On a day where temperatures soared in the mid thirty degrees Celsius range, high quality athletes mirrored the searing heat in Chengdu.
Podiums were on the line in several disicipplines across six sports today but arguably the most jaw-dropping moment was Mutsuhiro Shiohata’s (JPN) performance in Parkour.
Needing to overtake Eloan Hitz (FRA) for gold, he put together a routine that achieved a difficulty score of 16.0, an insanely high level.
In the Ju-Jitsu, it was the turn of the Mixed Team Duo Shows, an event that marries able and non-able-bodied athletes together, highlighting The World Games difference maker that para sportspeople compete simulataneosuly alongside ones without impairments.
Athlete unity at its finest.
Beach Handball
Argentina’s women secured beach handball gold, edging Germany 2–1 in a thrilling final decided by a nerve-jangling 7-2 shootout.
In a far smoother encounter, Spain claimed the women’s bronze with a commanding 2–0 win over Denmark, dominating both sets.
Germany’s men struck gold after rallying from a set down to beat Portugal 2–1 in the championship clash.
Brazil had been the tournament favourites coming into TWG 2025 as previous winners twice but today only earned men’s bronze, outlasting Spain 2–1 in another fiercely contested battle for the podium.
Ju-Jitsu
Israel’s Nimrod Ryeder battled to a tight 2:0 points victory over France’s Nathan Dos Santos to claim Men’s Open Ne-Waza gold.
In the Women’s Open Ne-Waza final, Serbia’s Tamara Toros delivered a masterclass, securing a 50:0 submission win over Meshi Rosenfeld, a double gold medallist from TWG 2022 and also from Israel.
China’s LI Yucai/GUO Ao edged Germany’s Christine Jahn/Alessandro Schober by just five points (167.0–162.0) in the Mixed Duo Para Physical final, exciting the delighted home crowd on the last day of Ju-Jitsu at Chengdu.
Germany’s Nike Hunecke/Julia Paszkiewicz and Italy’s brother pairing of Pietro and Giovanni Napoli also struck gold in closely fought Para Visual and Para Mental finals respectively.
Korfball
The Netherlands reaffirmed their dominance in Korfball, defeating rivals Belgium 23–16 to claim mixed team gold. They are still yet to lose a match in The World Games history.
A strong second-half surge sealed victory for the defending champions of The World Games in front of an electric Chengdu crowd at Longquan High School Gymnasium.
Chinese Taipei took bronze with a 19–15 win over Czechia, controlling the game from the outset and losing only one of the four quarters – the second 3-2.
Both medal matches showcased fast, high-scoring play, underlining korfball’s growing global appeal.
Parkour
Japan’s Mutsuhiro Shiohata claimed gold in the Men’s Freestyle final with a total score of 28.8, boosted by an impressive difficulty score of 16, ahead of France’s Eloan Hitz (27.1) and the USA’s Shea Rudolph (26.7).
Shiohata’s performance was something to behold with a difficulty level as high as this very rarely seen in any form of Gymnastics.
In the Women’s Speed final, Sweden’s Miranda Tibbling stormed to victory in 36.62 seconds, edging out Hong Kong’s Man Noa (37.67) and Spain’s Sara Banchoff Tzanoff (39.52).
Tibbling’s win extends her strong form on the world stage whilst Man will be gutted by the finish as she failed to make a clean landing and had to scramble for the buzzer.
Speed Skating
Spain’s Francisco Jose Peula Cabello edged Paraguay’s Julio Cesar Mirena Ortiz by just 0.086 seconds in a tight Men’s 10,000m Points Race, with Ortiz securing his nation’s first-ever World Games medal and as its only athlete in Chengdu.
Marine Lefeuvre of France dominated the Women’s 10,000m Points Race, finishing over 16 seconds ahead of Colombia’s Gabriela Rueda and Gabriela Vargas Sarmiento (ECU).
Maria Fernanda Timms Ariza claimed Colombia’s first gold of the day with victory in the Women’s 1 Lap Final, ahead of Belgium’s Fran Vanhoutte and Germany’s Anna-Laethisia Schimek.
In the Men’s 1 Lap Final, Colombia celebrated again as Jhoan Sebastian Guzman Bitar took gold, narrowly beating compatriot Jhon Edwar Tascon Holguin and France’s Yvan Sivilier.
Squash
Japan’s Satomi Watanabe - and the number one seed - powered to Women’s Singles gold with a dominant 3–0 win over France’s Marie Stephan.
Watanabe’s semifinal opponent Marta Dominguez (ESP) matched that scoreline to take bronze against Hong Kong’s Ho Tze Lok.
In the men’s final, France’s Victor Crouin claimed gold, sweeping Hungary’s Balazs Farkas 3–0 with clinical precision at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Public Fitness Gymnasium to retake the ttile he won in TWG Birmingham 2022.
Colombia’s Miguel Rodriguez secured bronze, overcoming Switzerland’s Dimitri Steinmann 3–1 in a high-paced contest, the first ever medal won by a South American Squash player at The World Games.
Wushu
The Wushu discipline of Leita delivered the final medal matches of the sport at TWG 2025 across six weight classes.
Chen Mengyue and Li Zhiqin dominated the women's 52kg and 60kg categories with clean 2:0 wins, showcasing China's ever-present strength.
The women's 70kg gold went to Iran’s Bagherzadehvaskas Seyedah Yasaman, who edged out Zhu Hailan (CHN) in a tight 2:1 battle.
On the men’s side, Tang Sishuo (CHN) claimed gold in the 56kg with a win by points difference, while fierce contests saw South Korea’s Song Gicheol (Men's 70Kg) and Egypt’s Wahdan Alhussein secure their titles both in 2:1 finishes.