The 4th Busan TAFISA World Sport for All Games will be held in Busan from September 26 through October 2, 2008. This ’World Sports Cultural Festival’ to be participated by approximately.10,000 players and officials from over 100 nations under the official patronage of the IOC.

TAFISA is comprised of 110 member nations organizations, including national councils and universities, which held the World Festival of Traditional Sports and Games every four years. Presently, it will be conducted in a way of Sports Cultural festival. to exhibit the traditional sports and culture of every nation along with new sports.

Significantly, for the first time the 4th TAFISA World Sport for All Games are officially patronized by the IOC. It can be subsequently recognized as an important international sports event realizing the Olympic spirit. The organizing committee has obtained the support from several international organizations such as WHO, UNESCO, and World Organizations in collaborative relationship with TAFISA, which will turn the event into the sports for All and cultural Olympics for the global village in 21st Century. beyond the existing frame of traditional game and sports.

The Busan event has adopted new Sports (e-sports and Xsports) which will enable it to be the world’s largest sports and cultural event integrated the traditional and future sports/culture beyond the barriers of age and generation.

Busan World TreX-Games in 2008 are comprised of traditional sports and games which will be participated by 20 nations or more in each event.

In addition the programmes like World 10 million walking day and Inline Skate Marathon will give us the opportunity to reconfirm the values of human coexistence and world peace through sports activities. These games uniting various civilization on one platform to make one and all aware of the depth, variety and values of Olympism to achieve the global peace in this hi tech century.

This new paradigm of sports festival will provide a unique chance to the spectators to enjoy the participation together along with the players which will surely distinguish the 4th Busan TAFISA World Sport For All Games 2008 from Olympics and World Games.

Meanwhile, World Forum on Sports, Education and Culture and sports leisure industrial fair, among others, will also be simultaneously as its associated events.