Opening Ceremony

Dr. Jackie Huang 

For 10 days in July Dr. Jackie Huang of Kaohsiung, Taiwan was a member of the Federation International du Chiropractique du Sport (FICS) team of 28 chiropractors serving over 5,000 athletes from 103 countries at the 8th World Games held in her home city. The World Games, part of the Olympic movement and using the 5 rings, feature 31 sports seeking entry to the main Olympics, such as archery, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, rugby sevens and other ball sports.

The International World Games Association has confirmed that chiropractic will once again be a core service for the next World Games to be held in Cali, Columbia in 2013. For a full report on the World Games, and an interview with Dr. Jackie Huang, go to the September 2009 News at Publications at www.fics-sport.org.