Olympian1010

Multi-sport games require a ridiculous ammount of logistics, and each sport has some differences to the next. I mean, it's essentially an handful of on-going productions that are related, but also very different. And that's something the organizers, broadcasters and data providers have to juggle together.

I think that's so one team in each medal match doesn't have more time to rest, or so that one of the semifinal pairings doesn't "take it easy," making both teams better positioned for the finals.

Mirena Ortiz becomes the first athlete from his nation to win a medal at The World Games, taking silver in the men's 10000m points race.

...and then there were three on the lead lap

Peloton letting this one get away from them...

Lefeuvre with a gutsy win in the women's 10000m points race. These small(er) start lists create some interesting tactics. She basically just let everyone tire themselves out, and then made her move over the last few laps.

with two chances of winning a bronze medal in archery

Heading to overtime in the women's lacrosse bronze medal match!

Torocsik reaches 300m in the women's dynamic with fins (freedving), which is now the provisional WR with one pairing to go.

with a gold medal in fencing, and if I'm not mistaken, a quota for Lima 2027.

That women's synchro trampoline was incredible! What a high level from and

I think it has to do with keeping the sport as safe as possible. There's an inherent risk to freediving, so they try to keep people within a safe(ish) threshold.

remains undefeated in women's tug of war at The World Games. They've won every single tournament (in various formats), since The World Games 2005.

Since Birmingham 2022, when low-point wheelchair rugby was on the sports program.

Almost escaped my attention, but Salgado Martinez (freediving) became the first athlete from his nation to win a medal at The World Games (in any sport, so far as I can tell).

Usually, that would mean he missed a control (checkpoint), but I didn't hear the commentators say anything about the situation on the stream.

If the results stand as they are in the men's sprint, Budjoso would be the first athlete from his nation to a win a medal in orienteering at The World Games. That would increase the tally of nation's winning their first orienteering medals at The World Games 2025 to four

Results system showing a DSQ at the moment...

222.5m*

If confirmed, that is the first-ever medal for a Spanish athlete in orienteering at The World Games.

Interval start, like cycling time trial or cross country skiing. The athletes don't know the course ahead of time, and navigate using a map (that they are only given at the start, so no time to study) and a compass. They have to visit/check-in/punch-in at checkpoints noted on the map. If they miss a checkpoint (called "control"), then they are disqualified. The fastest time wins. No teamwork, no assistance from coaches or support staff. There's some other rules too, of course (and I could have some things wrong), but those should be the basics.

If I've learned from covering international sports, you only need a couple of dedicated people to get a sport going

I could be wrong, but I thought had a club league for fastball. I think the players base comes from the Southern states.

Is there a word for this water that falls from the sky? We're not familiar with it in California