A group of eight teams will compete in men’s and women’s softball tournaments at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, it has been announced following confirmation that the sport has been included on the programme.

Water-skier Martin Labra has been named as the World Games Athlete of the Month for April, even though for the second month running they have given it for a performance that actually happened in February. 

International Sambo Federation (FIAS) President Vasily Shestakov has hailed a "big step forward" for the sport after it was included in the programme for the 2025 World Games in Chengdu.

Disc folf will be back on the competition programme at the World Games after a gap of almost a quarter-of-a-century when it appears in the Chengdu 2025 edition.

International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has been re-elected unopposed for a third term at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Spain's capital Madrid, with Tom Dielen and John Liljelund joining the Executive Committee.

Spanish official José Perurena is set for unopposed re-election as President of the International World Games Association (IWGA) at tomorrow's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Madrid, which he has hailed as a "landmark" session.

International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena looks set to be re-elected for a third time at the IWGA’s Annual General Meeting in Madrid next month.

Belgium squash player Tinne Gilis has been voted the International World Games Association Athlete of the Month for March, it has been announced.

Two athletes have been stripped of their World Games gold medals after failing drugs tests during the event in Birmingham in Alabama last year.

Mexico’s 2022 World Games gold medal-winning flag football captain and quarterback Diana Flores has been named the International World Games Association Athlete of the Month for February, and believes the gold medal she won in Birmingham last year could help the sport achieve a place on the Olympic programme for LA 2028.

Colombian flying disc athlete Valeria Cardenas secured the title of International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of The Year 2022 with a late burst of votes.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) held a media workshop focused on public relations for the Chengdu 2025 World Games.

International World Games Association (IWGA) officials have predicted that the 2025 World Games in Chengdu will be "outstanding Games on the highest level", after a visit to the city.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) have agreed to create an IWGA Athletes Committee, which is set to consist of seven athletes.

An evaluation report from the Birmingham 2022 World Games has found that it generated an overall economic impact of $165 million (£136 million/€154 million), although this is significantly down from original estimates from when the American city was awarded the event in 2015.