Chengdu, Aug. 12 -- Germany and Argentina secured the men's and women's beach handball titles respectively at The World Games 2025 on Tuesday.

Germany overcame Portugal 8-6 in a penalty shootout to claim gold in the men's event. Portugal won the first period 21-18, but Germany bounced back, winning the second period 19-18, tying the match 1-1 to force the decisive shootout.

"It's incredible. The whole team delivered an outstanding performance. I'm very proud," said German player Jannis Herr, who praised goalkeeper Moritz Ebert for making the match-winning save in the final shootout round.

"We have the best goalkeeper. He helped us massively."

The Argentina women's team triumphed in a shootout 7-2 against Germany, staging a comeback ...