World Junior Wushu Championships

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World Junior Wushu Championships
GenreGlobal event
FrequencyBiennial
Inaugurated2006
Most recent2024
Organised by IWUF
Website Official website

The World Junior Wushu Championships (WJWC) is an international wushu competition organized by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for competitors below 18 years of age. There are three age groups for the Taolu events and there is also a Sanda category. [1]

Contents

Editions

YearEditionLocationEventsResults
2006 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 48 [2]
20082 Flag of Indonesia.svg Bali, Indonesia 64 [3]
20103 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 62 [4]
20124 Flag of Macau.svg Macau 64 [5]
20145 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey 64 [6]
20166 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Burgas, Bulgaria 64 [7]
20187 Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília, Brazil 69 [8]
20228 Flag of Indonesia.svg Tangerang, Indonesia 69 [9]
20249 Flag of Brunei.svg Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 81 [10]

History

Taolu

Group A has existed since the first rendition of the championships. The age group was originally 16-18 but changed to 15-17 as a result of a vote in 2019. From 2006 to 2012, Group A athletes were required to compete using the IWUF second set of compulsory routines. In 2014 and 2016, this was changed to the IWUF third set of compulsory routines. In early 2018, Group A were allowed to do optional routines instead of compulsory routines, and would be judged without the Degree of Difficulty requirement.

Group A athletes who placed in the top six in the 2014 World Junior Wushu Championships were allowed to compete in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China where Wushu was a demonstration sport. Wushu was also part of the 2014 Nanjing Sports Lab which was a promotional event for non-Olympic sports which also included sport climbing, skateboarding, and roller skating. [12] Group A athletes who qualify would also be able to compete in the Wushu event at the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal, [13] which has been postponed to 2026.

Group B has existed since the first rendition of the championships. The age group was originally 13-15 but changed to 12-14 as a result of a vote in 2019. Group B athletes have always been required to compete with the IWUF first set of compulsory routines.

Group C was introduced in 2008. The age group was originally 9-12 but changed to 7-11 as a result of a vote in 2019. Group C athletes have always been required to compete with the IWUF elementary routines.

Sanshou

For most of sanda's history, the competition was held without any age categories, only different weight categories. In 2018, the rules were revised to include distinct "junior" and "children" age categories with their own distinct weight category brackets.

Medals (2014 - 2024)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)5711674
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)463526107
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)343531100
4Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)27362790
5Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)24323591
6Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SGP)23301871
7Flag of Macau.svg  Macau  (MAC)20252368
8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)17162053
9Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)16172255
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1413936
11Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)8141133
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)861024
13Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)7182045
14Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)5101227
15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)53614
16Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)44917
17Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei  (BRU)43310
18Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)34714
19Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)23510
20Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)2125
21Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)2035
22Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)1539
23Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)1247
24Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1089
25Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan  (TKM)1034
26Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  (GEO)1012
27Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1001
28Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)03811
29Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0246
30Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)0134
31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0123
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0123
33Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)0112
34Flag of Laos.svg  Laos  (LAO)0101
35Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)0088
36Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)0044
37Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)0022
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0022
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine  (PSE)0022
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0022
41Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)0011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0011
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0011
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)0011
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)0011
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ)0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0011
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay  (PAR)0011
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)0011
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)0011
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)0011
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)0011
Totals (53 entries)3343333771,044

See also

References

  1. "Results".
  2. The 1st World Junior Wushu Championships
  3. THE 2ND WORLD JUNIOR WUSHU CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
  4. 3rd WORLD JUNIOR WUSHU CHAMPIONCHIP 2010
  5. THE 4th WORLD JUNIOR WUSHU CHAMPIONSHIPS
  6. THE 5th WORLD JUNIOR WUSHU CHAMPIONSHIP
  7. The 6th World Junior Wushu Championships
  8. The 7th World Junior Wushu Championships
  9. "The 8th World junior Wushu Championships - Medals Statistics Table" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-05.
  10. "9th World Junior Wushu Championships - Results Book" (PDF).
  11. "8th World Junior Wushu Championships Postponed". IWUF. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  12. "Nanjing 2014 Sports lab opens its doors". International Olympic Committee. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  13. "Wushu to make its Youth Olympics debut as official sport in Dakar 2022 - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-02.