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News of 2025

IWGA Delegation visits the Host City of The World Games 2025

IWGA Delegation visits the Host City of The World Games 2025

Chendgu is Looking Forward to the Games Finally back on site in Chengdu! Last week a working-level IWGA delegation, led by CEO Joachim Gossow, visited the host city of The World Games 2025 in the Peoples Republic of China. It was the first on-site working meeting between representatives of the International World Games Association and the Chinese National Organising Committee (NOC), as well as representatives of the city of Chengdu, since 2019.

28 February in The World Games 2025
Getting in the Swing of TWG 2025

Getting in the Swing of TWG 2025

The Chengdu Trendy Games · Chengdu is already settling into the swing of The World Games 2025! For 16 days, the Chinese host city of the twelfth edition of the multisport event (August 7-17, 2025) has been celebrating the Chengdu Trendy Games.

16 February in The World Games 2025
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  • 12th Edition in Chengdu, 7th- 17th August 2025 - 31 August, 2022
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