Deadline to Apply for Participation in The World Games 2017: 29 November.
COLORADA SPRINGS (20/11/2103).
The member federations of the IWGA have only until 29 November to apply for their sport or sport disciplines to be included in the program of The World Games 2017 Wroclaw. Thereafter, the applications will be evaluated and the official sports program will be compiled for the 10th edition of The World Games.
Amongst other criteria, evaluation reports of the competitions during The World Games 2013 in Cali / Colombia will influence the decision. The program of these multi-sport events of 25 July to 4 August 2013 included a total of 26 sports, amongst them Dance Sport, Squash, Roller Skating, Canoe Polo and Sport Climbing.
The IWGA has changed the process for compiling the official sports program for the Games in Wroclaw / Poland. Only sports and disciplines that are officially recommended by their federations for TWG in 2017 will be considered in the selection process. The Federations can apply for participation by using a questionnaire.
CEO Joachim Gossow explains the process: "The IWGA member federations know the requirements for their sports that will become part of the official sports program. This applies not only to the number of participating athletes and the way the competition is presented, but also to spectator and media appeal. At the same time, we want our member federations to be more involved in this process. We are offering the IFs an opportunity with their application to actively choose the best way to present their sport disciplines in our multi-sport Games. "
A decision on the participating sports and disciplines will be made by spring 2014.