Three Sports Will Make World Games Debut in 2017

(ATR) Men's floorball, women's lacrosse, and muaythai will make their World Games debut in 2017.

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VILLANOVA, PA - MAY 26: Brittney Coppa #35 of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels drives on Megan Douty #5 of the University of Maryland Terrapins during the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship at Villanova Stadium on May 26, 2013 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. North Carolina won 13-12 in OT.  (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
VILLANOVA, PA - MAY 26: Brittney Coppa #35 of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels drives on Megan Douty #5 of the University of Maryland Terrapins during the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship at Villanova Stadium on May 26, 2013 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. North Carolina won 13-12 in OT. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

(ATR) Men's floorball, women's lacrosse, and muaythai will make their World Games debut in 2017.

On Friday, the International World Games Association presented the official competition program for the 2017 World Games, taking place in Wroclaw, Poland.

The sports program will feature a total of 27 sports and about 170 medal events.

Floorball, perhaps the least well-known of the three sports, is a type of hockey that uses a ball instead of a puck.

The World Games is a multi-sport event that features non-Olympic sports.

The 2017 World Games will take place Aug. 3 through Aug. 13.

Cali, Colombia hosted the last edition of the World Games in 2013.

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