2025 World Games ( zh, 2025年世界运动会 )is the 12th edition of the World Games, which includes sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. It is expected to be held in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. This is the first edition to be held under the guidelines set by the strategy paper "Growth Beyond Excellence", the second edition to be held in Asia, and the first time for the nation to host the World Games.

Bidding

Luo Qiang, Mayor of

, signed the Organiser Agreement for TWG 2025, with the Vice President of IOC and the Chinese Olympic Committee as witness. President José Perurena signed on behalf of the International World Games Association.

Participants

Under the ‘Growth Beyond Excellence’ guidelines ,the maximum permitted number (including athletes and technical officials) for the sports program of TWG 2025 and onwards will be increased from 4200 to 5000. 4000 participants are proposed by the IWGA Member Federations; while the remaining 1000 participants consists of disciplines in consultation with organizing committee, disciplines in determination with IOC's consultation and para disciplines which will be determined through consultation with the IPC.

References

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2025 Predicted and scheduled events *January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1929 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** The American FAA will have been imp ...

Multi-sport events in China