"VAN" (Sports Desk - 13.08.2025) :: 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.
On Wed, Aug 13, 2025