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2023 World Wushu Championships

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2023 World Wushu Championships
Official logo
VenueFort Worth Convention Center
(capacity: 13,500)
LocationUnited States Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Start dateNovember 16, 2023
End dateNovember 20, 2023
Competitors499 from 72 nations
WebsiteOfficial website

The 2023 World Wushu Championships was the 16th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, from November 16 to 20, 2023.[1]

Development and preparation

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Selection process

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During the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, the 15th IWUF Congress met to vote on the host city for the 16th WWC. At the conclusion of the competition, it was announced that the next edition of the world championships would be held in 2021 in Dallas, Texas, United States.[2][3] This would mark the first time a major international wushu competition was held in the United States since the 1995 World Wushu Championships.[4][5] The competition will be organized by the United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation (USAWKF) under Anthony Goh.[4]

The 16th WWC was also meant to serve as preparation for the wushu event at the 2022 World Games which was also hosted by the United States.[6]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Shortly after the 15th WWC, the COVID-19 pandemic spread internationally. Numerous wushu competitions including the 2020 World Junior Wushu Championships and the 2020 Taolu World Cup were postponed or cancelled.[7][8] The IWUF left no updates on the situation regarding the 16th world championships for months, but on July 15, 2021, the IWUF virtual congress announced that the 16th WWC would be postponed to 2023.[9] Qualification for wushu at the 2022 World Games was then done by ranking at the 2019 WWC.[10]

Over a year later on September 15, 2022, the USAWKF announced that the 16th WWC would officially take place in November 2023 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.[4]

The championships

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Opening ceremony

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In a press conference in August 2023, it was revealed that performers in the opening ceremony would include tai chi enthusiasts of various ethnic groups from the United States as well as the Yunnan provincial wushu team.[11]

Changes to competition events

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A number of competition event changes were revealed in the competition regulations of the 16th WWC. Men's and women's changquan now consisted of a preliminary and final round, and athletes also were allowed to use different routines for both rounds.[12] Instead of traditional wushu events like in recent prior championships, there would be a "creative & nandu skills" non-medal demonstration event.[12]

Marketing

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The official name of the competition, the "16th World Wushu Championships," was renamed to the "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships" to reflect the IWUF's financial partnership with the Hengyuanxiang (HYX) Group [zh] which began in early 2018.[13]

After a design contest, the logo and theme for the competition were unveiled on November 16, 2022, with the theme being "Solidarity, Peace, Friendship."[14] The top part of the logo depicts a warrior in the form of a ribbon and the bottom depicts the Texas Longhorn.[15] Months later on August 6, 2023, the official medal designs based on the official logo were revealed.[16] The mascots of the competition were also revealed to be "Dillo" the armadillo and "Striker" the Longhorn.[17]

Competition schedule

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Taolu

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All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6:00)

Date Start Time Carpet 1 Carpet 2
November 17 9:00 Men’s nangun Men’s taijiquan
14:00 Men’s daoshu Women’s nandao
Women’s taijijian
November 18 9:00 Men’s nandao Women’s nangun
Men’s taijijian
14:00 Men’s changquan Women’s changquan
Women’s taijiquan
November 19 9:00 Men’s nanquan Women’s jianshu
Women’s nanquan
14:00 Men’s gunshu Women’s daoshu
Men’s qiangshu
November 20 9:00 Men’s jianshu Women’s gunshu
Women’s qiangshu
14:00 Closed Men’s duilian
Women’s duilian
Men’s creative event
Women’s creative event

Sanda

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All times are (UTC-6:00)

Date Start Time Lei Tai 1
November 17 9:00 Men’s & women’s round of 32
14:00 Men’s round of 16
19:00 Men’s round of 16
November 18 9;00 Women’s round of 16
14:00 Men’s quarterfinals
19:00 Women’s quarterfinals
November 19 9:00 Men’s quarterfinals & women’s semifinals
14:00 Men’s semifinals
November 20 9:00 Men’s finals
14:00 Women’s finals

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (United States of America)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)150015
2 Vietnam (VIE)53311
3 Macau (MAC)52411
4 Hong Kong (HKG)3238
5 Singapore (SGP)2428
6 Malaysia (MAS)16411
7 Philippines (PHI)1416
8 Indonesia (INA)13711
9 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1214
 South Korea (KOR)1214
11 Italy (ITA)1124
 Lebanon (LBN)1124
13 Tunisia (TUN)1102
14 Australia (AUS)1012
 Romania (ROU)1012
16 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0134
 United States (USA)*0134
18 India (IND)0123
19 Brunei (BRU)0112
20 Bermuda (BER)0101
 Brazil (BRA)0101
 Canada (CAN)0101
 France (FRA)0101
 Mexico (MEX)0101
 Switzerland (SUI)0101
26 Argentina (ARG)0022
 Egypt (EGY)0022
 Japan (JPN)0022
 Turkmenistan (TKM)0022
30 Azerbaijan (AZE)0011
 Colombia (COL)0011
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (33 entries)404153134

Men's taolu

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Changquan Wong Weng Son
 Malaysia
Seraf Naro Siregar
 Indonesia
Clement Ting
 Malaysia
Daoshu Liu Zhaohe
 China
Clement Ting
 Malaysia

Jowen Lim
 Singapore

Shared silver
Gunshu Jowen Lim
 Singapore
Seraf Naro Siregar
 Indonesia
Clement Ting
 Malaysia
Jianshu Song Chi Kuan
 Macau
Wong Weng Son
 Malaysia
Muhammad Daffa Golden Boy
 Indonesia
Qiangshu Zhang Qingchun
 China
Wong Weng Son
 Malaysia
Muhammad Daffa Golden Boy
 Indonesia
Nanquan Lau Chi Lung
 Hong Kong
Huang Junhua
 Macau
Calvin Lee
 Malaysia
Nandao Harris Horatius
 Indonesia
Huang Junhua
 Macau
Lau Chi Lung
 Hong Kong
Nangun Chan Chi Ngou
 Macau
Lee Yong-mun
 South Korea
Harris Horatius
 Indonesia
Taijiquan Lu Xiangcheng
 China
Sun Chia-Hung
 Chinese Taipei
Tomohiro Araya
 Japan
Taijijian Chen Yu-wei
 Chinese Taipei
Tay Yu Xuan
 Singapore
Tomohiro Araya
 Japan
Duilian  Philippines
Mark Lester Ragay
Mark Anthony Polo
Vincent Ventura
 Brunei
Majdurano Joel Bin Majallah Sain
Abel Wee Yuen Lim
 Spain
Nestor Urzainqui Milla
Aidan Pose Martinez
Vinctor de la Plaza Schineper

Men's sanda

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Yang Xingwen
 China
Tran Huy Hai
 Vietnam
Russel Diaz
 Philippines
Kushal Kumar
 India
52 kg Tang Sishuo
 China
Arnel Mandal
 Philippines
Lacksmana Pandu Pratama
 Indonesia
Dinh Van Tam
 Vietnam
56 kg Hong Minjun
 South Korea
Bintang Reindra Nada Guitara
 Indonesia
Ku Hio Lam
 Macau
Islam Karimov
 Kazakhstan
60 kg Leung Yu Hong
 Hong Kong
Nguyen Manh Cuong
 Vietnam
Avazbek Amanbekov
 Kyrgyzstan
Elchin Eminov
 Azerbaijan
65 kg Guo Wei
 China
Clemente Tabugara Jr.
 Philippines
Samuel Marbun
 Indonesia
Bexultan Koskenov
 Kazakhstan
70 kg Huynh Do Dat
 Vietnam
Zhang Huan Yi
 Chinese Taipei
Yat Lam Cheung
 Hong Kong
Manuel di Carlo
 Italy
75 kg Michele Balducci
 Italy
Yoan Benbedra
 France
Cai Feilong
 Macau
Jo Sanghun
 South Korea
80 kg Liu Wenlong
 China
Kevin Alan Galladro Onofre
 Mexico
Fabio Gjorni
 Italy
Gochmyrat Jumanyyazov
 Turkmenistan
85 kg Michael Nicolas Woodward
 Australia
Bruce Wang
 United States
Georges Eid
 Lebanon
Juan David Armero Guiterrez
 Colombia
90 kg Georges Saade
 Lebanon
Giuseppe Vincenzo Piccolo
 Canada
Julian Martin Silva
 Argentina
Livingston Mckenzie Jr.
 United States
90 kg+ Ye Xiang
 China
Nursultan Tursynkulov
 Kazakhstan
Michel Zammar
 Lebanon
Ahmed Samir Abdelmoaz
 Egypt

Women's taolu

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Changquan Sou Cho Man
 Macau
Loh Ying Ting
 Malaysia
Kimberly Ong
 Singapore
Daoshu Liu Xin
 China
Loh Ying Ting
 Malaysia
Hoàng Thị Phương Giang
 Vietnam
Gunshu Sou Cho Man
 Macau
Kimberly Ong
 Singapore
Michelle Yeung
 Hong Kong
Jianshu Yao Yang
 China
Lydia Sham
 Hong Kong
Li Yi
 Macau
Qiangshu Li Yi
 Macau
Seo Hee-ju
 South Korea
Peng Yu Hsi
 Chinese Taipei
Nanquan Đặng Trần Phương Nhi
 Vietnam
He Jianxin
 Hong Kong
Tasya Dewi
 Indonesia
Nandao Wu Jianing
 China
Đặng Trần Phương Nhi
 Vietnam
Lucy Lee
 United States
Nangun Đặng Trần Phương Nhi
 Vietnam
He Jianxin
 Hong Kong
Tan Cheong Min
 Malaysia
Taijiquan Zeanne Zhi Ning
 Singapore
Agatha Wong
 Philippines
Basma Lachkar
 Brunei
Taijijian Dai Dandan
 China
Sydney Chin
 Malaysia
Vera Tan
 Singapore
Duilian  Hong Kong
Lydia Sham
Michelle Yeung
He Jianxin
 Singapore
Zeanne Zhi Ning
Zoe Ziyi Tan
Kimberly Ong
 Macau
Sou Cho Man
Wong Weng Ian

Women's sanda

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Nguyen Thi Lan
 Vietnam
Jenifer Kilapo
 Philippines
Rosa Beatrice Malau
 Indonesia
Chhavi Chhavi
 India
52 kg Chen Mengyue
 China
Elisa Calanducci
 Italy
Ngo Thi Phuong Nga
 Vietnam
Audrey Meeks
 United States
56 kg Liu Danfeng
 China
Beatriz Adriao Rustice Silva
 Brazil
Ana-Maria Pal
 Romania
none awarded
60 kg Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy
 Vietnam
Roshibina Devi Naorem
 India
Salome Yael Schumacher
 Switzerland
Sabrina Marina Detoma
 Argentina
65 kg Andreea Cebuc
 Romania
Krista Stepheny Dyer
 Bermuda
Nicole Lowe-Tarbert
 Australia
none awarded
70 kg Zhu Hailan
 China
Maya Bejaqui
 Tunisia
Govher Govshudova
 Turkmenistan
none awarded
75 kg Rimel Khalifi
 Tunisia
Lydia Shalameh
 Lebanon
Roba Hossam Mostafa Abdelaziz Elshafei
 Egypt
Akniyet Marat
 Kazakhstan

Creative & Nandu Skills Demonstration Event

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Event 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize
Men Nathan Ly
 United States
Ezequiel Agustin Moyano
 Argentina
Axel Erik Ludvig Westerkull
 Sweden
Women Event cancelled

Participating nations

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On November 14, the Iranian delegation announced that they would not be able to attend the championships because the US embassy did not issue visas on time.[18] A day later, the Indian delegation also announced they had difficulties securing a visa, and thus delayed their travel plans till November 16.[19]

References

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