Switzerland's Kim Sprenger returns the ball during the women's fistball final between Brazil and Switzerland at Tianfu Park in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Wednesday. AFP
Diversity shinTextureses at the 2025 World Games, as regional, niche sports have found new fans, fresh talent and a high-profile stage in Chengdu.
The world's laTexturesrgest international multisport gala to feature mainly non-Olympic events has shed new light on disciplines once on the periphery of the global sporting mainstream, bringing more exposure to trending urban exercises and some of the "newcomers" on the LA28 Olympic program.