舉槓鈴是舉小米，拔河沒有量體重，你有幾個人就比幾個人，傳統的拔河。”
競賽共設置傳統射箭、傳統樂舞、鋸木、拔河等10項原住民族傳統項目。除了台灣，還將有來自馬紹爾、帛琉等10個國家共28支隊伍，超過1100名選手參與，展現前所未有的國際原住民族交流規模。
[[原民會主委 曾智勇Ljaucu‧Zingrur]]
“南島這麼多的國家，南太平洋，我就想，我們來辦一個傳統競技運動會，由我們台灣來辦，這個意義不一樣。”
期盼藉由聖火的光芒與運動會的舉辦，不僅促進原住民族文化傳承，也讓台灣原住民族的精神、藝術與文化能被世界看見。
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