Get ready, sports fans! 🎉 The Chinese delegation has revealed its dynamic duo for the 2025 World Games opening ceremony in Chengdu. Acrobatics prodigy Shi Jingwei, 22, and roller sports legend Guo Dan, 34, will proudly wave China’s flag as the global competition kicks off this Thursday. 🚩
Shi, fresh off a gold-medal win at the 2024 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, helped China reclaim the title after a 25-year gap. Talk about a comeback! 🤸♂️ Meanwhile, Guo – a trailblazer in roller sports – has smashed records by winning titles at the World Championships, World Cup, and World Games. She’s also a Winter Olympics veteran, having competed in PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022. ⛸️
Over 321 Chinese athletes will join the action at the futuristic 'Tianfu Eaves' venue, making this China’s largest-ever World Games squad. Let the games begin! 🌏✨
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Shi Jingwei, Guo Dan named China's flagbearers for Chengdu World Games
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