2017 World Games
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| Host city | Wrocław, Poland |
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| Nations | 102 |
| Athletes | 3,214 |
| Events | 199 + 20 invitationals |
| Opening | 20 July 2017 |
| Closing | 30 July 2017 |
| Opened by | Thomas Bach President of the IOC |
| Main venue | Stadion Miejski |
| Website | theworldgames2017.com (archived) |
The 2017 World Games (Polish: Igrzyska Światowe 2017), also known as Wrocław 2017, was the tenth edition of the World Games, held from 20 to 30 July 2017 in Wrocław, Poland. The World Games were organized by the Wrocław Organizing Committee. Wrocław was selected as the host city in January 2012 in Lausanne, over Budapest, Hungary. It was the first time The World Games was organised in Poland. Wrocław was the sixth city in Europe after London (1985), Karlsruhe (1989), The Hague (1993), Lahti (1997) and Duisburg (2005) to host The World Games. A total of 201 events in 27 official sport disciplines were held during the Games. This is the first time that floorball, women's lacrosse, and Muay Thai have been included in The World Games as official sports. Also, a total of 21 events in 4 invitational sports, American football, indoor rowing, kickboxing, and motorcycle speedway were held during the Games.
Host selection
Four cities expressed interest in hosting the 2017 Games. After examination of the files, the application of Genoa, Italy was not brought to the next step. The candidate cities were announced by the IWGA in August 2011:[1]
Just a few days before the awarding ceremony, Cape Town withdrew its bid for financial reasons.[2] The final decision was announced by Ron Froehlich, President of the International World Games Association, on 12 January 2012 in Lausanne. The 10th edition of The World Games was awarded to Wrocław.[3]
Venues
West Cluster
The West Cluster was the main clusters of the games, include the opening ceremony venue, Stadion Miejski, the venue of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – orienteering
- Świdnica Icerink, Świdnica – artistic roller skating, inline hockey
- Laskowice Sport Complex, Jelcz-Laskowice – 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.[4] The ceremony highlighted aspects of Polish culture and featured the popular singer, Dawid Kwiatkowski, and Radzimir Dębski, Kamil Bednarek, and Steve Nash alongside the Turntable Orchestra. The Games were officially opened by President of International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach.[5]
Sports
The 2017 World Games programme featured 27 official sports, and 4 invitational sports encompassing 219 events. This was the first time that floorball, women's lacrosse, and Muay Thai were included in the World Games as official sports, and the first time indoor rowing, kickboxing and motorcycle speedway were included as invitational sports. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline.
- File:Gymnastics (acrobatic) pictogram.svg Acrobatic gymnastics (5) AD
- File:Gymnastics (aerobic) pictogram.svg Aerobic gymnastics (5) AD
- File:Paragliding pictogram.svg Air sports (3) T
- File:American football pictogram.svg American football (1) I
- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery (7) P
- File:Artistic roller skating pictogram.svg Artistic roller skating (4) AD
- File:Beach handball pictogram.svg Beach handball (2) B
- File:Boules sports pictogram.svg Boules sports (10) P
- File:Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling (4) P
- File:Canoe polo pictogram.svg Canoe polo (2) B
- File:Cue sports pictogram.svg Cue sports (4) P
- File:DanceSport pictogram.svg Dancesport (4) AD
- File:Finswimming pictogram.svg Finswimming (14) T
- File:Fistball pictogram.svg Fistball (1) B
- File:Floorball pictogram.svg Floorball (1) B
- File:Ultimate pictogram.svg Flying disc (1) T
- File:Indoor rowing pictogram.svg Indoor rowing (6) I
- File:Inline hockey pictogram.svg Inline hockey (1) T
- File:Jujitsu pictogram.svg Ju-jitsu (22) M
- File:Karate pictogram.svg Karate (12) M
- File:Kickboxing pictogram.svg Kickboxing (12) I
- File:Korfball pictogram.svg Korfball (1) B
- File:Lacrosse pictogram.svg Lacrosse (1) B
- File:Lifesaving pictogram.svg Lifesaving (16) T
- File:Muay Thai pictogram.svg Muay Thai (11) M
- File:Orienteering pictogram.svg Orienteering (5) T
- File:Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting (8) S
- File:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Rhythmic gymnastics (4) AD
- File:Inline speed skating pictogram.svg Road speed skating (8) T
- File:Motorcycle pictogram.svg Speedway (1) I
- File:Climbing pictogram.svg Sport climbing (6) T
- File:Squash pictogram.svg Squash (2) B
- File:Sumo pictogram.svg Sumo (8) M
- File:Inline speed skating pictogram.svg Track speed skating (10) T
- File:Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg Trampoline gymnastics (6) AD
- File:Tug of war pictogram.svg Tug of war (3) S
- File:Water skiing pictogram.svg Water skiing (8) T
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- 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
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Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony was held on 30 July 2017 at Wolności Square near the National Forum of Music in Wrocław.
Calendar
- All dates are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
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1 Invitational sports selected by the host organizing committee
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.[7] 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:[8]
* Host nation (Poland)
Invitation sports
* Host nation (Poland)
Broadcasting
Olympic Channel [9]
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany – Sport1[10]
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy – Sportitalia[11]
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland – Polsat[12]
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia – Match TV[13]
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine – UA:First[14]
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.
Sponsors
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Supporters
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References
- ↑ "Candidate host cities for 2017". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ Awarding Ceremony In Progress
- ↑ Candidate Host Cities for 2017
- ↑ Good luck at The World Games[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Bach officially declares Wrocław 2017 World Games open
- ↑ "Colombia, presente con 51 atletas, en 10 deportes" [Colombia, present with 51 athletes, in 10 sports] (in español). 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ Wrocław 2017 World Games medals unveiled
- ↑ "10th The World Games Results Book". The World Games. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ↑ "The World Games Wroclaw 2017 | Olympic Channel". Archived from the original on 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "World Games: Alle News, Ergebnisse & World Games-Liveticker von Heute".
- ↑ "Nuoto pinnato, World Games 2017: Programma, orari e tv". 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "The World Games 2017, Światowe Igrzyska Sportowe".
- ↑ "Телепрограмма спорта".
- ↑ "Всесвітні ігри-2017. Студія - UA:Перший". Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
External links
- The World Games 2017 Wrocław
- Results Book Archived 2021-08-04 at the Wayback Machine