Ultimate is a non-contact, fast-paced field sport played with two teams of seven. The object is to throw the disc up field from teammate to teammate until caught in the opponent's endzone.

The sport combines elements from other sports - the running of soccer, the jumping, pivoting, passing, and continual turnovers from offense to defense of basketball, and the long throws ("hucks") into the endzone of American football. Ultimate is played year-round - outdoors, indoors, and on the beach.

Play starts with a long "pull," or throw-off, like a serve or kickoff, from the defense to the offense from opposite ends of the field. If the pull goes out of bounds, play may start at a center point 20m upfield.

Ultimate requires incredible endurance, refined technique, teamwork, and uniquely among team sport - a strong commitment to fair play without referees. This timely variation on sport reflects a trend toward self-restraint: Athletes train to arbitrate their own disputes within a highly refined yet continuously evolving system of rules.

Top male and female ultimate players from six nations will compete in The World Games 2005.