2018 Taolu World Cup | |
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Venue | Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium (1) |
Location | ![]() |
Start date | November 14, 2018 |
End date | November 18, 2018 |
The 2018 Taolu World Cup was the second edition of the Taolu World Cup. It was held at the Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium (1) in Yangon, Myanmar from November 14 to 18, 2018. [1] [2] [3] Athletes qualified for this competition by placing in the top-eight of any taolu individual event at the 2017 World Wushu Championships.
* Host nation (Myanmar)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 65 |
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