Chengdu wins the bid to host World Games 2025

Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province in southwest China, wins the bid to host the World Games 2025 at the 2019 International World Games Association (IWGA) Congress on May 9 in the Gold Coast, Australia. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Chengdu won the bid to host the World Games 2025 at the 2019 International World Games Association (IWGA) Congress, which was held on May 9 in the Gold Coast, Australia.

Chengdu Mayor Luo Qiang and IWGA President Jose Perurena signed the organizer agreement with Yu Zaiqing, vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Chinese Olympic Committee, serving as the witness.

The World Games is a multi-sport event that takes place every four years in the year following the Summer Olympic Games by the IWGA under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Staged over a period of 11 days, it represents the pinnacle of competition for 3,600 of the world’s best athletes in 33 unique, multi-disciplinary sports.

Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province and known for being the home of giant pandas in southwest China, is the first city on the Chinese mainland to host the event.

The city has set up a goal to become an internationally renowned city for sports. Previously, it has won the bid to host the 2019 World Police and Fire Games, the 2021 Summer Universiade, and 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships.

The World Games 2021 will be held in Birmingham, Alabama from July 15-25, 2021.