Belgium at the 2025 World Games

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Belgium at the
2025 World Games
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
IOC code BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic Committee
in Chengdu, China
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) – 17 August 2025 (2025-08-17)
Competitors71 (36 men and 35 women) in 18 sports and 42 events
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
16
World Games appearances (overview)

Belgium competed at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025. [1] Athletes representing Belgium won five gold medals, five silver medals and six bronze medals. The country finished in 16th place in the medal table.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Maysae Bouhouch
Silke Macharis
Acrobatic gymnastics Women's pair8 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Brent Deklerck Trampoline gymnastics Men's double mini9 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yannick Michiels Orienteering Men's sprint10 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Florian Bayili Ju-jitsu Men's 69 kg11 August
Gold medal icon.svg GoldFran Vanhoutte Track speed skating Women - 500 m14 August
Silver medal icon.svg SilverChristel Covens
Kristel Mijnendonckx
Colette Puts
Gitte Snoeijs
Wim de Schutter
Robbe Gagelmans
Jan Hendrickx
Wouter Raeymaekers
Jeroen Sturm
Tug of war Mixed outdoor 580 kg11 August
Silver medal icon.svg SilverFran Vanhoutte Road speed skating Women - 1 lap12 August
Silver medal icon.svg SilverAmber Engels
Lisa Van Gorp
Lisa Pauwels
Lise Van Maldeghem
Joke Van Maldeghem
Britt Saey
Eline Denie
Nick Verwerft
Jordan De Vogelaere
Siebe De Ley
Jarre DeLey
Thomas Thijs
Joppe Bellemans
Kian Amorgaste
Korfball Indoor12 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arnaud Dely Duathlon Men - Individual14 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sonita Muluh Powerlifting Women - Super heavyweight15 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vincent Bierinckx Duathlon Men - Individual14 August
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFran Vanhoutte Track speed skating Women - 200 m time trial14 August
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFran Vanhoutte Track speed skating Women - 1000 m sprint15 August
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeJeanne Dupont Duathlon Women - Individual15 August
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeJeanne Dupont
Arnaud Dely
Duathlon Mixed Team Relay17 August
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeElin Loos
Lauren Somers
Paulien Ryckx
Ruben Vergaert
Axel Van Genechten
Cedric Schoumacker
Korfball Beach17 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Air sports 101
Archery 101
Billards 011
Canoe marathon 202
Dancesport 101
Gymnastics - Acrobatic 022
Gymnastics - Trampoline 112
Ju-jitsu 123
Korfball 101020
Lifesaving 044
Muaythai 011
Orienteering 224
Powerboating 112
Powerlifting 011
Roller sports 112
Triathlon 325
Tug of war 11617
Wakeboarding 011
Wushu 101
Total363571

Korfball

Belgium qualified in korfball at the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship.

Indoor
AthleteEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Team Belgium Korfball Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
W 26-10
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 27-14
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
W 15-11
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
W 19-13
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 16-23
Silver medal icon.svg
Beach

Belgium qualified in beach korfball at the 2024 World Beach Korfball Championship.

AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemi-finalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Team Belgium Beach Korfball Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
W 6-16
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 11-4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W 15-3
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 2–13
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
L 8-7
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
W 5-10
Bronze medal icon.svg

Powerlifting

Classic
AthleteEventExercisesTotal weightTotal pointsRank
SquatBench
press
Deadlift
Sonita Kyen Muluh Women's Super Heavyweight 305.0157.5265.0727.5122.57Silver medal icon.svg

Trampoline gymnastics

Belgium qualified two athletes at the 2023 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Brent Deklerck Men's double mini-trampoline 55.900326.800Gold medal icon.svg
Lani Spiessens Women's tumbling 48.200424.9004

Tug of war

AthleteEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Team Belgium Men's outdoor 640 kg Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
D 1 - 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
L 0 - 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
W 3 - 0
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 0 - 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 3 - 0
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
L 0 - 3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 1 - 2
4
Team Belgium Mixed outdoor 580 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 3 - 0
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
D 1 - 1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
W 3 - 0
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 3 - 0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
W 3 - 0
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 3 - 0
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
L 0 - 3
Silver medal icon.svg

References

  1. "Qualifications for TWG 2025, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  2. "TWG Sports". theworldgames. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-28.