title: International Children's Games
text: The International Children's Games (ICG) 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 International School Games were born in 1968 in Yugoslavia, thanks to the impulse of the Slovenian sports promoter Metod Klemenc, with the aim of promoting peace and friendship among young people through sport. Since 1990 they have been protected by the International Olympic Committee.
  
  1,600 boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 15 from 70 cities in 37 countries, such as the US, China, Australia or Germany participate in this competition every year.
  
  The most recent edition of the International Children's Games was held in Coventry, England from 11 to 16 August 2022.
  
  Locations
  
  Summer Games
  
  Winter Games
  
  See also
  Youth Olympic Games (ages 14–18)
  
  References
  
  External links
   Official International Children's Games Website
   New Taipeh International Children's Games 2016
   Inssbruch International Children's Winter Games 2016 
   Alkmaar International Children's Games 2015
   Lake Macquarie International Children's Games 2014 
   Ufa International Children's Winter Games 2013
   Windsor-Essex International Children's Games 2013 
   Lanarkshire International Children's Games 2011 (archived)
   Kelowna International Children's Winter Games 2011
    Athens International Children's Games 2009
  
  Children's sport
  Multi-sport events
  International Olympic Committee
  Recurring sporting events established in 1968