2017 World Games
world game polish igrzyska światowe also known wrocław tenth edition world game held july wrocław poland world game organized wrocław organizing committee wrocław selected host city january lausanne budapest hungary first time world game organised poland wrocław sixth city europe london karlsruhe hague lahti duisburg host world game total event official sport discipline held game first time floorball womens lacrosse muay thai included world game official sport also total event invitational sport american football indoor rowing kickboxing motorcycle speedway held game four city expressed interest hosting game examination file application genoa italy brought next step candidate city announced iwga august budapest hungary cape town south africa wrocław poland day awarding ceremony cape town withdrew bid financial reason final decision announced ron froehlich president international world game association january lausanne th edition world game awarded wrocław west cluster main cluster game include opening ceremony venue stadion miejski venue uefa european football championship poland ukraine stadion miejski – opening ceremony spectator millennium park – roller speed skating orbita hall – kickboxing muay thai spectator orbita swimming pool – canoe polo finswimming lifesaving stara odra river – waterskiing wakeboarding national forum music – closing ceremony powerlifting spectator nowy targ square – orienteering sport climbing sky tower housed – bowling hasta la vista sport club – squash centennial hall – acrobatic gymnastic aerobic gymnastics dancesport rhythmic gymnastics trampoline gymnastics tumbling spectator wroclaw congress center – billiards pergola centennial hall – archery boule sport orienteering spectator olympic stadium – american football motorcycle speedway spectator university physical education – tug war marsowe field – tug war p complex – beach handball flying disc wkk sport center – floorball korfball sport complex gem – jujitsu karate olawka stadium – fistball lacrosse szymanów airport szymanów – air sport trzebnica beech forest trzebnica – orienteering świdnica icerink świdnica – artistic roller skating inline hockey laskowice sport complex jelczlaskowice – indoor rowing opening ceremony took place stadion miejski july artistic conception opening ceremony implemented polish director tv producer krzysztof materna responsible direction show scenario detail artistry choreography composition sound system specialty special effect ceremony ceremony highlighted aspect polish culture featured popular singer dawid kwiatkowski radzimir dębski kamil bednarek steve nash alongside turntable orchestra game officially opened president international olympic committee thomas bach world game programme featured official sport invitational sport encompassing event first time floorball womens lacrosse muay thai included world game official sport first time indoor rowing kickboxing motorcycle speedway included invitational sport number parenthesis indicate number medal event contested sport discipline note ad artistic dance sport b ball sport invitational sport selected host city martial art p precision sport strength sport trend sport closing ceremony held july wolności square near national forum music wrocław date central european summer time utc note invitational sport selected host organizing committee wrocławs medal design unveiled july official sport medal diameter eight centimetre larger invitation sport medal diameter six centimetre face medal feature world game logo reverse display original work professor mateusz dworski centre medal globe containing image wrocław city hall building medal designed dworski lecturer academy fine art wrocław produced polish national mint table medal count world game based medal count international world game committee iwga ranking sort number gold medal earned national olympic committee noc number silver medal taken consideration next number bronze medal country still tied equal ranking given listed alphabetically iwga country code although information provided iwga iwga recognize endorse ranking system final medal table host nation poland host nation poland olympic channel germany – sport italy – sportitalia poland – polsat russia – match tv ukraine – uafirst official mascot world game boy girl named hansel gretel named popular fairy tale townhouses wroclaw duo selected nationwide voting february chosen november symbolise wroclaw place positive meeting world game wrocław result book archived wayback machine