The men's

changquan Chángquán () refers to a family of external (as opposed to internal) martial arts (kung fu) styles from northern China. The forms of the Long Fist style emphasize fully extended kicks and striking techniques, and by appearance would be consi ...

competition at the

2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament The 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament (Chinese: 北京2008武术比赛; pinyin: ''Běijīng 2008 wǔshù bǐsài'') was a wushu competition which was held from August 21 to 24, 2008 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The tourn ...

was held on August 22 at the

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Background

The favorite of the competition,

Yuan Xiaochao "Jayden" Yuan Xiaochao (; born 7 August 1988) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from China. He was a world champion in 2005 and 2007. Career Competitive wushu Yuan started to practice martial arts in Songjiang Martial ...

, had been undefeated in changquan in international competitions since 2005 which included gold medal victories at the World Wushu Championships, the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

, and at the East Asian Games. Aung Si Thu and Ang Eng Chong were also projected favorites as they were the silver and bronze medalists respectively at the

2007 World Wushu Championships The 2007 World Wushu Championships was the 9th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, China from November 11 to November 17, 2007. Nearly 1,000 athletes from 89 IWUF national fede ...

. At the Beijing Wushu Tournament, Yuan Xiaochao clearly dominated the competition with a wide margin and thus won the gold medal. The silver medalist Semen Udelov and bronze medalist Ehsan Peighambari impressed with their performances as Udelov ranked 7th and Peighambari ranked 24th at the

. Both athletes were also selected through the wild card process by Russia and Iran respectively since they did not originally qualify by placing in the top six. Daisuke Ichikizaki, who was another close contender, missed the silver medal due to a 0.1 deduction.

Schedule

All times are Beijing Time ( UTC+08:00)

Results

The event was judged with the degree of difficulty component.

References

External links

Official Website
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