The app is available free-of-charge and will stream live and on-demand content from the Games as well as archive material from previous events

World Games

The International World Games Association has launched streaming platform The World Games Live to bring The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China, directly to fans worldwide. 

Developed in partnership with host broadcaster, the International Sports Broadcasting Company, the platform will stream live action from The World Games, taking place 7-17 August 2025. 

The World Games is a multi-sport event, organised every four years since 1981, for sports and disciplines that aren’t in the Olympic Games.

More than 4,000 athletes from almost 120 countries and regions will compete in this event, featuring 34 sports and 60 disciplines.

The World Games Live provides extensive live coverage of competitions, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and medal ceremonies for all 34 sports of the programme.

After each event, all streamed content will become available as video on demand.

The platform will also feature daily highlights and a dedicated daily show throughout the games.

The application will be available on desktop and mobile versions, free-of-charge.

As well as showing The World Games 2025, The World Games Live will also include archived footage, showcasing past editions including The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA, and events from The World Games Series held in Hong Kong and Chengdu.

There will also be podcasts available on the platform too.

“This platform is a huge step forward in making The World Games more accessible than ever before,” said IWGA president José Perurena. “With The World Games Live, we are opening doors to untapped territories and giving fans across the globe the chance to watch and cheer for their athletes and favourite sports, no matter where they are. It’s a celebration of international sport, and now, the whole world is invited.”

Ursula Romero, International Sports Broadcasting Company managing director, added: “The idea of going for a full, live-streaming OTT platform and APP, offering this wonderful global event, started on a piece of paper just over a year ago. To see it now come to fruition is very exciting. Of course, it has been a challenge on many levels, but what would the sporting world in this new era be without one? I am confident that the athletes and their fans will enjoy this new viewing experience. I am very thankful to the IWGA for putting their trust in our team.”

The World Games 2025 will be available through The World Games Live as well as broadcast partners including CMG / CCTV (China Mainland, HKSAR, and MSAR) , Polsat (Poland), Discovery Sport (South Africa), ELTA (Chinese Taipei), ORF (Austria), STVR (Slovakia), Optimum (Thailand), Abu Dhabi Sports TV via JJAU (UAE), MTVA (Hungary), Channel 5 (Israel), OKKO TV (Russia), TV Tokyo (Japan), NHK (Japan), My TV Plus (Italy), NLSE (USA) , Suspline (Ukraine), Trapmad (Pakistan and Bangladesh)