World Polonia Games

Polish multi-sport event

World Polonia Games

Światowe Igrzyska Polonijne

Opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter World Polonia Games in Zakopane

Status| Active
Genre| Multi-sport event
Frequency| Annual
Location(s)| Various
Country| Poland
Inaugurated| 1934; 91 years ago (1934) (summer)
1986; 39 years ago (1986) (winter)
Organised by| Association "Polish Community"
Website| World Polonia Games

The World Polonia Games (Polish: Światowe Igrzyska Polonijne) are a multi-sport event held annually for the Polish diaspora (Polonia) and Polish minorities living outside of Poland.[1] Held annually and alternating between summer and winter games each year, the games bring together hundreds of participants from various countries worldwide.[1]

The first World Polonia Games were held in 1934 in Warsaw, with 381 athletes from 13 countries. Following a four decade break, the games were revived in 1974 in Kraków and have been held more regularly since.[1] Seventeen different host cities throughout Poland have hosted an installation of the event.[2] Today, the games are organized by the Association "Polish Community" and are covered by TVP Polonia.[3]

The XXI Summer World Polonia Games, its most recent installation, were held in August 2023 in Nysa and Wrocław.[4] The most recent winter games, the XVI Winter World Polonia Games, were held in December 2024 in Wisła and Szczyrk, Silesian Voivodeship.[5]

## History

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### Background and the first games

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The German football team at the 1934 games in Warsaw.

As early as the turn of the century around 1900, during the period of the third partition of Poland, Polish athletes travelled to participate on sports competitions.[1] For example, the "Meeting of the Polish Falconers' Union" (Zlot Sokolstwa Polskiego), which took place in Kraków in 1910 on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Tannenberg, in which around 10,000 Poles from Europe and the United States took part in. Sports and athleticism was developed in Poland in the 1930s, during the time of the independent Second Polish Republic, with the nation participating in the Olympic Games.[1] The growing enthusiasm for sports led to the establishment of numerous Polish sports clubs in the diaspora.[1]

At a "Congress of the Organizing Council of Poles Abroad” in Warsaw in 1933, the "First Polonia Sports Games" (I. Polonijne Igrzyska Sportowe, PIS) were organized for Poles living outside of Poland (including those from the Free City of Danzig).[2] Its organizing committee was headed by the Marshal of the Senate Władysław Raczkiewicz. The firsrt games were held in 1934 in Warsaw, and 400 athletes took part from 13 nations worldwide.[2] The opening ceremony on August 1, 1934, in Warsaw's Stadion Wojska Polskiego was attended by the President of Poland Ignacy Mościcki.[1] The largest team was made up of Poles from the Free City of Danzig with 64 competitors, with the most successful teams being those from France, Danzig, and Czechoslovakia.[1]

### The modern games

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Team Canada at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter World Polonia Games in Zakopane.

The Second World War and post-war tension resulted in a four decade break in the games until its revival in 1974 in Kraków. Even then, authorities initially prevented the participation of Poles from the Soviet Union and its successor states until the nation's collapse in 1991.[2] In 1986, the first winter World Polonia Games took place in Zakopane for the first time. They were originally held every three years from 1986 to 1992, but have now been held every two years since 2000 after an eight-year break.[6]

In 1990, the association "Polish Community" (Stowarzyszenie "Wspólnota Polska") was founded in Warsaw, which organizes the World Games to this day. The aim of the association is to strengthen ties among Poles living abroad.[1] The association's longtime chairman, the politician Andrzej Stelmachowski, campaigned for a revival of the Games in the 1990s. At the 1991 Summer Games, participants had the opportunity to meet Pope John Paul II, who was present at the event.[1]

Since 1997, the main media patron and co-organizer of the games has been TVP Polonia.[3] The games have been held annually, with the event alternating between summer and winter games each year, since 1999; Summer Games are held in odd-numbered years and Winter Games in even-numbered years. Games hosts vary, while the regular hosts of the Winter Games have been the Beskids (7 times; consisting of the cities of Bielsko Biała, Cieszyn, Szczyrk, Tychy, and Wisła together) and Zakopane (5 times).[7] In 2018, the Winter Games were brought to Krynica-Zdrój for the first time.[8]

The games continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis, although to a reduced extent and with increased health and safety precautions in place for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 games.[9][10] The games continued with their regular layout in 2023 with the XXI Summer World Polonia Games in Nysa and Wrocław.[4]

## Sports

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### Summer Games

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In addition to a children's and family tournament, the Summer Games have consisted of:

*  Angling
*  Archery
*  Athletics
*  Badminton
*  Basketball
*  Beach volleyball
*  Bowling
*  Chess
*  Contract bridge
*  Cue sports
*  Equestrian
*  Football
*  Futsal
*  Golf
*  Handball
*  Indoor rowing
*  Kayaking
*  Mountain biking
* Nordic walking
* Ringo
*  Road cycling
*  Sailing
*  Shooting
*  Swimming
*  Table tennis
*  Tennis
*  Triathlon (or duathlon)
*  Volleyball

Source:[11]

### Winter Games

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In addition to a children's and family tournament, the Winter Games have consisted of:

*  Alpine skiing
*  Biathlon
*  Cross-country skiing
*  Ice hockey
* Ice skating
* Nordic walking
*  Short track speed skating
*  Ski jumping
*  Snowboarding
*  Speed skating

Source:[1]

## Participating nations

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The games are open to any Polish person or person of Polish descent who does not permanently live in Poland.[12] Participating nations at the World Polonia Games have included those listed in the table below, with the numbers indicating how many times nations have topped a games medal table.[1][2][11][13]

Participant nations at the World Polonia Games

* Albania
* Algeria
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Belarus (4)
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Canada (1)
* Chile
* China
* Croatia
* Czech Republic (12)
* Denmark
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Finland
* France (1)
* Georgia
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Iran
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* South Korea
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (3)
* Luxembourg
* Madagascar
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Morocco
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Altai Republic
* Saudi Arabia
* Senegal
* Singapore
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
*  Switzerland
* Thailand
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United States

Defunct:

* Czechoslovakia (6)
* Danzig
* East Germany
* Manchukuo
* West Berlin
* West Germany

## Notable people

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### Participants

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* Andżelika Borys (Belarus: 2011), Polish-Belarusian activist and president of the Union of Poles in Belarus[14]
* Irène Debrunner (Switzerland: 1974), Swiss freestyle swimmer and Olympic athlete[15]
* Stanisława Walasiewicz (United States: 1934, 1977), Polish-American track and field athlete and Olympic champion[16]
* Bożena Wojciekian (Canada: 2011), Polish-Canadian shot putter[14][17]

### Attendees

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* Bogdan Borusewicz (opened the 2011 Summer Games), Marshal of the Polish Senate[18]
* Anna Gębala-Duraj (torchbearer and guest at the 2006 Winter Games), Polish cross-country skier and Olympic athlete[19]
* Wiesław Gębala (torchbearer and guest at the 2006 Winter Games), Polish cross-country skier and Olympic athlete[19]
* Pope John Paul II (guest at the 1991 Summer Games)[1]
* Grzegorz Lato (guest at the 2011 Summer Games), Polish footballer and president of the Polish Football Association[14]
* Lech Kaczyński (opened the 2010 Winter Games), President of Poland[13]
* Longin Pastusiak (opened the 2004 Winter Games), Speaker of the Polish Senate[13]
* Maciej Płażyński (opened the 2006 Winter Games), Deputy Speaker of the Polish Senate[13]

Additional guests at the 2011 Summer Games opening ceremony in Wrocław included Jacek Bocian, Jan Brzeźny, Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Ryszard Szurkowski, and Urszula Włodarczyk.[18] Numerous Polish Olympians were also present during the 2011 Summer Games, including Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno, Włodzimierz Chlebosz, Mariusz Jędra, Mieczysław Łopatka, Ryszard Podlas, and Leszek Swornowski.[14]

## List of World Polonia Games

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### Summer Games

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No. | Year  | Host  | Games dates  | Disciplines  | Competitors  | Nations  | Top nation

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

I  | 1934  |  Warsaw | 1–8 Aug  | 7  | 381  | 13  |  France
~~II~~ | 1937  |  Warsaw | Postponed and later cancelled
II  | 1974  |  Kraków | 17–21 Jul  | 11  | 319  | 13  |  Czechoslovakia
III  | 1977  |  Kraków | 17–20 Jul  | 12  | 687  | 15  |  Czechoslovakia
IV  | 1981  |  Kraków | 15–19 Jul  | 11  | 383  | 12  |  Czechoslovakia
V  | 1984  |  Warsaw | 15–20 Jul  | 14  | 495  | 15  |  Czechoslovakia
VI  | 1987  |  Kraków | 26–31 Jul  | 16  | 1300  | 29  |  Czechoslovakia
VII  | 1991  |  Kraków | 4–12 Aug  | 12  | 271  | 14  |  Czechoslovakia
VIII  | 1997  |  Lublin | 24–31 Aug  | 13  | 600  | 24  |  Belarus
IX  | 1999  |  Lublin | 23–29 Aug  | 12  | 350  | 16  |  Latvia
X  | 2001  |  Sopot | 29 Jul – 6 Aug  | 17  | 789  | 21  |  Germany
XI  | 2003  |  Poznań | 26 Jul – 2 Aug  | 16  | 700  | 22  |  Belarus
XII  | 2005  |  Warsaw | 6–14 Aug  | 18  | 1000  | 28  |  Belarus
XIII  | 2007  |  Słupsk | 28 Jul – 4 Aug  | 21  | 1068  | 28  |  Germany
XIV  | 2009  |  Toruń | 1–9 Aug  | 23  | 1101  | 28  |  Germany
XV  | 2011  |  Wrocław | 29 Jul – 6 Aug  | 28  | 1682  | 31  |  Germany
XVI  | 2013  |  Kielce | 3–10 Aug  | 18  | 1000  | 30  |  Czech Republic
XVII  | 2015  |  Silesia[a] | 2–8 Aug  | 20  | 800  | 29  |  Belarus
XVIII  | 2017  |  Toruń | 29 Jul – 6 Aug  | 23  | 1000  | 32  |  Czech Republic
XIX  | 2019  |  Gdynia | 27 Jul – 4 Aug  | 22  | 1268  | 27  |  Czech Republic
XX  | 2021  |  Pułtusk | 19–24 Sep  | 17  | 500  | 27  |  Czech Republic
XXI  | 2023  |  Nysa-Wrocław | 26 – 31 Aug  |  | 600  | 24  |  Czech Republic

Source:[1][2][4][20][15]

### Winter Games

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No. | Year  | Host  | Games dates  | Disciplines  | Competitors  | Nations  | Top nation

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

I  | 1986  |  Zakopane |  | 6  | 200  | 10  | n/a[b]
II  | 1989  |  Zakopane |  | 8  | 146  | 17  | n/a[b]
III  | 1992  |  Zakopane | 2–7 Feb  | n/a[c] | n/a[b]
IV  | 2000  |  Beskids[d] | 28 Feb – 5 Mar  | 4  | 215  | 17  |  Czech Republic
V  | 2002  |  Beskids[d] | 1–6 Mar  | 6  | 550  | 20  |  Czech Republic
VI  | 2004  |  Beskids[d] | 28 Feb – 3 Mar  | 7  | 625  | 23  |  Czech Republic
VII  | 2006  |  Beskids[d] | 24 Feb – 2 Mar  | 7  | 664  | 24  |  Czech Republic
VIII  | 2008  |  Beskids[d] | 29 Feb – 5 Mar  | 7  | 500  | 20  |  Canada
IX  | 2010  |  Zakopane | 6–14 Mar  | 12  | 730  | 25  |  Czech Republic
X  | 2012  |  Beskids[d] | 25 Feb – 3 Mar  | 10  | 600  | 23  |  Lithuania
XI  | 2014  |  Karkonosze[e] | 23 Feb – 1 Mar  | 10  | 600  | 23  |  Lithuania
XII  | 2016  |  Podkarpackie[f] | 29 Feb – 4 Mar  | 12  | 500  | 16  |  Lithuania
XIII  | 2018  |  Krynica-Zdrój | 25 Feb – 1 Mar  | 9  | 546  | 22  |  Czech Republic
XIV  | 2020  |  Krynica-Zdrój | 20–23 Dec  | 4  | 120  | 10  | n/a[g]
XV  | 2022  |  Wisła | 27 Feb – 3 Mar  | 10  | 500  | 21  |  Czech Republic
XVI  | 2024  |  Wisła[h] | 18 Dec – 22 Dec  | 5  | 250  | 15  |  Czech Republic

Source:[13][22][23]

### Host cities

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Host cities of World Polonia Games

Warsaw (x4)

Kraków (x5)

Lublin (x2)

Sopot

Poznań

Słupsk

Toruń (x2)

Wrocław

Kielce

Silesia

Gdynia

Pułtusk

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Host cities of Summer World Polonia Games

Zakopane (x5)

Beskids (x6)

Karkonosze

Podkarpackie

Krynica-Zdrój (x2)

Wisła (x2)

Zakopane (x4)

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Host cities of Winter World Polonia Games

|

Number of occurrences

* Małopolskie – 11 times (5 Summer; 6 Winter)
* Śląskie – 8 times (8 Winter)
* Masowieckie – 4 times (3 Summer; 1 Winter)
* Dolnośląskie – 3 times (2 Summer; 1 Winter)
* Pomorskie – 3 times (3 Summer)
* Kujawsko-Pomorskie – 2 times (2 Summer)
* Lubelskie – 2 times (2 Summer)
* Podkarpackie – 1 time (1 Winter)
* Świętokrzyskie – 1 time (1 Summer)
* Wielkopolskie – 1 time (1 Summer)

## Medal leaders by year

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### Summer Games

[edit]

* 1934:  France
* 1974:  Czechoslovakia
* 1977:  Czechoslovakia
* 1981:  Czechoslovakia
* 1984:  Czechoslovakia
* 1987:  Czechoslovakia
* 1991:  Czechoslovakia
* 1997:  Belarus
* 1999:  Latvia
* 2001:  Germany
* 2003:  Belarus
* 2005:  Belarus
* 2007:  Germany
* 2009:  Germany
* 2011:  Germany
* 2013:  Czech Republic
* 2015:  Belarus
* 2017:  Czech Republic
* 2019:  Czech Republic
* 2021:  Czech Republic
* 2023:  Czech Republic

### Winter Games

[edit]

* 1986: n/a[b]
* 1989: n/a[b]
* 1992: n/a[b]
* 2000:  Czech Republic
* 2002:  Czech Republic
* 2004:  Czech Republic
* 2006:  Czech Republic
* 2008:  Canada
* 2010:  Czech Republic
* 2012:  Lithuania
* 2014:  Lithuania
* 2016:  Lithuania
* 2018:  Czech Republic
* 2020: n/a[g]
* 2022:  Czech Republic
* 2024:  Czech Republic

## See also

[edit]

* List of World Polonia Games records
* Polish diaspora (Polonia)

## Notes

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1. ^ Hosted by the cities of Chorzów, Rybnik, Sosnowiec, and Wodzisław Śląski.
2. ^ a b c d e f Team classification was not conducted at the first three installations of the World Polonia Winter Games.
3. ^ Source material for the 1992 Games was lost.[13]
4. ^ a b c d e f Hosted by the cities of Bielsko Biała, Cieszyn, Szczyrk, Tychy, and Wisła.
5. ^ Hosted by the cities of Jelenia Góra, Szklarska Poręba, Sobieszów, and Jablonec nad Jizerou (Czech Republic).
6. ^ Hosted by the cities of Ustrzyki Dolne, Sanok, and Przemyśl.
7. ^ a b Team classification was not conducted at the XIV Winter Games because of its reduced size due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]
8. ^ Hosted together with Szczryk.

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## External links

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* Official webpage of the 2017 games
* Official webpage of the 2019 games
* Official webpage of the 2021 games
* Official webpage of Team Canada
* Timeline of the Summer World Polonia Games (1934–2015)
* Timeline of the World Polonia Winter Games (1986–2016)

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