Chengdu 2025 World Games Archery: Schloesser Wins, Italy Leads
2025 World Games archery results from Chengdu: Mike Schloesser won compound men at the third attempt, Andrea Becerra took compound women, Italy led the medals.
By Archery Insider Editorial Team
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Archery at the 2025 World Games was held at Qinglong Lake in Chengdu, China, between 7 and 16 August 2025. One hundred archers from 36 nations competed in seven events across compound, recurve and barebow, with compound the only discipline to include a team event.
Italy led the archery medal table with five medals (two gold, two silver, one bronze).
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compound men | Mike Schloesser (NED) | Curtis Broadnax (USA) | Rishabh Yadav (IND) |
| Compound women | Andrea Becerra (MEX) | Lisell Jäätma (EST) | Meeri-Marita Paas (EST) |
| Compound mixed team | Denmark | Mexico | United States |
| Recurve men | Matteo Borsani (ITA) | Patrick Huston (GBR) | Willem Bakker (NED) |
| Recurve women | Denisa Baránková (SVK) | Chiara Rebagliati (ITA) | Roberta Di Francesco (ITA) |
| Barebow men | Simone Barbieri (ITA) | Simon Fairweather (AUS) | César Vera Bringas (ESP) |
| Barebow women | Alicia Baumert (FRA) | Cinzia Noziglia (ITA) | Fawn Girard (USA) |
Schloesser's perfect final
Mike Schloesser, one of the most decorated compound archers of his generation, had never won the World Games title. In Chengdu he shot a perfect 150 in the final to beat Curtis Broadnax 150–148 and complete the set.
A fair play moment that defined the year
In the recurve competition, France's Florent Mulot noticed that his Chinese opponent had drawn on the wrong target and warned him before the arrow was released. Mulot went on to lose the match, but the gesture earned him World Archery's first Fair Play award at the 2025 World Archery Awards the following March.
Why these Games mattered
Four months before Chengdu, the IOC had confirmed compound archery for the LA28 Olympics. The World Games has been compound's highest multi-sport stage since 2013, and Chengdu was effectively the last edition before the discipline's Olympic era begins. Barebow, which also featured in Chengdu, has no Olympic pathway and the World Games remains its biggest showcase.
Sources
- Archery at the 2025 World Games – Wikipedia
- Schloesser wins World Games compound men's title at third attempt – World Archery
- The World Games pave the way: Compound Archery earns Olympic spot at LA28 – The World Games
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