The 12th games of the non -Olympic sports have ended: Germany ended up second in the medal mirror – and is the next host of the World Games.
In China, around 5,000 athletes competed against each other in 34 non-Olympic sports. Most of the medals won athletes from the host country, they came to 36 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals.
The athletes from Germany followed, they won 17 gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze medals.
Rescue swimmer Nina Holt won five gold medals in various single and team competitions, she is the most successful German participant in the 12th World Games.
The next organizer is Germany
The next World Games will take place in Germany in four years. At the graduation ceremony in Chengdu, the flag was symbolically handed over to the next host city of Karlsruhe, which the 13th World Gamesim year 2029.