The excitement continued in Windsor on the second day of the International Children’s Games. Windsor Star photographers covered all the action. Here’s a gallery of the events.
Naomi Pisahov, right, leads Team Emek-Hefer from Israel, at Subway’s Commit to Fit activity tent during Passport to the World at Riverfront Festival Plaza Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Team Windsor-Essex members Kendra Polewski, left, Zoe Mercier, Madeleine McDonald and Rachel Rode at nternational Children’s Games where they won silver in the pool, 4 x 100 relay, Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Amir Bhatti, 30, delegation leader for Kasur, Pakistan, is pictured at Caesars Windsor, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Metod Klemenc, 79, founding president of the International Children’s Games, is pictured at Caesars Windsor, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Taryn O’Neill, second from right, competes in the girls 800m at the International Children’s Games at the St. Denis Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Ireland’s Elizabeth Mohan (L) and Windsor-Essex’s Julia Albeartie battle for the ball during their game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the International Children’s Games in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Canadian Anna Kvedaras competes in the girls 50m breaststroke at the International Children’s Games being held at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
International Children’s Games silver medal winners, Zoe Mercier, left, Rachel Rode, Madeleine McDonald and Kendra Polewski at the pool Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Polish charm at the riverfront gathering of the world. (Doug Schmidt/The Windsor Star/Twitter)
Team Pakistan members Mian Saad Amer, left, Hamza Ashraf, Abdul Moiz, and Mian Sarmad Amer were joined by Abdullah Naee of Windsor for the International Children’s Games Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Swimmers warm up before competing in the International Children’s Games at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Hou Yushan, left, from Beijing, China, receives the 400m freestyle swimming gold medal from mayor Eddie Francis at the International Children’s Games being held at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
International Children’s Games swimming coach Kevin Ross of Halifax expresses his admiration of the host Windsor-Essex team calling the Windsor-Essex Games the best of eight he has attended, Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Marcus Cooper, 15, from Windsor, Essex, competes in the boys high jump at the International Children’s Games at the St. Denis Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Ireland’s Elizabeth Mohan (L) gets pressured by Windsor-Essex’s Kyla Sovran (C) and Julia Albeartie during their game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the International Children’s Games in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Katherina Spreizer, left, Rebecca Maurer and Caroline Pilhatsch of Graz, Austria enjoyed some pizza at International Children’s Games Passport to the World Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Aaron Norg receives his silver medal from MPP Teresa Piruzza at International Children’s Games Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
International Children’s Games swimming coach Kevin Ross of Halifax expresses his admiration of the host Windsor-Essex team calling the Windsor-Essex Games the best of eight he has attended, Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
The swimming team from Darmstadt, Germany relax on the lawn in front of the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, before competing in the International Children’s Games, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Zoja Rotovnik, from Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, competes in the girls 100m track at the International Children’s Games at the St. Denis Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Tariq Sidhu, a coach from Pakistan gets a photo taken with the official mascot of the International Children’s Games Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the McHugh Park soccer games in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
MPP Teresa Piruzza delivers silver medals to Team Windsor-Essex members Kendra Polewski, left, Zoe Mercier, Madeleine McDonald and Rachel Rode at international Children’s Games Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Athletes compete in the girls 100m dash at the International Children’s Games at the St. Denis Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Team Bejing members Rongqi Sun, left, Xiaochen Li and Yushan Huu, right, enjoy some Chinese food from Red Sail Restaurant, one of the food vendors at International Children’s Games Passport to the World event Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Korea’s Soonchan Kwon (L) and Windsor-Essex’s Strahinja Gajic race for the ball during their game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the International Children’s Games in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Canadian Aaron Norg places second in heat two of the Boys 50m backstroke at the International Children’s Games being held at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Korea’s Taehyun Kim (L) and Windsor-Essex’s Pablo Ortiz race for the ball during their game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the International Children’s Games in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
A’Nia Diggs, from Oakland, California, competes in the girls 100m dash at the International Children’s Games at the St. Denis Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
International Children’s Games gold medal winner Rachel Rode who finished first in the 100 metre freestyle, second in the 100 metre backstroke, and second in the 4 x 100 relay with her Windsor-Essex teammates Friday August 16, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Korea’s Soonchan Kwon (L) and Windsor-Essex’s Strahinja Gajic battle for the ball during their game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the International Children’s Games in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Athletes compete in the girls 100m dash at the International Children’s Games at the St. Denis Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Canadian Jessica McConnell warms up before afternoon swimming competitions at the International Children’s Games being held at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Windsor-Essex’s Pablo Ortiz (L) and Korea’s Taehyeong Hwang battle for the ball during their game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the International Children’s Games in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Canadian Aaron Norg places second in heat two of the Boys 50m backstroke at the International Children’s Games being held at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, Friday, August 16, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
