The athletes made a fantastic

demonstration at the Opening

Ceremony.

IWUF NEWSLETTER

No. 002 September, 2013

Grand Martial Gathering Set to “Kick-Off” in Saint Petersburg

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President’s Activities

Over the past 2 months,

President Yu Zaiqing has met

with key international Wushu

leaders including Mr

Bashir(President of the

African Wushu Federation),

Mr Akyuz (President of the

Turkish Wushu Federation) as

well as the newly elected

President of the Italian Wushu

Federation, Mr Vincenzo

Drago.

During the course of these

meetings, various topics were

discussed related to the

development of Wushu in

these regions and this will

undoubtedly bolster the co-

operation between the IWUF

and these respective

federations.

President Yu Zaiqing also

attended the Wushu

Federation of Asia (WFA)

Executive Committee Meeting

which was held during the 7th

Asian Junior Wushu

Championships in the month

of August in the city of Manila

in the Philippines.

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introduced to the general public. The Combat

Games will also feature a Cultural Program

reflecting the ancient traditions of martial arts as

well as the social and cultural values of the 15

sports and the event as a whole. Topics will deal

with the cultural dimensions of the martial arts

and their social value and contribution to society.

The IWUF will feature Taolu and Sanda events for

both men and women with 80 world class

athletes vying for their respective gold medals.

Official Website: www.worldcombatgames.com

Malaysia Prepares to Welcome International

Wushu Community

The beautiful country of Malaysia is preparing to host

this year’s 12th

World Wushu Championship in the city of

Kuala Lumpur from October 28th

to November 6th

. The

Wushu Federation of Malaysia has been working

tirelessly to ensure that this year’s event is a total

success. A welcoming dinner will take place on the 31st

of October at the Tun Dr. Lim Keng Yaik Wawasan Hall

which will be officiated by the Honorable Minister of

Tourism and Culture. The competition for both Taolu

The 2nd

edition of the SportAccord World Combat

Games will begin on the 18th

of October and run

until the 26th

in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The highly

successful first edition took place in Beijing, China in

2010 and this year’s event promises to be an even

grander spectacle for all martial arts and combat

sports fans from around the world. The event

features 15 martial arts

and combat sports

including Aikido, Boxing,

Fencing, Judo, Jujitsu,

Karate, Kendo,

Kickboxing, Muaythai,

Sambo, Savate, Sumo, Taekwondo, Wrestling and

Wushu. The athletes competing in each discipline

represent the world’s best and the event will not

only serve as a fantastic visual feast but will more

importantly be a platform from which the unique

aspects and methods of each discipline will be

and Sanda disciplines will take place in the

Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium.

For updates, please check:

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Promotional Video:

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Brazil Hosts 1st

International Wushu Championships

The Brazilian Wushu Confederation hosted its 1st

“Brazil International Wushu Championships” in

the city of Cuiaba, Mato Grosso from the 23rd

to

the 27th

of July 2013. The main goal of the event

was to promote the development of Wushu in

Latin America and the competition was supported

by the Chinese Wushu Association. Participating

teams comprised of 120 athletes from Argentina,

Brazil, Bermuda, Chile, China, Paraguay and

Mexico and the Championships featured both

Taolu and Sanda competition.

The highlight of the 5-day event was a

performance during the opening ceremony by

the visiting Anhui Wushu Association team led by

Mr. Du Gang. The Brazilian Wushu Confederation

plans to host this event bi-annually.

The President of the Brazilian Wushu

Confederation, Mr. Marcus Alves stated: "This

year’s event was only the first edition and we

have gained experience. Our main goal is to gain

expertise and become eligible to host large

Wushu events in Brazil, such as a World Wushu

Championships”.

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Wushu Displayed in Armenia

On the 22nd

of June 2013, the

Traditional Wushu Federation

of Armenia performed Wushu

demonstrations and ran

several seminars on basic

Wushu training for the

general public in celebration

of the International Olympic

Day. The event was well

received by the participants

and the TWF of Armenia

received a certificate of

recognition for its efforts from

its National Olympic

Committee.

5th

South American Wushu

Championships

The Argentine Wushu

Federation successfully

hosted the 5th

South American

Wushu Championships in

Buenos Aires, Argentina from

the 3rd

to the 7th

of July. Ten

countries participated in the

well-organized event, with

Brazil sending the largest

delegation featuring 155

participants.

Pakistan Wushu Federation

Celebrates 25 Years of Success

The Pakistan Wushu

Federation is celebrating its

Silver Jubilee anniversary this

year. Since its inception, it has

promoted and developed

Wushu in Pakistan and reaped

excellent rewards for its hard

work and efforts. The IWUF

congratulates the Pakistan

Wushu Federation for this

landmark achievement, and

wishes it even greater success

for the years to come.

Iran in 3rd

place, Macau in 4th

and the hosts, the

Philippines, placing 5th

overall.

7th

Asian Junior Wushu Championships Highlights

The 7th

Asian Junior

Wushu Championships

were held from August 8th

to 11th

in Manila,

Philippines. Athletes from

21 countries participated

in the event. China

dominated the

competition clinching 18

gold and 1 silver medal,

with Hong Kong placing

2nd

overall followed by

Wushu Dazzles Audiences in Colombia

The 9th

World Games

took place in Cali,

Colombia from the

25th

of July to the 4th

of August. The

quadrennial multi-

sport event featured

4000 participants

from over 100

different nations and

regions participating

in 31 sports, which

included Wushu.

The Wushu events took place from August

2-4 and featured 54 athletes and officials

participating in both Taolu and Sanda

competition for both men and women. The

IWUF delegation was led by Mr Anthony

Goh, Vice-President of the IWUF. The

competition was intense and exciting and

featured athletes from across the globe

including a large number from the South

American region. The World Games

Organizing Committee commended Mr Goh

and the IWUF on the success of the event.

US Team Member, Colvin Wang, was selected as

“Athlete of the Day” on August 2nd

during the World

Games in Colombia following his gold medal victory in

the Men’s Changquan division. His interview can be

viewed by visiting the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=616QpiN5QBY&fe

ature=youtu.be

US Wushu Medalist “Athlete of the Day”

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In efforts to help

develop Wushu across

Europe the European

Wushu Federation has

announced the 1st

European Open

Taijiquan and Internal

Wushu Styles

Championship

dedicated to Taiji styles.

The event is open to all

The 12th

All-China

Games (National

Games of the People’s

Republic of China)

took place in Liaoning,

China and featured its

Wushu events from

September 1st

to the

9th

2013. A total of 163

Taolu athletes and 132

Sanda athletes

representing 26 teams

competed in various

events and weight

divisions.

There were 7 gold

medals awarded for

Taolu and 5 gold

medals awarded for

Sanda respectively.

The All-China Games

is the premier

national sports

event in China, and

is held once every

four years. Its first

edition was held in

1959 in Beijing,

China. It is a multi-

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European Wushu Dreams Realized!

The dreams of the European traditional Wushu

community finally came true! The second

edition of the 2013 European Traditional

Wushu Championships held in Bucharest,

Romania was a clear success. The event had a

lot to contend with to match the success of the

1st edition in Tallinn, Estonia (2011). An

interesting point – the first event was attended

by 320 athletes-members from 14 national

teams, composed of Wushu clubs and schools,

the 2nd edition saw the participation of 713

athletes from 24 countries, nearly 100%

increase.

This became possible because of dedicated

teamwork by European Wushu Federation

officers and commissions, with the full support

of the local organizing committee headed by

EWUF EB member Petru Grindeanu.

One of the most interesting points during the

event noticed by nearly all was an incredible

growth of skills in all featured competition

events. For Submission and Other Enquiries Contact:

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EWUF to Hold 1st

Taijiquan and Internal

Wushu Styles Championships in 2014

national teams, clubs and individuals of IWUF

Members. This will take place from the 4th

to 6th

of

May 2014 in Bucharest prior to the 15th

European

Wushu Championships on the 8th

to the 12th

May

2014.

12th

All-China Games Concludes in Liaoning

Province, China

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125th

IOC Session – Buenos Aires, Argentina

IWUF President, Mr.

Yu Zaiqing, attended

the 125th

International

Olympic Committee

Session in Buenos

Aires, Argentina from

the 7th

to the 10th

of

September. During the

session, numerous

landmark decisions

were made. Mr

Thomas Bach of

Germany was elected

as the new IOC

President, and Tokyo

was elected as the

host for the 2020

Summer Olympic

Games.

Of key interest was

the election of the

additional sport for

the 2020 and 2024

games.

Wrestling made a

presentation to the

session along with

baseball/softball and

squash, all 3

shortlisted by the IOC

Exec in May.

Wrestling was

reinstated just 7

months after being

dropped from the

program after

receiving 49 votes to

Baseball/Softball’s 29

votes and Squash’s

22 votes.

Notice

12th

World Wushu Championships

Registration

Member federations which have

as yet not submitted their final

entries for the 12th

World Wushu

Championships are kindly

requested to do so urgently by

sending their completed

registration forms to

iwuf@iwuf.org as well as

wushumas@hotmail.com.

Simultaneous registration must

also take place through

http://wushu.justtool.com

The closing date for the

submission of final entries will is

the 28th

of September, 2013.

The Organisers of the 12th

World

Wushu Championships would like

to apologise that, owing to

miscommunication, they have

been charging the extra delegates

and observers of participating

countries a higher rate for their

registration fee. After consultation

with the IWUF, they have decided

to reduce it to that of the

standard rate as stated in the 12th

World Wushu Championships

Rules and Information Booklet.