The 2017 World Games ( pl, Igrzyska Światowe 2017), commonly known as Wrocław 2017 (german: Breslau 2017; sli, Brassel 2017), was the tenth

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, a major international

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, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that were not contested in the Olympic Games, held from 20 to 30 July 2017 in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

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. The World Games were organized by the Wrocław Organizing Committee. Wrocław was selected as the host city in January 2012 in

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, over Budapest, Hungary. It was the first time The World Games was organised in Poland. Wrocław was the sixth city in Europe after

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The World Games The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...

. A total of 201 events in 27 official sport disciplines were held during the Games. This is the first time that

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have been included in The World Games as official sports. Also, a total of 21 events in 4 invitational sports,

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were held during the Games.

Host selection

Four cities expressed interest in hosting the 2017 Games. After examination of the files, the application of

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was not brought to the next step. The candidate cities were announced by the IWGA in August 2011: *

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Just a few days before the awarding ceremony,

withdrew its bid for financial reasons. The final decision was announced by Ron Froehlich, President of the International World Games Association, on 12 January 2012 in

. The 10th edition of The World Games was awarded to

Venues

West Cluster

The West Cluster was the main clusters of the games, include the opening ceremony venue, Stadion Miejski, the venue of the

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in Poland and Ukraine. * Stadion Miejski – opening ceremony, 42,771 spectators *Millennium Park – roller speed skating * Orbita Hall – kickboxing, muay thai, 3,000 spectators * Orbita Swimming Pool – canoe polo, finswimming, lifesaving * Stara Odra River – waterskiing, wakeboarding

Central Cluster

National Forum of Music The National Forum of Music (''Narodowe Forum Muzyki'') is a music venue located in Wrocław, Poland. It was completed in 2015 and houses a large concert hall with 1800 seats and three chamber halls (from 250–450 seats) and is home to many maj ...

– closing ceremony, powerlifting, 1,800 spectators *Nowy Targ Square – orienteering, sport climbing *Sky Tower Housed – bowling *Hasta la Vista Sport Club – Squash

East Cluster

Centennial Hall Centennial Hall (german: Jahrhunderthalle) may refer to: in Canada * Centennial Hall (London, Ontario), London, Ontario, Canada * Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium, former name of TCU Place in Ge ...

– acrobatic gymnastic, aerobic gymnastics, dancesport, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline gymnastics, Tumbling, 10,000 spectators * Wroclaw Congress Center – billiards * Pergola Centennial Hall – archery, boules sports, orienteering, 10,000 spectators *

Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ...

– American football, motorcycle speedway, 35,000 spectators *University of Physical Education – tug of war *Marsowe Fields – tug of war *P5 Complex – beach handball, flying disc *WKK Sport Center – floorball, korfball *Sport Complex GEM – ju-jitsu, karate *Olawka Stadium – fistball, lacrosse

Outside Wrocław

*Szymanów Airport, Szymanów – air sports *Trzebnica Beech Forest,

Trzebnica Trzebnica (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Trebnitz, cs, Třebnice, szl, Trzebńica) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in west-central Poland. It is the seat of Trzebnica County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gm ...

– orienteering *Świdnica Icerink,

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– artistic roller skating, inline hockey *Laskowice Sport Complex,

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– indoor rowing

The events

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place in the Stadion Miejski on 20 July 2017. Artistic conception of the opening Ceremony was implemented by Polish director and TV producer, Krzysztof Materna, who was responsible for the direction of the show, scenario details, artistry, choreography, composition, sound system specialties and all special effects of the ceremony. The ceremony highlighted aspects of Polish culture and featured the popular singer,

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, and Radzimir Dębski,

Kamil Bednarek Kamil Bednarek (born 10 May 1991 in Brzeg Brzeg (; Latin: ''Alta Ripa'', German: ''Brieg'', Silesian German: ''Brigg'', , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situat ...

, and Steve Nash alongside the Turntable Orchestra. The Games were officially opened by President of

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Sports

The 2017 World Games programme featured 27 official sports, and 4 invitational sports encompassing 219 events. This was the first time that

, and

were included in the World Games as official sports, and the first time

and

were included as invitational sports. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline. *^AD *^AD *^T *^I *^P *^AD *^B *^P *^P *^B *^P *^AD *^T *^B *^B *^T *^I *^T *^M *^M *^I *^B *^B *^T *^M *^T *^S *^AD *^T *^I *^T *^B *^M *^T *^AD *^S *^T ;Notes :AD: Artistic and Dance sports :B: Ball sports :I: Invitational sports, selected by the host city :M: Martial arts :P: Precision sports :S: Strength sports :T: Trend sports

Participating nations

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held on 30 July 2017 at Wolności Square near the

in Wrocław.

Calendar

Medal table

Medal design

Wrocław's medal design was unveiled in July 2017. The official sports medals were a diameter of eight centimetres, larger than the invitation sports medals which were a diameter of six centimetres. The face of the medals features The World Games logo, while the reverse displays original work by Professor Mateusz Dworski. In the centre of the medal is a globe containing the image of the Wrocław City Hall building. The medals were designed by Dworski, a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, and were produced by the Polish National Mint. This is the table of the medal count of the 2017 World Games, based on the medal count of the International World Games Committee (IWGA). These rankings sort by the number of gold medals, earned by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IWGA Country Code. Although this information is provided by the IWGA, the IWGA itself does not recognize or endorse any ranking system.

Official sports

The final medal table:

Invitation sports

Broadcasting

Olympic Channel * –

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Marketing

Mascots

The official mascots of the 2017 World Games are a boy and a girl named 'Hansel and Gretel', named after the popular fairy tale and townhouses in Wroclaw. The duo were selected from a nationwide voting in February 2015, and were chosen in November 2015. They symbolise Wroclaw as a place of positive meetings.

References

External links

The World Games 2017 Wrocław

Results Book
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Sport in Wrocław International sports competitions hosted by Poland

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Multi-sport events in Poland July 2017 sports events in Europe

Host selection

Venues

West Cluster

Central Cluster

East Cluster

Outside Wrocław

The events

Opening ceremony

Sports

Participating nations

Closing ceremony

Calendar

Medal table

Medal design

Official sports

Invitation sports

Broadcasting

Marketing

Mascots

Sponsors

References

External links