After appearing as a special event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Wushu, widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its first appearance as an official ( 官方的 ) sport at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022.
It's a long-awaited breakthrough （期待已久的突破） for the International Wushu Federation ( 协会 ) (IWF), which made applications to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2001, 2008 and 2011, but failed. The first two applications were refused at the very beginning. The third application made it to the final voting for taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games but missed out once again.
Over the years, both the International Wushu Federation and Chinese Wushu Association (CWA) have done a lot to make improvement with strong support from the State General Administration of Sport of China ( 中国体育总局 ). The Administration not only offers technical ( 技术的 ) support, often sending experts or teachers to help their Wushu training camps, but also generously provides a great deal of Wushu equipment ( 设备 ) for free.
Every year, many local Wushu groups are sent abroad to put on Wushu shows, trying to improve the influence of Wushu in foreign countries. Through their continuous efforts. Wushu has become widely popular across the world, especially among young Wushu fans. Studies show that, today, about 120 million people are attracted to Wushu around the world.
China got Wushu accepted as an official Olympic event successfully in January, 2020, which helps to make it more international quickly.
A total of 48 athletes from across the world will compete in four Wushu events: men's and women's Changquan and men's and women's Taijiquan.
| News: Wushu Is Include in Youth Olympics | |
| New lead | ●Wushu will at the 4th Youth Olympics, first time as an official sport. |
| News body | ●Efforts made to spread Wushu and enter it for the Olympic Games: ＊ IWF made applications to IOC three times but didn't each time. ＊In order to improve the situation, IWF and CWA have done a lot with the technical support and equipment from the State General Administration of Sport of China. ＊ Through continuous efforts like putting on Wushu abroad, Wushu has been widely accepted across the world, especially among young Wushu fans. ＊ Wushu was accepted as an official Olympic event successfully in January, 2020. ＊ 48 athletes from across the world will join in the in four Wushu events. |
