A Brazilian kickboxing gold medallist is among three doping cases to have emerged following last year's World Games in Wrocław, it has been announced here today.
Poland's air-sports gold medallist Wojciech Bógdał has been selected as the International World Games Association's (IWGA) athlete of the month for August.
International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has officially declared the 2017 World Games here in Wrocław closed.
Ukraine sealed a sensational hat-trick of gold medals in muaythai as sporting competition concluded at the 2017 World Games here in Wrocław today.
Kyren Wilson claimed snooker gold in an all-British final on the last day of competition at the Wrocław 2017 World Games here.
Russian cities Sochi and Kazan are reportedly weighing up bids to host the 2025 edition of The World Games.
International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has declared Wrocław 2017 as the best Games in the history of the event.
Poland's Tomasz Szewczak delighted home fans by claiming jiu-jitsu gold on the penultimate day of the Wrocław 2017 World Games.
Brazil claimed a sensational beach handball double on the penultimate day of competition at the Wrocław 2017 World Games.
Shelley Maher, the Federation of International Lacrosse's (FIL) women’s director, believes that players competing in the sport's World Games debut now have a greater appetite for Olympic inclusion.
France's Camille Serme claimed the women's squash title at the Wrocław 2017 World Games after comfortably beating Hong Kong's Joey Chan today.
Mark Parkman, general manager of the Olympic Channel, claimed today that the World Games has been one of the platform's "more successful" events since its launch in 2016.
Polish kickboxers delivered a sensational two gold medals on home soil at the 2017 World Games today.
A phenomenal final leg from Maja Alm saw Denmark claim the mixed team relay gold medal as orienteering competition came to a close at the World Games here.
International Floorball Federation secretary general John Liljelund has claimed success at the 2021 World Games in American city Birmingham may propel the sport to the Olympic programme if Los Angeles hosts in 2028.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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