Around 330 Chinese athletes will participate in the 2025 Chengdu World Games, which marks the country's largest delegation for the event, an official of the General Administration of Sport of China said at a press conference Tuesday.

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With the 100-day countdown to the 12th World Games falling on Tuesday, the event will be held in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, from August 7 to 17. According to the organizers, the Games will feature 255 events across 60 disciplines and 34 sports.

Li Jing, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Sport of China, introduced, "Chinese athletes have clinched berths in 152 events of 28 sports so far, who come from a wide range of fields, including professional athletes and outstanding sports enthusiasts in schools and universities, enterprises, institutions and sports clubs."

"There are also disabled athletes selected by China Disabled Persons' Federation for free diving, ju-jitsu and archery," Li added.

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The international event is not only a platform for competition but also an opportunity for cultural exchanges. Li emphasized, "The Games will fully demonstrate the development of China in sports, particularly in non-Olympic events, as well as an image of Chinese athletes filled with vitality."

Li said, "27 competition venues for the World Games have been ready. Softball and floorball events will kick off one day ahead of the Games' opening ceremony." 

First-ever torch relay

With the 100-day countdown to the Chengdu World Games falling on Tuesday, the event's organizing committee announced that the World Games' first torch relay will be held in southwest China's Sichuan province on July 26.

The flame collection and launch ceremony will be held at the Sanxingdui Museum, before the flame is relayed in three cities in Sichuan: Chengdu, Deyang and Meishan, organizers said on Tuesday.

"It will be the first time in the World Games' history to organize torch relay activities. 120 torchbearers will cover a total distance of 11 kilometers," said Wang Fengchao, vice president of the Chengdu World Games organizing committee and mayor of Chengdu.

"The selection of torchbearers runs through March to June, which includes representatives of athletes, coaches, citizens, international friends, as well as grassroots workers such as couriers, ride-hailing drivers and sanitation workers," Wang added.

The torch named "Zhu Meng" (Dream Chaser) of the 2025 Chengdu World Games, the first-ever torch designed for the World Games, was unveiled on February 27. Wang said, "The relevant facilities of flame collection and torch relay will be ready in early July."

As the highest-level international comprehensive Games for non-Olympic sports, the 2025 Chengdu World Games will be held from August 7 to 17, which is also the first world sports event staged in west China after the Chengdu Universiade in 2023.