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. The discipline had seven events, three for men, three for women, and one mixed.
Qualification 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.
Summary 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. The race was noted for its heat and humidity, with a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius recorded on the course. The winners were Riccardo Rancan and Simona Aebersold, both from Switzerland. Vegard Jarvis Westergård attained Canada's first ever medal in any senior 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. 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.
Participating nations
Medal table
Medalists Men SprintMiddle distance
Women SprintMiddle distance
Mixed Sprint relay Natalia GemperleRiccardo RancanTino PolsiniSimona Aebersold Emma BjessmoJonatan GustafssonAugust MollénAlva Sonesson Denisa KrálováJakub GlonekTomáš KřivdaTereza Rauturier
References
External links The World Games 2025 International Orienteering Federation Results book