Croatian World Games

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The Croatian World Games (Croatian : Hrvatske svjetske igre, Spanish : Juegos Croatas Mundiales, Juegos Mundiales Croatas [1] ) are an Olympics-style amateur multi-sport competition pitting autochthonous Croat communities in Croatia and neighbouring nations against each other and Croatian diaspora communities, representing countries they live in. [2] The event is organized by the Croatian Olympic Committee and the Croatian World Congress. [3] It is also known under the unofficial name Crolympics (Croatian : Crolimpijada), with the motto "Olympic games with Croatian sign". [3]

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The goal of the Games is connecting young Croats from all over the world through sports and cultural gatherings, and to encourage them to cultivate their Croatian identity. [2] [4]

Editions

The first and the second Games were held in Zadar in 2006 and 2010, [5] and the third Games were held in Zagreb in 2014. [6] For 2014 edition, interest for hosting was shown by Split, Šibenik and Međugorje. [5]

First Games were opened at Zadar's Forum, after Holy Mass in Cathedral of St. Anastasia, by the honorary president of the Croatian Olympic Committee Antun Vrdoljak and participants were greeted by Šimun Šito Čorić (hr). [7]

Second Games were hosted by Zadar County and Zadar Archdiocese. Before the opening ceremony, Holy Mass was served in the Cathedral of St. Anastasia by Gospić-Senj bishop Mile Bogović. [8] Games were opened by Canadian minister of Croatian descent Lynne Yelich and Croatian minister of foreign affairs Gordan Jandroković. [9] [10]

Third Games were first time hosted by Zagreb and held under auspices of the President of Croatia, Sabor, Central State office for Croats Abroad, City of Zagreb and Croatian Heritage Foundation. Games were opened by the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Josip Leko. [11]

4th Games were held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. [12] They were opened at the Ban Jelačić Square by Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenković. [13]

Originally, 5th Games should have been held from 26 to 30 July 2022, but due to COVID-19 pandemic Croatian World Congress postponed them to the last week of July 2023 at the Executive Board level on 6 November 2021. [14]

5th Games were held under the auspices of the Croatian Government, Central State office for Croats Abroad, City of Zagreb, Croatian Heritage Foundation, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatian Olympic Committee and Croatian Radiotelevision. [15] [16] They were opened by Croatian minister of foreign affairs Gordan Grlić Radman. [17] Before the opening ceremony, Holy Mass was served in the parish church of Our Lady of Freedom by Vinko Puljić. [17] Opening ceremony was accompanied by concert of Zaprešić Boys (hr), Folklore ensemble "Ivan Goran Kovačić" from Zagreb (hr), KUD Preporod from Dugo Selo and Klapa Stine from Zagreb. [17]

Croatian World Games (CWG) Croatian : Hrvatske svjetske igre (HSI)
EditionTimeHostMottoParticipantsCountriesSports/EventsReference(s)
1st15 – 21 July 2006 Zadar "Dobro došli kući!"
(Welcome home!)		2,5002512 [5] [18]
2nd18 – 23 July 2010Zadar"Jedno srce"
(One heart)		75024 [19]
3rd21 – 26 July 2014 Zagreb "Jedno je srce"
(One heart)		8003716 [20] [21]
4th18 – 22 July 2017Zagreb"Jedno je srce, jedna je Hrvatska"
(One heart, One Croatia)		10503117 [12] [22]
5th24 – 29 July 2023Zagreb"Jedno srce, jedna Hrvatska"
(One heart, One Croatia)		9502621 [1]

Sports in the Croatian World Games

Note: Sports with asterisk (*) were introduced at the 2014 Games. [23]

Research from 2019 [24] indicates that, among CWG's participants, greatest number of them did volleyball, association football, futsal, karate and basketball. 60% participants in the survey stated that they trained at least one sport more than ten years, [25] and around 20% of them participated in the Games two times, while 70% participated first time. [25]

Countries of the participants

According to research from 2019, [24] greatest number of participants came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Canada, Australia and Montenegro.

Results

2006

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 21202869
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 149124
3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 49316
4Croatian World Games Team4059
5Flag of France.svg  France 1618
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1113
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1113
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1113
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1113
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1113
11Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1012
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1012
13Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0213
14Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0101
15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (17 entries)515249152

Source: [26]

Literature

References

  1. 1 2 "Hrvatske svjetske igre 2023" [2023 Croatian World Games]. hsi-cwg.com (in Croatian). Croatian World Games. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The 5th Croatian World Games to unite Croats worldwide". croatiaweek.com. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "O nama" [About us]. hsi-cwg.com (in Croatian). Croatian World Games. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Mandić 2019, p. 29.
  5. 1 2 3 "Hrvatske svjetske igre - jedno srce, pet kontinenata". Zadarski list (in Croatian). 28 July 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Grad će 'okupirati' 750 sportaša, Hrvata iz svijeta". Večernji list (in Croatian). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Prve hrvatske svjetske igre – od 15. do 21. srpnja 2006. Zadar". hsi-cwg.com (in Croatian). Croatian World Games. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Druge hrvatske svjetske igre – od 18. do 23. srpnja, 2010. Zadar". hsi-cwg.com (in Croatian). Croatian World Games. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hrvatske svjetske igre: jedinstveni pothvat iseljene Hrvatske". croatianchronicle.com (in Croatian). Croatian Chronicle.
  10. ↑ "Otvorene druge Hrvatske svjetske igre" (in Croatian). 18 July 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Treće hrvatske svjetske igre – od 21. do 26. srpnja, 2014. Zagreb". hsi-cwg.com (in Croatian). Croatian World Games. 6 September 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Zagreb to host Croatian World Games". total-croatia-news.com. Total Croatia News. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Predsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske Andrej Plenković otvorio IV. Hrvatske svjetske igre". hsi-cwg.hr (in Croatian). Croatian World Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "The 5th Croatian World Games have been postponed to 2023". hrvatiizvanhr.gov.hr. Central State Office for Croats Abroad. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "U Zagrebu počinju V. Hrvatske svjetske igre". moja-domovina.net (in Croatian). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Poziv Hrvaticama i Hrvatima na V. Hrvatske svjetske igre, Zagreb, 24. 07. – 29.07. 2023. – "Jedno srce, jedna je Hrvatska"". hsi-cwg.com (in Croatian). Croatian World Games. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  17. 1 2 3 "900 Hrvata iz cijelog svijeta natječe se i druži na 5. Hrvatskim svjetskim igrama". hrvati.ch (in Croatian). Croats of Switzerland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  18. ↑ Prve hrvatske svjetske igre – od 15. do 21. srpnja 2006. Zadar hsi-cwg.com. Croatian World Games. Access date 1 July 2023.
  19. ↑ Druge hrvatske svjetske igre – od 18. do 23. srpnja, 2010. Zadar hsi-cwg.com. Croatian World Games. Access date 1 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Hrvata iz cijelog svijeta stižu u Zagreb na Crolimpijadu radiodux.me. Radio Dux. Published 7 May 2014.
  21. ↑ Završene Hrvatske svjetske igre matis.hr. Croatian Heritage Foundation. Published 27 July 2014. Access date 1 July 2023.
  22. ↑ Igre 2017 hsi.cwg.com. Hrvatske svjetske igre.
  23. ↑ "Hrvatski svjetski kongres (HSK): Poziv za nastup na sljedećim Hrvatskim svjetskim igrama (HSI) 2014. godine". crowc.org (in Croatian). Croatian World Congress. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  24. 1 2 Mandić 2019, p. 32-33.
  25. 1 2 Mandić 2019, p. 34.
  26. ↑ HSK (25 January 2014). "Lista medalja" [Medals' list]. hsi-cwg.com (in Croatian). Croatian World Congress. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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