Chengdu: Zhang Hao secured China's second gold medal in roller sports at The World Games, winning the men's classic slalom in inline freestyle skating on Sunday before teammate Zhu Siyi clinched the women's title.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the 20-year-old Zhang, fresh from winning men's speed slalom gold on Saturday, celebrated his second championship at the Games. Italy's Valerio Degli Agostini took silver, while China's Wang Yuxuan earned bronze. Zhang expressed his excitement, stating, "I'm very excited to win, and I am going to prepare for the 15th National Games," though he admitted feeling nervous competing at home.

China concluded the roller sports program with an impressive haul of three gold, three silver, and three bronze medals across various disciplines, including inline hockey, speed skating, and inline freestyle skating. In the women's classic slalom, Zhu Siyi topped the podium, with teammate Liu Jiaxin earning silver and Spain's Laura Oria Albelda claiming bronze.

The classic slalom event requires athletes to perform intricate technical and artistic maneuvers between three rows of cones, choreographed to music, and judged on both technical execution and artistic impression. Lan Wangheng, coach of China's inline freestyle skating team, highlighted the team's focus on physical conditioning, technique, and control in their preparation for the Games.

"The team's development in recent years has started to pay off," Lan stated. He expressed hopes of promoting roller sports from a niche event to wider public recognition, with aspirations for eventual inclusion in the Olympic Games. The roller sports competitions at the Chengdu World Games concluded on Sunday.