2025 World Games, Chengdu, China

“A New Chapter in the History of TWG

The 12th edition of The World Games will take place from 7th to 17th August 2025. The host city will be the mega-city Chengdu in the People’s Republic of China. The guidelines of the IWGA strategy paper ‘Growth Beyond Excellence’, adopted in November 2020, will be applied for the first time at TWG 2025. For the third time in the history of The World Games since 1981, the multi-sport event is a guest in Asia.

Chengdu, a city of 20 million people in the south-west of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and is well known for its Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding.

Yang Shen Wei, Head of the Chengdu delegation at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA, introduced China’s ‘happiest city’ with a clear statement: “Chengdu will make every effort to make the Games in 2025 an exceptional and unforgettable sporting event. Let’s gather in Chengdu and cheer for the world.” In his speech during the closing ceremony in Birmingham, he stated: “Chengdu is ready to welcome friends from all over the world. We will deliver a wonderful Games featuring international standards, Chinese style and Chengdu characteristics, so as to jointly write a new chapter in the history of The World Games.”