Air sports at the 2025 World Games

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Air sports
at the 2025 World Games
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VenueDong'an Lake Sports Park Athletics Field
Dates14–16 August 2025
No. of events1
Competitors32 from 20 nations
  2022
2029  

The air sports competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 14 to 16 August 2025 at the Dong'an Lake Sports Park Athletics Field in Chengdu, China. [1] [2] The discipline only had a mixed drone racing event, dropping the parachuting event that also took place during the previous games.

Track

The drone racing track was revealed in June 2025. The layout is designed after the head of a giant panda, endemic to the city of Chengdu and the province of Sichuan. [3]

Qualification

A total of 32 athletes qualified based on a ranking list compiled by the FAI, dependent on results from the 2024 World Drone Racing Championships, and the 2024 Drone Racing World Cup. [4] [5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1001
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0101
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Events

Mixed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Drone racing
details
Yuki Hashimoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kwan Chun Yan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Kim Min-jae
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Participating nations

References

  1. "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  2. "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  3. "Panda-shaped drone racing track unveiled for The World Games 2025". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale . 27 June 2025.
  4. "Qualification Process for Drone Racing" (PDF). fai.org. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. "FAI UNVEILS DRONE RACING LINEUP FOR THE WORLD GAMES 2025". www.fai.org. Retrieved 2 March 2025.