Invitational Sports Announced

published on 20 April, 2014

Invitational Sports Announced

Wroclaw (20.04.2014). Speedway, Kickboxing, American Football and Indoor Rowing - these four disciplines were selected for the Invitational Program of The World Games 2017. This was announced by the City of Wroclaw and the Wroclaw Organizing Committee.

This proposition has already been approved by the International World Games Association (IWGA). Piotr Przygonski, President of Wroclaw Organizing Committee reminded that the short list included eight sports from which up to five disciplines with no more than 800 participants could have been selected.

Piotr Przygonski said: “We will now sign an organizing agreement with each of the international federations of the four sports. We would like to sign the agreements with selected federations no later than mid-May. The 10^th edition of the World Games will take place in Wroclaw (Poland) from the 3^rd until August 13^th2017.

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