The International World Games Association has announced that the city of Wroclaw, Poland will be hosting the 2017 World Games.
The IWGA is responsible for promoting non-Olympic sports and are headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
One of the tasks of the host country, Poland, is to select 5 new disciplines to become part of the 37 that will compete at the games. Wroclaw has selected lacrosse to be one of these disciplines. The incorporation of lacrosse in the World Games, which is an IOC regulated event, takes the sport one step closer to inclusion in the Olympics. An appearance in Poland also will allow lacrosse to be introduced to many countries and people who have never seen or heard of the sport before. This will be a very exciting time for lacrosse.
The World Games is an international sports event which began in 1981 and takes place one year after the Summer Olympics. Their goal is to promote sports that are currently not part of the Olympic program. Lacrosse will join karate, archery, and squash in their bid to eventually become part of the Olympic Games. Taekwondo and the triathlon were added to the World Games platform before becoming Olympic sports.
The 2017 Wroclaw World Games will attract approximately 3,500 participants and more than 400,000 spectators.
2017 World Games article at IWGA website: 2017 Wroclaw
Visit the IWGA website at: www.theworldgames.org
source: FIL
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