| South Africa at the 2025 World Games | |
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| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| in Chengdu, China 7 August 2025 – 17 August 2025 | |
| Competitors | 26 (13 men and 13 women) in 9 sports and 27 events |
| Medals Ranked 57th |
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| World Games appearances | |
South Africa competed at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025. [1]
Athletes representing South Africa won three silver medals and the country finished in 57th place in the medal table
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Hamish Lovemore | Canoe marathon | Men's K1 short distance | 9 August |
| Silver | Hamish Lovemore | Canoe marathon | Men's K1 long distance | 10 August |
| Silver | Jason Theron | Billiard sports | Mixed heyball pool | 14 August |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Billards | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoe marathon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kickboxing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Muaythai | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Orienteering | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Squash | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Athlete | Event | Exercises | Total weight | Total points | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | |||||
| Megan Faul | Women's Super heavyweight | 205.0 | 122.5 | 217.5 | 545.0 | 100.98 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Exercises | Total weight | Total points | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | |||||
| Haroun Pietersen | Men's heavyweight | 325.0 | 205.0 | 285.0 | 815.0 | 83.46 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
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| Women's singles | |||||||