Over 1,100 to compete in first World Indigenous Games｜Taiwan News

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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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