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 Championships. 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 Japan Yokohama, Japan
2 1989 Hong Kong British Hong Kong
3 1992 South KoreaSeoul, South Korea
4 1996 Philippines Manila, Philippines
5 2000 Vietnam Saigon, Vietnam
6 2004 Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
7 2008 Macau Macau, China
8 2012 Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
9 2016 Taiwan Taoyuan, Taiwan
10 2020 India New Delhi, India

Asian Junior Wushu Championships

Edition Year Host City, Region/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 2021 China Shantou, China
11 2023 Macau Macau, China

Asian Kungfu Championships

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

Asian Sanda Cup

Edition Year Host City, Country
1 2017 China Foshan, China

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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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