The World Games 2025 (August 7-17), a quadrennial sports festival, will be held in Chengdu,
Sichuan, China. A city of 20 million inhabitants, it is located in the southwest part of the
country, and is known for its research base for giant panda breeding.
Mr. Wei, head of the LOC, calls Chengdu, ‘China’s Happiest City’; and, says China will deliver a
wonderful Games featuring international standards, Chinese style with Chengdu
characteristics, so as to jointly write a new chapter in the history of the World Games. This
will be the 12th edition; and the 3rd time it has been held in Asia. Racquetball and Squash
are two of the thirty-five sporting disciplines. Five thousand athletes are expected from 100
countries.
The first World Games were in Santa Clara, California in 1981. Expect live
streaming of racquetball and other disciplines on the TWG network, Olympic Channel, and IRF
networks. Racquetball will be represented by 16 men & women in singles and mixed doubles.
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