Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2025 World Games

Individual Neutral Athletes at the
2025 World Games
IOC codeAIN
in Chengdu, China
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) – 17 August 2025 (2025-08-17)
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
16
World Games appearances
Other related appearances
Russia Russia (1993–2017)
Belarus Belarus (1993–2017)

Individual Neutral Athletes from Russia and Belarus competed at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025.[1][2]

Russia and Belarus are barred from taking part in the World Games due to their role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Instead athletes from the two countries will compete as independents, provided that the individual international sports federations allow their participation.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Diana Sliseva Finswimming Women's 50 m apnoea 10 August
 Gold Konstantin Shakhtarin Muaythai Men's 71 kg 10 August
 Gold Diana Sliseva Finswimming Women's 100 m surface 11 August
 Gold Sofia Istomina Sambo Women's 65 kg 13 August
 Gold Sheikh-Mansur Khabibulaev Sambo Men's 64 kg 14 August
 Silver Alexander Kusakin Freediving Men's dynamic no fins FFS3-FFS4 10 August
 Silver Alexey Molchanov Freediving Men's dynamic with fins 11 August
 Silver Rolan Zinnatov Sambo Men's 71 kg 13 August
 Silver Ovanes Abgarian Sambo Men's 79 kg 13 August
 Silver Abusupiyan Alikhanov Sambo Men's 88 kg 13 August
 Silver Magomed Gasanov Sambo Men's 98 kg 14 August
 Bronze Valeriia Andreeva Finswimming Women's 50 m bi-fins 10 August
 Bronze Ekaterina Mikhaylushkina Finswimming Women's 200 m surface 10 August
 Bronze Aleksei Fedkin Finswimming Men's 100 m bi-fins 10 August
 Bronze Elizaveta Kupressova Finswimming Women's 400 m surface 11 August
 Bronze Nina Serdiuk Sambo Women's 59 kg 13 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Billiards sports 0 1 1
Dancesport 1 1 2
Karate 1 0 1
Freediving 3 1 4
Finswimming 3 6 9
Muaythai 1 2 3
Sambo 5 5 10
Wakeboarding 0 1 1
Wushu 0 2 2
Total 14 19 33

Billiards sports

Main article: Pool at the 2025 World Games
Athlete From Event Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kristina Tkach  Russia Women's 10-ball  Kaplan (GER)
L 5–7 		 Ropero (ESP)
W 7–6 		3 Did not advance

Dancesport

Main article: Dancesport at the 2025 World Games

Individual Neutral Athletes competed in dancesport.

Athlete From Event First Round Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Nikita Anikeev
Elina Kokotova 		 Russia Standard 169.17 15 Did not advance

Finswimming

Main article: Finswimming at the 2025 World Games
Athlete From Event Time Rank
Arseniy Desyatov  Russia Men's 50 m bi-fins 19.30 7
Aleksei Fedkin Men's 100 m bi-fins 41.24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Vladimir Zhuravlev Men's 50 m apnoea 14.77 5
Valeriia Andreeva Women's 50 m bi-fins 21.80 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Irina Gileva 21.93 5
Vlada Markina Women's 200 m surface 1:29.56 5
Ekaterina Mikhaylushkina 1:29.05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elizaveta Kupressova Women's 400 m surface 3:14.11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Diana Sliseva Women's 50 m apnoea 15.74 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's 100 m surface 38.62 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Freediving

Main article: Freediving at the 2025 World Games
Athlete From Event Distance (m) Rank
Alexey Molchanov  Russia Men's Dynamic no Fins Disqualified
Men's Dynamic with Fins 305.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Eduard Samofalov Men's Dynamic no Fins FFS1-FFS2 86.0 4
Men's Dynamic with Fins FFS1-FFS2 123.0 5
Alexander Kusakin Men's Dynamic no Fins FFS3-FFS4 107.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Anastasia Diodorova Women's Dynamic no Fins FFS1-FFS2 56.0 4
Women's Dynamic with Fins FFS1-FFS2 109.5 5

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2025 World Games

Individual Neutral Athletes competed in karate.

Men
Athlete From Event Pool round Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Eduard Gasparian  Russia 84 kg  Duan (CHN)
L 1–3 		 Chobotar (UKR)
L 0–4 		 Shimada (JPN)
L 0–2 		4 Did not advance

Muaythai

Main article: Muaythai at the 2025 World Games
Athlete From Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Konstantin Shakhtarin  Russia Men's –71 kg  Branis (ISR)
W 30–27 		 Spéth (HUN)
W 30–27 		 Franzosi (ITA)
W 30–26 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Anna Safeeva Women's –54 kg  Kierczyńska (POL)
L 27–30 		Did not advance
Marina Bespalova Women's –60 kg  Płachta (POL)
W 30–27 		 Han (CHN)
L 27–30 		 Kamtakrapoom (THA)
L 28–29 		4

Sambo

Main article: Sambo at the 2025 World Games
Athlete From Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sheikh-Mansur Khabibulaev  Russia Men's –64 kg  Difalco (ITA)
W 4–0TV 		 Voropaiev (UKR)
W 4–0TV 		 Rakhmetollin (KAZ)
W 3–0TV 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rolan Zinnatov Men's –71 kg  El-Bitar (EGY)
W 4–0TV 		 Zamirbek Uulu (KGZ)
W 6–0VP 		 Kucherenko (UKR)
L 1–6VP 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ovanes Abgarian Men's –79 kg  Vardanyan (ARM)
W 10–0TV 		 Bessala Awono (CMR)
W 4–0TV 		 Rudnev (UKR)
L 0–3VP 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Abusupiyan Alikhanov Men's –88 kg  Colquhoun (JAM)
W 9–1VP 		 Khasanboev (UZB)
W 1–0VP 		 Davydenko (UKR)
L 1–4VP 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Magomed Gasanov Men's –98 kg  Van den Brink (NED)
W 10–2TV 		 Murotov (UZB)
W 10–0VP 		 Avanesyan (ARM)
L 2–3TV 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mariia Doroshenko Women's –54 kg  Campos (VEN)
L 1–9VP 		Did not advance
Nina Serdiuk Women's –59 kg  Córdoba (CRC)
W 2–0TV 		 Enkhbaataryn (MGL)
L 1–5VP 		 Lapayeva ()
W 0–0TV 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yelizaveta Lapayeva  Belarus  Hovakimyan (ARM)
W 2–0TV 		 Azatova (UZB)
L 0–2TV 		 Serdiuk ()
L 0–0TV 		4
Sofia Istomina  Russia Women's –65 kg  Peña (DOM)
W 7–1VP 		 Block (ISR)
W 6–0VP 		 Bobokulova (UZB)
W 2–2VP 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alesia Medvedeva Women's –72 kg  Uran-Ölziigiin (MGL)
L 2–9VP 		Did not advance

Wakeboarding

Main article: Wakeboarding at the 2025 World Games
Athlete From Event Heat Last chance qualifiers Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ira Ryzhova  Russia Women's cable wakeboard 57.40 2 Q Bye 37.60 5 Did not advance

Wushu

Main article: Wushu at the 2025 World Games

Individual Neutral Athletes qualified two athlete.

Sanda
Athlete From Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Viktoriia Kriukova  Russia Women's sanda 60 kg  Nguyễn (VIE)
L WPD 		Did not advance
Anastasiia Kotova Women's sanda 70 kg  Aly (EGY)
L 0–2 		Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  2. ^ a b "Qualifications for The World Games 2025: Already 39 Countries on the List for Chengdu". The World Games. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "TWG Sports". theworldgames. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
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