The first American version will be the first ever held outside Japan.
The 1951/2 version is held on vinyl at the British Library.
The 2009 version was held in various places in Kathmandu.
A later version was completed in 1963 and is also held in a private collection.
Both public and private versions were held in the mind at one and the same time.
The present version, a long-distance event for three-year-olds, was first held in 1978.
A second, somewhat smaller version of the festival was held in 2002.
The fifth version of the festival was held in 2008 at Aitutaki.
The 60th annual version was held on January 12, 2009.
A women's version of the world cup was also held alongside the men's tournament for the first time and featured sixteen teams.