Japan at the 2025 World Games
| Japan at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| in Chengdu, China 7 August 2025 – 17 August 2025 | |
| Competitors | 26 (9 men and 17 women) in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
|
| World Games appearances | |
Japan competed at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025.[1] Athletes representing Japan won seven gold medals, 12 silver medals and five bronze medals. The country finished in 9th place in the medal table.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kakeru Nishiyama | Karate | Men's kata | 8 August |
| Gold | Japan men's national softball team
|
Softball | Men's tournament | 10 August |
| Gold | Mutsuhiro Shiohata | Parkour | Men's freestyle | 12 August |
| Gold | Satomi Watanabe | Squash | Women's singles | 12 August |
| Gold | Riri Kitazume Mizuki Saito |
Aerobic gymnastics | Mixed pairs | 15 August |
| Gold | Yusuke Satake | Powerlifting | Men's equipped lightweight | 16 August |
| Gold | Yuki Hashimoto | Air sports | Drone racing | 16 August |
| Silver | Maho Ono | Karate | Women's kata | 8 August |
| Silver | Hiromu Hashimoto | Karate | Men's kumite 60 kg | 8 August |
| Silver | Yugo Kozaki | Karate | Men's kumite 67 kg | 8 August |
| Silver | Tomohiro Araya | Wushu | Men's taijiquan/taijijian combined | 9 August |
| Silver | Sarara Shimada | Karate | Women's kumite 61 kg | 9 August |
| Silver | Yusei Sakiyama | Karate | Men's kumite 75 kg | 9 August |
| Silver | Shota Tezuka | Wakeboarding | Men's Freestyle | 10 August |
| Silver | Saki Tanaka Hikaru Mori |
Trampoline gymnastics | Women's synchronised | 10 August |
| Silver | Ayaka Miyashita | Billiard sports | Women's carom three cushion | 13 August |
| Silver | Nene Nagai | Parkour | Women's freestyle | 13 August |
| Silver | Kyota Ushiyama | Powerlifting | Men's classic lightweight | 14 August |
| Silver | Issin Hishikawa (Issin) | Dancesport | B-Boys | 17 August |
| Bronze | Tsubasa Kama | Karate | Women's kumite 68 kg | 9 August |
| Bronze | Rikito Shimada | Karate | Men's kumite 84 kg | 9 August |
| Bronze | Nanoha Kida | Wushu | Women's changquan/daoshu/gunshu combined | 9 August |
| Bronze | Japan women's national softball team
|
Softball | Women's tournament | 17 August |
| Bronze | Shigeyuki Nakarai (Shigekix) | Dancesport | B-Boys | 17 August |
| Medals by sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | |||||
| Karate | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Parkour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Softball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Aerobic gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Squash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Dancesport | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Wushu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Billiard sports | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Trampoline gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wakeboarding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 12 | 5 | 24 | ||
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freediving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wushu | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Flag football
Women
| Team | Event | Group play | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Japan women | Women's tournament | Mexico L 41–24 |
Great Britain L 26–24 |
Italy W 33–6 |
3 | Canada L 32–27 |
Consolation semifinals China L 28–22 |
7th place game Italy W 0–33 |
7 |
Freediving
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozeki Yasuko | Women's Dynamic no Fins | ||
| Women's Dynamic with Fins |
Gymnastics
Parkour
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mutsuhiro Shiohata | Men's freestyle | 27.5 | 1 Q | 28.8 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nene Nagai | Women's freestyle | 21.3 | 2 Q | 22.9 | |
Lacrosse
Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Japan women | Women's tournament | |||||||
Powerlifting
- Classic
| Athlete | Event | Exercises | Total weight | Total points | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | Bench press |
Deadlift | |||||
| Kyota Ushiyama | Men's lightweight | 247.5 | 180.0 | 290.0 | 717.5 | 111.95 | |
- Equipped
| Athlete | Event | Exercises | Total weight | Total points | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | Bench press |
Deadlift | |||||
| Yusuke Satake | Men's lightweight | 310.0 | 217.5 | 272.5 | 800.0 | 107.63 | |
| Yukako Fukushima | Women's lightweight | 185.0 | 112.5 | 162.5 | 460.0 | 102.38 | 4 |
| Norihiro Otani | Men's middleweight | 300.0 | 24.0 | 245.0 | 785.0 | 97.64 | 7 |
Racquetball
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Michimune Kono | Men's singles | |||||
| Harumi Kajino | Women's singles | |||||
| Michimune Kono Harumi Kajino |
Double | |||||
Softball
Men
| Team | Event | Group play | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Japan men | Men's tournament | Venezuela (VEN) W 3–10 | Czech Republic (CZE) W 2–8 | Argentina (ARG) W 7–5 | 1 | Canada (CAN) W 1–6 | United States (USA) Cancelled | |
Women
| Team | Event | Group play | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Japan women | Women's tournament | Australia (AUS) W 3–10 | Puerto Rico (PUR) W 0–7 | Canada (CAN) L 1–2 | 2 | United States (USA) L 6–7 | Canada (CAN) W 11–1 | |
Squash
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 / CR | Quarterfinals / CQ | Semi-finals / CS | Final / BM / CF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Ryunosuke Tsukue | Men's singles | Kegel (CRO) W 0–3 |
Crouin (FRA) L 3–1 |
Classification round E. Franco (GUA) W 3–0 |
Classification round Zaman (PAK) L 1–3 |
Did not advance | 11 |
| Satomi Watanabe | Women's singles | Yin (CHN) W 3–0 |
CHukwu (HUN) W 3–1 |
Hani (EGY) W 3–0 |
Dominguez (ESP) W 3–0 |
Stephan (FRA) W 3–0 |
|
| Risa Sugimoto | Women's singles | Gomez (ESP) L 0–3 |
Classification round Barbeau (FRA) L 3–1 |
Classification round Lamb (AUS) W 3–0 |
Classification round Zhang (CHN) W 1–3 |
Classification Final Yin (CHN) W 0–3 |
25 |
Wushu
Japan qualified four athlete at the 2023 World Wushu Championships.
- Taolu
| Athlete | Event | First routine | Second routine | Final score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tomohiro Araya | Men's taijiquan and taijijian combined | ||||||
| Ryo Murakami | |||||||
| Nanoha Kida | Women's changquan & jianshu and qiangshu combined | ||||||
| Shiho Saito | Women's taijiquan and taijijian combined | ||||||
References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "TWG Sports". theworldgames. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-04-28.