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Asian Wushu Championships
Genre Continental event
Frequency Quadrennial
Inaugurated 1987
Most recent 2024
Organised by WFA
Website Official website: https://wfa-asia.org/en/home
Asian Wushu Championships
Simplified Chinese 亚洲武术锦标赛
Traditional Chinese 亞洲武術錦标赛
Hanyu Pinyin Yàzhōu wǔshù jǐnbiāosài

The Asian Wushu Championships is a big sports event for wushu athletes in Asia. Wushu is a cool Chinese martial art, like a mix of gymnastics and fighting. This championship is organized by the Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA). The WFA is the main group for wushu in Asia.

Teams from 37 different countries in Asia can join this competition. Unlike some other wushu events that happen every two years, the Asian Wushu Championships takes place every four years. This is because wushu is also a sport in the Asian Games, which is another huge event.

The WFA also organizes other exciting wushu competitions. These include the Asian Junior Wushu Championships for younger athletes, the Asian Kungfu Championships, and the Asian Sanda Cup.

History of the Championships

How the Asian Wushu Championships Started

In 1985, people started planning for a big international wushu group called the IWUF. Then, in 1987, a group was formed to create the Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA). China's Wushu Association helped a lot with this.

Later in 1987, the very first Asian Wushu Championships happened in Yokohama, Japan. Ten, and then twelve, countries signed up to compete. More than 90 athletes showed off their skills in 16 different events at this first championship.

Different Wushu Championships in Asia

Asian Wushu Championships: Main Event

This table shows where and when the main Asian Wushu Championships have been held:

Edition Year Host City and Country
1 1987 Japan Yokohama, Japan
2 1989 Hong Kong British Hong Kong
3 1992 South KoreaSeoul, South Korea
4 1996 Philippines Manila, Philippines
5 2000 Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
6 2004 Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
7 2008 Macau Macau, China
8 2012 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
9 2016 Taiwan Taoyuan, Taiwan
10 2024 Macau Macau, China

Asian Junior Wushu Championships: For Young Athletes

This competition is for younger wushu athletes in Asia. Here are the past events:

Edition Year Host City and Country
1 2001 Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
2 2003 China Beijing, China
3 2005 Singapore Singapore
4 2007 South Korea Yeongju, South Korea
5 2009 Macau Macau, China
6 2011 China Shanghai, China
7 2013 Philippines Manila, Philippines
8 2015 China Xilinhot, China
9 2017 South Korea Gumi, South Korea
10 2019 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
11 2023 Macau Macau, China
12 2025 China Jiangyin, China

Asian Kungfu Championships

This competition focuses on traditional kungfu styles.

Edition Year Host City and Country
1 2018 China Nanjing, China
2 2021 Malaysia Malaysia (online)

Asian Taolu Cup

Taolu is the performance part of wushu, like a choreographed routine.

Edition Year Host City and Country
1 2025 China Changchun, China

Asian Sanda Cup

Sanda is the combat or fighting part of wushu.

Edition Year Host City and Country
1 2017 China Foshan, China
2 2025 China Jilin, China

Top Athletes: Multiple Gold Medal Winners

Some amazing athletes have won many gold medals at these championships. Here are a few who have won four gold medals:

Rank Athlete Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Zhao Changjun  China 1987 1987 4 0 0 4
1 Zhang Yuping  China 1987 1987 4 0 0 4
1 Yuan Wenqing  China 1989 1989 4 0 0 4
1 Wang Ping  China 1989 1989 4 0 0 4
1 Zhuang Hui  China 1992 1992 4 0 0 4
1 Sun Chunhe  China 2000 2000 4 0 0 4
1 Wang Xiaona  China 2000 2000 4 0 0 4

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