Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2025 World Games
Name used for Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2025 World Games
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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]
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| Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2025 World Games | |
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| IOC code | AIN |
| in Chengdu, China 7 August 2025 – 17 August 2025 | |
| Competitors | 33 (14 men and 19 women) in 9 sports |
| Medals |
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| World Games appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1989) Russia (1993–2017) Belarus (1993–2017) | |
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
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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
Dancesport
Finswimming
| 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 |  | |
| Vladimir Zhuravlev | Men's 50 m apnoea | 14.77 | 5 | |
| Valeriia Andreeva | Women's 50 m bi-fins | 21.80 | | |
| Irina Gileva | 21.93 | 5 | ||
| Vlada Markina | Women's 200 m surface | 1:29.56 | 5 | |
| Ekaterina Mikhaylushkina | 1:29.05 | | ||
| Elizaveta Kupressova | Women's 400 m surface | 3:14.11 | | |
| Diana Sliseva | Women's 50 m apnoea | 15.74 |  | |
| Women's 100 m surface | 38.62 | |
Freediving
| Athlete | From | Event | Distance (m) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexey Molchanov | Russia |
Men's Dynamic no Fins | Disqualified | |
| Men's Dynamic with Fins | 305.5 |  | ||
| 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 | | |
| Anastasia Diodorova | Women's Dynamic no Fins FFS1-FFS2 | 56.0 | 4 | |
| Women's Dynamic with Fins FFS1-FFS2 | 109.5 | 5 | ||
Karate
Individual Neutral Athletes competed in karate.
- Men
Muaythai
| 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 |
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| 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
| 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 |
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| Rolan Zinnatov | Men's –71 kg |  El-Bitar (EGY)W 4–0TV |
 Zamirbek Uulu (KGZ)W 6–0VP |
Kucherenko (UKR) L 1–6VP |
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| Ovanes Abgarian | Men's –79 kg |  Vardanyan (ARM)W 10–0TV |
 Bessala Awono (CMR)W 4–0TV |
Rudnev (UKR) L 0–3VP |
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| Abusupiyan Alikhanov | Men's –88 kg |  Colquhoun (JAM)W 9–1VP |
 Khasanboev (UZB)W 1–0VP |
Davydenko (UKR) L 1–4VP |
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| Magomed Gasanov | Men's –98 kg |  Van den Brink (NED)W 10–2TV |
Murotov (UZB) W 10–0VP |
Avanesyan (ARM) L 2–3TV |
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| 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 (AIN)W 0–0TV |
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| Yelizaveta Lapayeva | Belarus |
Hovakimyan (ARM) W 2–0TV |
Azatova (UZB) L 0–2TV |
Serdiuk (AIN) 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 |
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| Alesia Medvedeva | Women's –72 kg | Uran-Ölziigiin (MGL) L 2–9VP |
Did not advance | |||
Wakeboarding
| 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
Individual Neutral Athletes qualified two athlete.
- Sanda
