| Women's nanquan at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nansha Gymnasium | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 9 nations | |||||||||
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| Wushu at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Changquan | men | women |
| Nanquan | men | women |
| Taijiquan | men | women |
| Daoshu / Gunshu | men | |
| Jianshu / Qiangshu | women | |
| Sanda | ||
| 52 kg | women | |
| 56 kg | men | |
| 60 kg | men | women |
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The women's Nanquan / Nandao all-round competition at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China was held on 13 November at the Nansha Gymnasium.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 13 November 2010 | 10:00 | Nandao |
| 14:30 | Nanquan |
| Rank | Athlete | Nandao | Nanquan | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Lin Fan (CHN) | 9.90 | 9.90 | 19.80 |
 |  Ivana Ardelia Irmanto (INA) | 9.37 | 9.55 | 18.92 |
 |  Tai Cheau Xuen (MAS) | 9.24 | 9.62 | 18.86 |
| 4 |  Yuen Ka Ying (HKG) | 9.54 | 9.26 | 18.80 |
| 5 | Diana Bong (MAS) | 8.80 | 9.66 | 18.46 |
| 6 |  Lim Sung-eun (KOR) | 9.05 | 9.18 | 18.23 |
| 7 |  Aint Mi Mi (MYA) | 8.51 | 8.38 | 16.89 |
| 8 |  Kim Sol-yong (PRK) | 7.93 | 8.61 | 16.54 |
| 9 |  Faustina Woo (BRU) | 7.60 | 8.30 | 15.90 |
| 10 |  Bidhya Maharjan (NEP) | 7.30 | 8.13 | 15.43 |
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