International Olympic Committee (IOC) sports director Kit McConnell has claimed the World Games is providing sports with a "great opportunity to shine" here. 

McConnell, who have been in attendance at the event.Other IOC officials are due to take in the action in Poland

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the men's and women's bouldering competitions today ©IWGAAlicja Tchórz won the first medal for hosts Poland

Schumann reached the second round stage of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Olsztyn Open in Poland

The duo combined to good effect in Poland to beat Spain’s Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera 21-18, 21-13

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Poland were given a warm welcome in front of 25,000 fans during the ceremony ©The World Games 2017The

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed his organisation are watching closely the Wrocław 2017 World Games as sports aim to impress with the hope of future Games inclusion.

Bach arrived in Poland this morning and is due to his second World Games Opening Ceremony this evening.He

victory with partner Ryan Doherty at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Olsztyn Open in Poland

The United States earned a place in the final of the women’s Hockey World League semi-final in Johannesburg after claiming a dramatic 2-1 penalty shootout victory over England following sudden death.

for the 2018 World Cup in England's capital London.Today's ninth-place play-off saw Chile overcome Poland

Britain and The Netherlands celebrated team sprint success on the second day of the European Track Junior and Under-23 Championships in Anadia in Portugal today.

clear of Russia’s Mikhail Dmitriev, Aleksandr Dubchenko and Alexey Nosov, who were second in 44.529.Poland

Boris Yotov provided the home highlight on the opening day of the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Plovdiv after safely progressing through the heats of the men's single sculls.

Marian-Florian Enache, Germany’s Marc Weber, Italy’s Salvatore Monfrecola and Natan Wegrzycki-Szymczyk of Poland

Younousse of Qatar earned their place in the International Volleyball Federation Olsztyn Open main draw in Poland

Australia booked their place in the penultimate round of the men’s Hockey World League semi-finals after easing to a 4-0 win over Egypt in Johannesburg today.

fifth-to-eighth-place play-off matches between India and Japan and hosts South Africa and Ireland, before which Poland

Russian heptathlete Tatyana Chernova will officially lose her 2011 world title and London 2012 Olympic bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her appeal against her ban for blood doping.

year's event in London next month.Jennifer Oeser of Germany moves up to second and Karolina Tymińska of Poland

The Opening Ceremony began the 23rd edition of the Summer Deaflympics in Turkish city Samsun today.

disappointment for the hosts as Turkey lost 4-1 to Brazil at 19 Mayis Stadium in Group A.Elsewhere in the Group, Poland

More than 800 rowers are set to head out onto the waters in Plovdiv as the World Rowing Under-23 Championships begin in the Bulgarian city tomorrow.

podium.However, three-time under-23 medallist and junior world champion Natan Wedrzycki-Szymczyk of Poland

The United States’ Tatyana McFadden won a further two gold medals here today at the World Para Athletics Championships to move closer to her aim of claiming four titles in all.

 Another gold medal for Poland came in the women’s 1,500m T11 thanks to Joanna Mazur’s personal