Gustaf V of Sweden on his way to the opening ceremonyKinue Hitomi, winner of the long jump event
The 1926 Women's World Games (Swedish II. Internationella kvinnliga idrottsspelen, French 2èmes jeux féminins mondiaux ) were the second regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between 27[1] – 29 August[2][3] at the Slottsskogsvallen Stadium in Gothenburg.[4][5]
The games were attended by 100 participants from 9 nations:[5] Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France,[1] Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. Kinue Hitomi was the sole participant from Japan, she won the long jump with a new world record, she also won the standing long jump, came second place in discus, third in 100 yards, fifth in 60 metres and sixth in 250 metres putting Japan in fifth place single-handedly.[3][4]
The tournament was opened with an olympic style ceremony,[2] the opening speech was held by Mary von Sydow (wife of Oscar von Sydow). The games attended an audience of 20,000 spectators and several world records were set.[2][5]
nb Each athlete in the shot put and javelin throw events threw using their right hand, then their left. Their final mark was the total of the best mark with their right-handed throw and the best mark with their left-handed throw.
^ abBuchanan, Ian (2000). "Asia's First Female Olympian"(PDF). Journal of Olympic History (September). International Society of Olympic Historians: 22–23. Archived from the original(PDF) on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
^ abQuintillan, Ghislaine (February–March 2000). "Alice Milliat and the Women's Games"(PDF). Olympic Review (XXVI-31). International Olympic Committee: 27–28. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
