Python Visualization of the Chengdu World Games: Gold Medal Leadership and Global Impact of Traditional Sports
The Chengdu World Games, as an important international multi-sport event, saw the Chinese delegation achieve a historic breakthrough, ranking first in both the gold medal and overall medal counts with a total of 64 medals: 36 gold, 17 silver, and 11 bronze, while also setting 18 world records.This article will use Python to visualize the data from the Chengdu World Games, focusing particularly on the outstanding performance of the Chinese delegation and the international development of traditional sports such as Wushu and Dragon Boat racing.
Overview of Chengdu World Games Data
The 2025 Chengdu World Games is an unprecedented sporting event, featuring 6,679 athletes from 116 countries and regions, setting a new historical record for the World Games.A total of 233 gold medals were awarded, with athletes from 81 countries and regions standing on the podium.The Chinese delegation won gold medals in 18 events, with 45 athletes standing on the highest podium, including two world record-breaking events in women’s speed relay climbing and women’s 4×50 meter relay in underwater swimming.
Python, as a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization, can provide intuitive displays of the World Games data through various libraries.The main libraries used include:
- • pandas: for data cleaning and preprocessing
- • matplotlib: basic plotting library
- • pyecharts: interactive visualization library suitable for creating professional-level charts
- • requests: for fetching data from the web
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from pyecharts.charts import Bar, Pie, Map
from pyecharts import options as optsVisualization of Chinese Delegation Medal Data
The Chinese delegation achieved its best performance in this World Games, and we can showcase this achievement through various charts.
Medal Distribution Bar Chart
Using pyecharts to create an interactive bar chart to display the distribution of gold, silver, and bronze medals for the Chinese delegation:
Figure 1: Medal Distribution of the Chinese Delegation at the Chengdu World Games
Comparison of Medals Between China and Other Countries
To showcase China’s leading position in the gold medal count, we can compare the top five countries in the medal standings:
Figure 2: Medal Distribution of the Top Five Countries at the Chengdu World Games
Visualization of World Records and Breakthrough Performances
A total of 18 world records were broken at this World Games, with the Chinese delegation particularly outstanding in climbing and underwater swimming events.
Distribution of World Record-Breaking Countries
Using a pie chart to display the distribution of countries that broke world records:
Figure 3: Distribution of World Record-Breaking Countries at the Chengdu World Games
Events Where the Chinese Delegation Set Records
Special display of the events where the Chinese delegation set world records:
Figure 4: Events Where the Chinese Delegation Set World Records
Internationalization of Traditional Sports
This World Games featured Dragon Boat racing and Wushu as official competition events, highlighting the international development of traditional Chinese sports.
Global Participation in Dragon Boat Racing
Dragon Boat racing made its debut as an official competition event at the World Games, with 144 athletes from 12 countries and regions participating. There are approximately 50 million Dragon Boat enthusiasts worldwide, with nearly 100 countries and regions engaging in the sport.
Figure 5: Medal Distribution in Dragon Boat Racing
Internationalization Trend of Wushu
Wushu has been included in the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, demonstrating its growing international influence. We can use a map to show the global popularity of Wushu:
Figure 6: Global Popularity of Wushu
Comprehensive Data Dashboard
By combining the Page function of Pyecharts, we can integrate the above charts into an interactive data dashboard.
Creating a Visualization Dashboard
Figure 7: Visualization Dashboard of the Chengdu World Games
Innovative Visualizations
In addition to traditional charts, we can also try the following innovative visualization formats:
Overview of Key Record-Breaking Data
| Date | Event | Athlete/Team | New Record | Old Record | Margin of Breakthrough |
| 8.10 | Women’s Speed Relay Climbing 1/8 Finals | Deng Lijuan/Zhou Yafei (China) | 13.64 seconds | 13.78 seconds | -0.14 seconds |
| 8.10 | Women’s Speed Relay Climbing 1/4 Finals | Deng Lijuan/Zhou Yafei (China) | 13.56 seconds | 13.64 seconds | -0.08 seconds |
| 8.10 | Women’s Speed Relay Climbing Semifinals | Deng Lijuan/Zhou Yafei (China) | 13.28 seconds | 13.56 seconds | -0.28 seconds |
| 8.12 | Speed Skating 100m Sprint | Hugo Guzman (Spain) | 9.53 seconds | 9.61 seconds | -0.08 seconds |
| 8.12 | Women’s 4×50m Underwater Relay | Chinese Team | 1:23.45 | 1:24.12 | -0.67 seconds |
| 8.15 | Women’s Individual Triathlon | Anna He (Mexico) | 1:25:31 | 1:25:33 | -0:02 |
| 8.16 | Men’s Speed Relay Climbing 1/4 Finals | Chu Shouhong/Long Jianguo (China) | 10.11 seconds | 10.26 seconds | -0.15 seconds |
Figure 8: Record-Breaking Moments at the Chengdu World Games
Analysis of Record-Breaking Event Distribution
- 1. Climbing Events: The Chinese team broke the world record four times in speed relay, demonstrating absolute dominance
- 2. Emerging Events: New records were set in non-Olympic events such as roller skating and underwater swimming
- 3. Surprising Breakthroughs: A Mexican athlete set the record for the smallest winning margin in the triathlon (0.02 seconds)
3D Medal Distribution Map
Figure 9: 3D Medal Distribution Map
Conclusion and Outlook
Through Python data visualization, we can clearly see the outstanding performance of the Chinese delegation at the 2025 Chengdu World Games: a glorious achievement of 36 gold medals, 17 silver medals, and 11 bronze medals, along with multiple world records set.
At the same time, the official appearance and international development of traditional Chinese sports such as Wushu and Dragon Boat racing demonstrate the enhancement of China’s cultural soft power.
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