The World Medical and Health Games are back in Ireland for 36th anniversary!

After 20 years, the World Medical and Health Games are back in Limerick from July 18 to 25 thanks to the support of "Failte Ireland" the Irish tourism authority. Actually every year about 1,800 doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, and other health professionals from more than 40 countries meet in 20 sport competitions during the "MEDIGAMES", Olympic games dedicated to those professions.

The Olympic village, located in the University of Limerick, will be the headquarters of this event where conviviality, friendship, fairplay and pleasure are the keywords every year. As usual, some innovation will be integrated. Among sports, tag rugby and open water swimming (3 and 5km) will be added to our programme in 2015. For the 1st time, the MEDIGAMES kids will allow participants' children to take part to their own competition by participating to sport initiations such as Athletics, Judo, Rugby and Field Hockey.

Finally an International Sport Medicine Symposium will also be organised during the MEDIGAMES, dealing with the following themes:

  • Nutrition and Sport
  • Aging and Physical Activity
  • Oral Health and Sport

In 2014, this medical congress was accredited by the European Union of Medical Specialists. A great occasion to meet and exchange thanks to sports!

Further information can be found at www.medigames.com