The 2017 X World Games is a major international multi-sport event, meant for sports, disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games, held in Wrocław, Poland.

Iran sent a delegation of 19 athletes that competed in 7 disciplines: Archery, Billiard sports, Ju-Jitsu, Karate, Kickboxing, Muaythai and Sport climbing, winning 12 medals (two gold, eight silver and two bronze). All Iranian athletes that did not win a medal reached the quarterfinals.

3214 athletes from 102 countries participated in a total of 201 events in 27 official sport disciplines as well as in 21 events in 4 invitational sports, that included American football, Indoor rowing, Kickboxing, and Motorcycle speedway.This is the first time that Floorball, Lacrosse and Muaythai have been included in the World Games as official sports.

2017 X World Games in Poland. Medalists in Sport Climbing (Men’s Speed): Iranian Reza Alipourshenazandifar (gold), Ukrainian Danyil Boldyrev (silver) and Russian Stanislav Kokorin (bronze). Photo credit Eddie Fowke, IFSC 2017 X World Games in Poland. Medalists in Kickboxing (Men’s K1 86kg): Polish Dawid Kasperski (gold), Bosnian Herzegovinian Mesud Selimovic (silver) and Iranian Omid Nosrati (bronze). Photo credit BTWphotographers Maziarz/Rajter

Iran at the 2017 X World Games

Karate – Men’s Kumite 84kg: Zabiollah Poorshab

Sport Climbing – Men’s Speed: Reza Alipourshenazandifar

Archery – Men’s Compound: Esmaeil Ebadi

Ju-Jitsu – Men’s 94kg Fighting: Mohsen Hamid Aghchay

Karate – Women’s Kumite +68kg: Hamideh Abbasali

Karate – Men’s Kumite 60kg: Amir Mehdizadeh

Karate – Men’s Kumite 75kg: Aliasghar Asiabari

Karate – Men’s Kumite +84kg: Sajad Ganjzadeh

Muaythai – Men’s 63.5kg: Ali Zarinfar

Muaythai – Men’s 71kg: Masoud Minaei

Billiard Sports – Mixed Snooker: Soheil Vahedi

Kickboxing – Men’s K1 86kg: Omid Nosrati (* invitational sport)

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