The World Games 2025: Full schedule, Indian contingent, & live streaming details
The World Games 2025 opening ceremony is scheduled for August 6.
The World Games 2025 is scheduled to be held from August 7 to 17 in Chengdu, China. A total of 118 nations are participating in the tournament, which will encompass 42 sports, having 60 disciplines and 253 medal events. Around 5,000 athletes are expected to showcase their skills in the World Games 2025.
India are fielding a 17-member contingent (10 men and 7 women), which is their largest contingent in the tournament’s history. They will participate in archery, billiards, racquetball, roller sports (road speed skating and track speed skating), and Wushu.
So far, India have won five medals at the World Games since first participating in the 1981 edition. Their only gold medal came in 2013, when Aditya Mehta claimed the prized metal in billiards.
Meanwhile, India finished 70th in the table after returning with a solitary bronze medal in their last appearance in 2022. Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma finished third in the mixed team compound event in archery.
Where will The World Games 2025 be held?
The World Games 2025 will be held in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in China.
When will The World Games 2025 take place?
The multi-sport event is slated to take place from August 7 to 17, with the opening ceremony scheduled for August 6.
Sports Disciplines in The World Games 2025
- Air Sports
- American Football
- Archery
- Softball
- Billiards
- Boules
- Canoe
- Cheerleading
- DanceSport
- Fistball
- Floorball
- Flying disc
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Ju-Jitsu
- Karate
- Kickboxing
- Korfball
- Lacrosse
- Lifesaving
- Muaythai
- Orienteering
- Powerboating
- Powerlifting
- Racquetball
- Roller Sports
- Sambo
- Climbing
- Squash
- Triathlon
- Tug of War
- Underwater Sports
- Wakeboarding
- Wushu
How many Indian athletes will compete in The World Games 2025?
17 athletes from India will compete in the 11-day event.
India’s contingent for The World Games 2025 (Subject to changes)
Archery – Abhishek Verma, Rishabh Yadav, Rakesh Kumar (Compound Men), Parneet Kaur, Madhura Dhamangaonkar (Compound Women)
Billiards – Shivam Arora, Sourav Kothari, Kamal Chawla (Men), Nathasha Chethan (Women)
Racquetball – Kosetty Jyotheekalyan (Men’s Singles), Shilpa Dalvi (Women’s Singles), Kosetty Jyotheekalyan, Shilpa Dalvi (Women’s Doubles)
Roller Sports – Anandkumar Velkumar, Aryanpal Singh Ghuman (Men), Shreyasi Joshi (Women)
Wushu – Abhishek Jamwal (Men), Namrata Batra, Roshibina Devi Naorem (Women)
Where and how to watch The World Games 2025 live streaming and telecast worldwide?
Interested viewers can visit The World Games live website to follow the action around the globe.
The World Games 2025 full schedule, fixtures, dates, and venue details:
| Sport | Dates | Venue |
| Air Sports | August 14 – 16 | Dong’an Lake Sports Park |
| American Football | August 14 – 17 | Eastern New Area |
| Archery | August 7 – 16 | Qinglong Lake |
| Softball | August 6 – 17 | Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre |
| Billiards | August 10 – 14 | Tianfu Campus Billiards Stadium |
| Boules | August 14 – 17 | Chengdu Sport University Sancha Lake Campus |
| Canoe | August 9 – 16 | Xinglong Lake |
| Cheerleading | August 15- 16 | Dong’an Lake Sports Park |
| DanceSport | August 8-9 & 16-17 | Chengbei Gymnasium |
| Fistball | August 9 -13 | Tianfu Park |
| Floorball | August 6 – 13 | Xiangcheng Sports Center |
| Flying Disc | August 8 – 16 | Chengdu Sport University Sancha Lake Campus, Xinglong Lake |
| Gymnastics | August 8 – 16 | Dong’an Lake Sports Park |
| Handball | August 7 – 12 | Xinglong Lake |
| Ju-Jitsu | August 10 – 12 | Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre |
| Karate | August 8 – 9 | Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre |
| Kickboxing | August 12 – 14 | Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium |
| Korfball | August 8 -17 | Longquan High School Gymnasium |
| Lacrosse | August 7 – 11 | Eastern New Area |
| Lifesaving | August 8 – 9 | Chengdu Sport University Sancha Lake Campus |
| Muaythai | August 8 – 10 | Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium |
| Orienteering | August 8 – 11 | Eastern New Area |
| Powerboating | August 15 – 17 | Sancha Lake |
| Powerlifting | August 14 – 17 | Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre |
| Racquetball | August 13 – 17 | Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre |
| Roller Sports | August 7 – 11 | Chengdu Roller Sports Centre, Liaojiawan Shuyue Park |
| Sambo | August 13 – 14 | Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre |
| Sport Climbing | August 14 – 16 | Tianfu Park |
| Squash | August 8 – 12 | Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre |
| Triathlon | August 14 – 17 | Xinglong Lake |
| Tug of War | August 9 – 11 | Dong’an Lake Sports Park |
| Underwater Sports | August 10 – 11 | Chengdu Sport University Sancha Lake Campus |
| Wakeboarding | August 8 – 10 | Sancha Lake |
| Wushu | August 8 – 12 | Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre |
Where will The World Games 2025 be held?
The World Games 2025 will be held in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in China.
When will The World Games 2025 take place?
The multi-sport event is slated to take place from August 7 to 17, with the opening ceremony scheduled for August 6.
Where and how to watch The World Games 2025 live?
Viewers can visit The World Games live website to follow the action around the globe.
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