Belgium competed at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025. Athletes representing Belgium won five gold medals, five silver medals and six bronze medals. The country finished in 16th place in the medal table.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Maysae BouhouchSilke Macharis Acrobatic gymnastics Women's pair Brent Deklerck Trampoline gymnastics Men's double mini Yannick Michiels Orienteering Men's sprint Florian Bayili Ju-jitsu Men's 69 kg Fran Vanhoutte Track speed skating Women - 500 m Christel CovensKristel MijnendonckxColette PutsGitte SnoeijsWim de SchutterRobbe GagelmansJan HendrickxWouter RaeymaekersJeroen Sturm Tug of war Mixed outdoor 580 kg Fran Vanhoutte Road speed skating Women - 1 lap Amber EngelsLisa Van GorpLisa PauwelsLise Van MaldeghemJoke Van MaldeghemBritt SaeyEline DenieNick VerwerftJordan De VogelaereSiebe De LeyJarre DeLeyThomas ThijsJoppe BellemansKian Amorgaste Korfball Indoor Arnaud Dely Duathlon Men - Individual Sonita Muluh Powerlifting Women - Super heavyweight Vincent Bierinckx Duathlon Men - Individual Fran Vanhoutte Track speed skating Women - 200 m time trial Fran Vanhoutte Track speed skating Women - 1000 m sprint Jeanne Dupont Duathlon Women - Individual Jeanne DupontArnaud Dely Duathlon Mixed Team Relay Elin LoosLauren SomersPaulien RyckxRuben VergaertAxel Van GenechtenCedric Schoumacker Korfball Beach
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
SportMenWomenTotalAir sports 1 0 1Archery 1 0 1Billards 0 1 1Canoe marathon 2 0 2Dancesport 1 0 1Gymnastics - Acrobatic 0 2 2Gymnastics - Trampoline 1 1 2Ju-jitsu 1 2 3Korfball 10 10 20Lifesaving 0 4 4Muaythai 0 1 1Orienteering 2 2 4Powerboating 1 1 2Powerlifting 0 1 1Roller sports 1 1 2Triathlon 3 2 5Tug of war 11 6 17Wakeboarding 0 1 1Wushu 1 0 1 Total 36 35 71
Korfball
Belgium qualified in korfball at the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship. Indoor AthleteEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTeam BelgiumKorfballW 26-10W 27-14W 15-111W 19-13L 16-23
Beach Belgium qualified in beach korfball at the 2024 World Beach Korfball Championship. AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTeam BelgiumBeach KorfballW 6-16L 11-4W 15-32W 2–13L 8-7W 5-10
Powerlifting
Classic AthleteEventExercisesTotal weightTotal pointsRankSquatBenchpressDeadliftSonita Kyen MuluhWomen's Super Heavyweight305.0157.5265.0727.5122.57
Trampoline gymnastics
Belgium qualified two athletes at the 2023 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.
AthleteEventQualificationFinal ScoreRankScoreRankBrent DeklerckMen's double mini-trampoline55.900326.800Lani SpiessensWomen's tumbling48.200424.9004
Tug of war
AthleteEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTeam BelgiumMen's outdoor 640 kgD 1 - 1L 0 - 3W 3 - 0L 0 - 3W 3 - 04L 0 - 3L 1 - 24Team BelgiumMixed outdoor 580 kgW 3 - 0D 1 - 1W 3 - 0W 3 - 0W 3 - 02W 3 - 0L 0 - 3
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