The 2023 edition of the Paris World Games takes place in a little more than three weeks in Paris, France (9th-15th July). It will see the participation of teams and referees from all over Europe and the World.
This year’s referees group sees the participation of 93 match officials coming from 25 different countries, including nations as far away as Australia and Japan. 5 major continents and 4 confederations are represented for what is a truly global event. Hereโs a full list in order of group size:
France ๐ซ๐ท – 11 referees
Bezzou, Adam
Bonnefous, Alex
Bouzrara, Salah
Goara, Ilyes
Goara, Jibran
Kone, Amara
Lebas, Anais
Morgan, Benjamin
Rogel, Adrien
Thegat, Aymane
Turquois, Lise
Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 11 referees
Baer, Lars
Ilic, Nemanja
Kruger, Danny
Kruger, Paskal
Kuba, Tobias
Latuska, Anton
Plechinger, Florian
Sechi, Patrick
Sirwan Ahmed, Nowa
Tenger, Tim Niklas
Vukovic, Mirko
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ – 10 referees
Bussey, Mason
Chalmers, Charlie
Clifford, Edward
Davis, Cameron
Derry, Erin
Salah, Adam
Walters, Rohan
Whittall, Joshua
Woodyatt, Daniel
Wright, Sam
Belgium ๐ง๐ช – 8 referees
Abdellah, Calvin
Laloux, Achilles
Peeters, Jelle
Pierre, Tom
Serrien, Ruben
Tilkin, Simon
Van der Meulen, Stijn
van Geyssel, Arthur
Romania ๐ท๐ด – 7 referees
Beti, Stefan
Gherman, Razvan
Isac, Iustin
Somlea, Teo
Susca, Andreea
Susca, Nicoleta
Toma Dumitrescu, Mircea
Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ – 5 referees
Bouman, Max
Kerkhof, Jasper
Stoffels, Nemo
van Der Pas, Bram
van ‘t Hof, Julius
Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 5 referees
Edung, Theo
Fredriksson, Simon
Jurayev, Sardor
Kabakibi, Gaith
Kopparberg, Agaton
United States of America ๐บ๐ธ – 5 referees
Alvarez, Jesus
Braunwalder, James
Schietroma, Timothy
Sparks, Jared
Spichak, Pavel
Australia ๐ฆ๐บ – 4 referees
Bonnitcha, Lucas
Faircloth, Daniel
Papadakis, Daniel
Van Diesen, Courtney
Georgia ๐ฌ๐ช – 3 referees
Eloshvili, Elene
Sharashenidze, Mzeko
Tsulaia, Sopo
Hungary ๐ญ๐บ – 3 referees
Huszka, Daniel
Kis, Benedek
Kiss, Dominik
Japan ๐ฏ๐ต – 3 referees
Ishida, Masato
Horie, Koki
Nagai, Ikumi
Spain ๐ช๐ธ – 3 referees
Canibano Arias
Moral, Rodrigo
Pelaez Ramos, Paula
Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 2 referees
Barth, Tizian
Mayrhofer, Jonas
Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ – 2 referees
Omejc Burger, Miha
Prelog, Blaz
Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 2 referees
Benoit, Hugo
Iannarella, Matthias
Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 1 referee
McKay, Ian
Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 1 referee
Lehtimaki, Elli-Maija
Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ – 1 referee
Hesham, Mohamed
Estonia ๐ช๐ช – 1 referee
Liesment, Liisa
Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ – 1 referee
Bautista, Oziel
Poland ๐ต๐ฑ – 1 referee
Pajaczkowski, Lukasz
South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ – 1 referee
Berresh, Thamaga Carnatius
Tunisia ๐น๐ณ – 1 referee
Chanbeh, Raed
Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ – 1 referee
Vyhivskyi, Bohdan