The Croatian World Games ( hr, Hrvatske svjetske igre) are an
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
-style competition pitting autochthonous
Croat
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...
communities in
Croatia
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and neighbouring nations against each other and Croatian diaspora communities. The event is organized by the
Croatian Olympic Committee
The Croatian Olympic Committee ( hr, Hrvatski olimpijski odbor (HOO)) is the non-profit organization representing Croatian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The COC organizes Croatia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olymp ...
and the
Croatian World Congress
Croatian may refer to:
* Croatia
*Croatian language
*Croatian people
*Croatians (demonym)
See also
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* Croatan (disambiguation)
* Croatia (disambiguation)
* Croatoan (disambiguation)
* Hrvatski (disambiguation)
* Hrvatsko (disambiguation)
* S ...
.
The first and the second Games were held in
Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ser ...
in 2006 and 2010,
and the third Games were held in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
in 2014.
In the 2010 Games, there were 2,500 participants from 24 countries, competing in 12 events.
Sports in the Croatian World Games
* Archery
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Beach Volleyball
* Boxing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Football
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling
2006 results
References
External links
Home page
Croatian diaspora
Recurring events established in 2006
Sport in Croatia
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