Wrocław was the sixth city in Europe after London (1985), Karlsruhe (1989), The Hague (1993), Lahti (1997) and Duisburg (2005) to host The World Games.

Also, a total of 21 events in 4 invitational sports, American football, indoor rowing, kickboxing, and motorcycle speedway were held during the Games.

The candidate cities were announced by the IWGA in August 2011:[1] Just a few days before the awarding ceremony, Cape Town withdrew its bid for financial reasons.

[2] The final decision was announced by Ron Froehlich, President of the International World Games Association, on 12 January 2012 in Lausanne.

[4] The ceremony highlighted aspects of Polish culture and featured the popular singer, Dawid Kwiatkowski, and Radzimir Dębski, Kamil Bednarek, and Steve Nash alongside the Turntable Orchestra.

The face of the medals features The World Games logo, while the reverse displays original work by Professor Mateusz Dworski.

The medals were designed by Dworski, a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, and were produced by the Polish National Mint.