InPics: First-ever torch relay for World Games held in China

Xiao Xianjin (L), representative of Sanxingdui Museum, and Zhu Zhangyi, representative of Jinsha Site Museum, display the flame during the flame lighting ceremony before the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Deyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

CHENGDU, July 27, 2025 (Xinhua) --The World Games celebrated a milestone on Saturday as its historic first torch relay was held in southwest China's Sichuan Province, ahead of the Games' 12th edition in Chengdu. The torch relay launches from the iconic Sanxingdui archaeological site and traces a route through major landmarks of Chinese civilization.

Torch bearer Huang Zhangjiayang holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Deyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Torch bearer Ma Long holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Deyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows the venue of the flame lighting ceremony before the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Deyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Torch bearer Zhong Qixin holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Deyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Torch bearer Huang Zhangjiayang holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Deyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Torch bearer Hu Hetao holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Deyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Torch bearer Han Cong holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

Photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows the site of the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Zou Jingyuan holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows the flame collection ceremony of the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Torch bearers Deng Yawen (L) and Wu Dan pose for photos during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows the flame of the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Cao Maoyuan holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows the site of the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Han Cong holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

Torch bearers Han Cong ® and James Edward Ayala pose for photos during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

Torch bearer Zhang Juanjuan holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Wu Weiren holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Ding Zengnida)

Torch bearer Sofia Olofsson holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Meishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

A traditional performance is staged before the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Meishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xulun)

Torch bearers Li Linglin ® and Zheng Wei hold the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

Actors sing during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Zengnida)

Photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows the flame of the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Ding Zengnida)

Torch bearer Zhang Yawen holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Zengnida)

Torch bearer Marcel Hassemeier holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Zengnida)

Torch bearer Chen Ke holds the torch during the World Games 2025 Torch Relay in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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