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| VI World Games | |
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| Host city | Akita,  Japan |
| Nations participating | 92 |
| Athletes participating | 3,200 |
| Events | 169 in 31 sports |
| Opening ceremony | August 16 |
| Closing ceremony | August 26 |
| Officially opened by | Atsuko Toyama |
| Athlete's Oath | Doumu Narita and Mero Narita |
| Main Stadium | Akita Yabase Athletics Stadium |
The sixth World Games were held in 2001 in Akita, Japan.
Sports
Official sports
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Medal count
 Medals statistics by nation |
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| Rank | Nation | Official sports | Demonstration sports | ||||||
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 |  Russia |
24 | 15 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States |
15 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |  France |
12 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Germany |
10 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Australia |
10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  Italy |
9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Japan(Host) |
9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 |  Spain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom |
3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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