Editions
| Edition | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei |  China |
| 9 | 2013 | Cali, Colombia | China |
| 11 | 2022 | Birmingham, United States | China |
| 12 | 2025 | Chengdu, China |
Wushu has been contested at the World Games as an invitational sport in 2009 and 2013 with taolu and sanda events. [1] In the 2022 World Games, wushu returned as an invitational sport but only with taolu events. [2]
| Edition | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | China |
| 9 | 2013 | Cali, Colombia | China |
| 11 | 2022 | Birmingham, United States | China |
| 12 | 2025 | Chengdu, China |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Yuan Xiaochao (CHN) |  Daisuke Ichikizaki (JPN) |  Semen Udelov (RUS) |
| 2013 Cali |  Colvin Wang (USA) |  Ariel Mancilla (CHI) |  Luis Felipe Álvarez Rosas (MEX) |
| 2022 Birmingham |  Edgar Xavier Marvelo (INA) |  Lee Ha-sung (KOR) |  Roman Reva (UKR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Peng Wei-chua (TPE) |  Farshad Arabi (IRI) |  Ho Mun Hua (MAS) |
| 2013 Cali | Farshad Arabi (IRI) |  Marcelo Yamada (BRA) | Takahiro Kawaguchi (JPN) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Liu Zhongxin (CHN) | Harris Horatius (INA) | Lai Po-wei (TPE) |
As of 2022 Games.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Brunei (BRU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 37 | 37 | 30 | 104 | |
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