List of international wushu competitions

This is a list of notable international Wushu competitions hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) and its official continental organizations.

Note: Most competitions with the "Kung Fu Championships" label were originally named "Traditional Wushu Championships" leading up to 2017.

Hosted by the IWUF

Primary Events

World Wushu Championships[1]

World Junior Wushu Championships: since 2006

World Kung Fu Championships: since 2004*

World Taijiquan Championships: since 2014

Taolu World Cup: since 2016

Sanshou World Cup: since 2002

*Organization of the World Kung Fu Championships is largely aided by the Chinese Wushu Association (CWA).

IWUF-Organized at Multi-Sport Events

Medals at the Wushu events in these competitions counted towards the total medal count.

Wushu at the World Combat Games: since 2010

Wushu at the World Games: 2009, 2013, 2022 (all as invitational sports)

Wushu event at the Summer Universiade: since 2017

Historical

Medals at the Wushu events in these competitions did not count towards the total medal count.

Hosted by the Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA)

Primary Events[7]

Asian Junior Wushu Championships: since 2001

Asian Kung Fu Championships: since 2018

Asian Cup Wushu Sanda Competition: since 2018

WFA-Organized at Multi-Sport Events

Wushu at the Asian Games: since 1990*[7]

Wushu at the Southeast Asian Games: 1991-1993, 1997, since 2001

Wushu at the South Asian Games:

Wushu at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Wushu event at the Asian Indoor Games

Wushu event at the Asian Martial Arts Games

*The IWUF was founded at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China.

Hosted by the African Wushu Federation (AWF)

Primary Events
  • African Wushu Championships: since 2007
  • African Clubs Championships: since 2009
  • African Cup Championships: since 2017
  • African Traditional Wushu Championships: since 2019

AWF-Organized at Multi-Sport Events
  • All-Africa Youth Games: since 2018[6]

Hosted by the European Wushu Federation (EUWF)

Primary Events
  • European Wushu Championships: since 1986[8]
  • European Kung Fu Championships: since 2011
  • European Taijiquan Championships: since 2014
  • European Wingchun Championships: since 2015
  • European Cailifo and Hongja Championships: since 2015

Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Federation (OWUF)

Primary Events
  • Oceania Wushu Championships: since 2012[9]
  • Oceania Invitational Wushu Championships: since 2014

Hosted by the Pan American Wushu Federation (PAWF)

Primary Events
  • Pan American Wushu Championships: since 1996[10]
  • Pan American Kung Fu Championships: since 2015
  • Pan American Taijiquan Championships: since 2015

PAWF-Organized at Multi-Sport Events

References
  1. "World Wushu Championships". IWUF. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. "Beijing 2008 Wushu Competition". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  3. "Offcial Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee". en.olympic.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  4. "Rogge Says Wushu No 'Olympic Sport' in 2008". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  5. "Nanjing 2014 Youth Wushu Tournament Takes Place Alongside the Youth Olympic Games". www.businesswire.com. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  6. "IOC expects Wushu have a successful debut in Youth Olympic Games - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  7. "IWUF Events / Activities - Wushu Federation of Asia". wfa-asia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  8. "European Wushu And Kungfu Federation". Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  9. "Results -". Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  10. "PAWF - Events". www.pawuf.org. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
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