The
wushu
Wushu may refer to:
Martial arts
* Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China
* Wushu (sport), a modern exhibition of traditional Chinese martial arts
* Wushu stances, five key stances utilized in both contemporary wushu and traditio ...
(taolu) competition at the
2022 World Games
The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions ...
took place in July 2022,
in
Birmingham, Alabama, at the
Bill Battle Coliseum. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wushu featured as an invitational sport alongside
duathlon,
flag football,
lacrosse, and
wheelchair rugby. Wushu was also an invitational sport at the World Games in 2009 and 2013. In May 2021, the
International Wushu Federation
The International Wushu Federation (IWUF) is an international sport organization and is the governing body for wushu in all its forms worldwide. The IWUF is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and is also a member of the ARI ...
was admitted into the
International World Games Association and wushu will be considered as a potential official event in the 2025 World Games.
Qualification
Qualification was done according to the results of the
2019 World Wushu Championships
The 2019 World Wushu Championships was the 15th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Minhang Gymnasium in Shanghai, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is ...
in Shanghai. This is a taolu exclusive competition and so no
sanda events took place compared to previous renditions.
There were five events for male and female athletes which included: changquan, daoshu/gunshu combined, jianshu/qiangshu combined, nanquan/nangun combined (for men), nanquan/nandao combined (for women), and taijiquan/taijijian combined.
The qualification list was later revised in February 2022 due to Macau's IOC ineligibility to compete and the start of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, and thus eight new spots were opened.
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Medal table
Events
Men
Women
Results
Men's changquan
Men's daoshu & gunshu combined
Men's jianshu & qiangshu combined
Men's nanquan & nangun combined
Men's taijiquan & taijijian combined
Women's changquan
Women's daoshu & gunshu combined
Women's jianshu & qiangshu combined
Women's nanquan & nandao combined
Women's taijiquan & taijijian combined
References
External links
Official websiteResults book
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Wushu in the United States
2022 World Games
Wushu at the World Games
Wushu competitions in the United States
2022 in wushu (sport)