Asian Wushu Championships

The Asian Wushu Championships is a continental wushu championship hosted by the Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA), the official continental representative to the International Wushu Federation.[1] The competition is open to the 37 member nations of the WFA and their respective national teams.[2] Unlike other continental wushu competitions which are held every two years, the Asian Wushu Championships is held every four years to make way for wushu at the Asian Games.

The WFA also hosts the Asian Junior Wushu Championships, Asian Kungfu Championships, and the Asian Sanda Cup.[1]

History

In 1985, the preparatory committee for the creation of the IWUF was created at the 1st International Invitational Wushu Championship. In 1987, a preparatory committee was created for the formation of the Wushu Federation of Asia, which was largely guided by the Chinese Wushu Association.[3] Later that year, ten, and later twelve nations applied for participation in the first Asian Wushu Championships in Yokohama, Japan.[4] Over 90 competitors competed in the 16 events of the first championships.[5]

Championships

Asian Wushu Championships
Edition Year Host City, Region/Country
1 1987 Yokohama, Japan
2 1989 British Hong Kong
3 1992 Seoul, South Korea
4 1996 Manila, Philippines
5 2000 Saigon, Vietnam
6 2004 Yangon, Myanmar
7 2008 Macau, China
8 2012 Hanoi, Vietnam
9 2016 Taoyuan, Taiwan
10 TBD New Delhi, India

Asian Junior Wushu Championships
Edition Year Host City, Region/Country
1 2001 Hanoi, Vietnam
2 2003 Beijing, China
3 2005 Singapore
4 2007 Yeongju, South Korea
5 2009 Macau, China
6 2011 Shanghai, China
7 2013 Manila, Philippines
8 2015 Xilinhot, China
9 2017 Gumi, South Korea
10 2019 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
11 2021 Shantou, China

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

Asian Sanda Cup
Edition Year Host City, Country
1 2017 Foshan, China

See also

References
  1. "About Us". Wushu Federation of Asia. 2018. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  2. "Member Federations - Asia". International Wushu Federation. 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. "first asian wushu championships to open in japan in september". Beijing. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1987-01-20. 0120046. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. "ten countries and regions apply for inaugural asian wushu championships". Beijing. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1987-08-10. 0810063. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. "asian wushu championships conclude in japan". Yokohama. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1987-09-27. 0927088. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

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