Orienteering at the 2025 World Games | |
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Venue | Eastern New Area Orienteering Venue |
Dates | 8–11 August 2025 |
No. of events | 5 |
Competitors | 80 from 24 nations |
The orienteering competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 8 to 11 August 2025 at the Eastern New Area Orienteering Venue in Chengdu, China. [1] [2] The discipline had seven events, three for men, three for women, and one mixed.
A total of 80 athletes (40 men and 40 women) qualified for each event. Qualification was based on a point system, taking in consideration both the Orienteering World Ranking and the results from the 2024 World Orienteering Championships. [3]
The events started with a Middle Distance on 8 August 2025 in Gaota Village, with the terrain consisting mainly of orange groves and dense bushes. [4] The race was noted for its heat and humidity, with a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius recorded on the course. [5] The winners were Riccardo Rancan and Simona Aebersold, both from Switzerland. Vegard Jarvis Westergård attained Canada's first ever medal in any international orienteering competition with a Bronze, and Tereza Šmelíková won Slovakia's first ever international orienteering medal as well with her Silver in the Women's competition. [4] During the Middle Distance competition, Italian runner Mattia Debertolis collapsed on the course and was admitted to hospital. Debertolis died four days later, receiving international attention. [6] [7]
* Host nation (China)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sprint | Yannick Michiels ![]() | Tomáš Křivda ![]() | Zoltán Bujdosó ![]() |
Middle distance | Riccardo Rancan ![]() | Francesco Mariani ![]() | Vegard Westergard ![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sprint | Simona Aebersold ![]() | Natalia Gemperle ![]() | María Prieto ![]() |
Middle distance | Simona Aebersold ![]() | Tereza Šmelíková ![]() | Alva Sonesson ![]() |