Two women from different generations will take to the water in China to compete for Great Britain at The World Games, the multi-sport event for non-Olympic sports or disciplines.

Charlotte Millward (29) from Stafford will compete in Boat Wakeboarding and Christine Bickley (63) from Bletchingley in Surrey will compete in Wakesurfing.

The World Games has become the most important multi-sport event globally after the Olympics and takes place every four years. The 2025 edition will be held from 7 to 17 August in Chengdu.

“It’s a huge privilege. It’s also something that I never imagined I would be attending,” Christine says. “Whenever I wear my Team GB uniform, I feel a big sense of pride in being able to represent my country.”

Christine usually competes in the Veterans category and won a gold medal at the UK Nationals this year in Over-40s women, but The World Games is an open competition for all ages.

“I think I’m probably old enough to be everyone’s granny,” she adds.

Charlotte, a Junior European Champion and two-time National Champion in wakeboarding is delighted that the sport is being represented at The World Games and that she has been selected for GB.

“I’ve been competing for a long time and I’m so glad that the time and effort I’ve put in for the years leading up to this has paid off,” she says. “It’s definitely one of my biggest achievements in wakeboarding and something I’ll never forget.”

NOTES FOR EDITORS

For more information about the athletes, please contact Jane Peel, British Water Ski & Wakeboard Head of Communications on 07802 496927 or jane@bwsf.co.uk

Find out more about The World Games and the 2025 schedule on the website https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Your-City-Your-Country-2025-14

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Boat wakeboarding

Like a combination of snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing but on the water. The rider performs tricks over two runs while being towed by a boat. Judges watching from the boat determine the score, which is based on a number of criteria including the execution, intensity and composition of the tricks successfully performed.

Wakesurfing

Just like surfing on the sea but here the rider starts off by being towed by the boat on a short rope before releasing the rope to surf on the wake created by the boat and perform tricks on the on the wave. The judging criteria are similar to wakeboarding.

British Water Ski & Wakeboard (BWSW) is the sport’s national governing body and a non-profit making membership organisation. All its income is invested in developing and protecting waterskiing and wakeboarding across the UK from the grassroots to our top athletes.

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