Bodybuilding has been given hope in its bid to return to the programme of the World Games.

Chengdu, already awarded the 2021 Summer Universiade, has now launched a bid to host the 2025 World Games, it was announced today.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) Executive Committee has claimed it is "satisfied" with the progress made by organisers of the 2021 event in Birmingham as the body revealed it expects to name a host city for the 2025 edition in May.

A total of 25 athletes have been nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year 2018 award prior to the opening of voting on January 1.

Ten-pin bowler Danielle McEwan has been named as The World Games athlete of the month for November.

Medal winners in the sports of bowling, rowing and kickboxing has all been stripped of prizes won at last year's World Games in Wrocław after failing drugs tests, it has been confirmed.

The United States’ Jennifer Thompson has been named as the World Games Athlete of June in recognition of her women’s under-63 kilograms open category triumph at last month’s World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Calgary.

World Games staff met with local organisers of the 2021 edition in Birmingham, Alabama, as preparations for the event continue.

The official sports programme for the 2021 World Games in Birmingham has been revealed during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International World Games Association (IWGA) here at SportAccord Summit.

A Brazilian kickboxing gold medallist is among three doping cases to have emerged following last year's World Games in Wrocław, it has been announced here today.

José Perurena has been re-elected unopposed President of the International World Games Association (IWGA) here today for a new four-year term.

The Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has adopted the logo used for the 2009 World Games as its official flag.   

International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has officially declared the 2017 World Games here in Wrocław closed.