World Junior Wushu Championships

International youth wushu competition

World Junior Wushu Championships

Genre| Global event
Frequency| Biennial
Inaugurated| 2006
Most recent| 2024
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]

## Editions

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Year  | Edition  | Location  | Events  | Results

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2006  | 1  |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 48 | [2]
2008  | 2 |  Bali, Indonesia | 64 | [3]
2010  | 3 |  Singapore | 62 | [4]
2012  | 4 |  Macau | 64 | [5]
2014  | 5 |  Antalya, Turkey | 64 | [6]
2016  | 6 |  Burgas, Bulgaria | 64 | [7]
2018  | 7 |  Brasília, Brazil | 69 | [8]
2022  | 8 |  Tangerang, Indonesia | 69 | [9]
2024  | 9 |  Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 81 | [10]

* 2020 in Rabat, Morocco was cancelled.[11]

## History

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### Taolu

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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

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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)

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  China (CHN)| 57| 11| 6| 74
2|  Iran (IRI)| 46| 35| 26| 107
3|  Hong Kong (HKG)| 34| 35| 31| 100
4|  Malaysia (MAS)| 27| 36| 27| 90
5|  Indonesia (INA)| 24| 32| 35| 91
6|  Singapore (SGP)| 23| 30| 18| 71
7|  Macau (MAC)| 20| 25| 23| 68
8|  United States (USA)| 17| 16| 20| 53
9|  Vietnam (VIE)| 16| 17| 22| 55
10|  Japan (JPN)| 14| 13| 9| 36
11|  South Korea (KOR)| 8| 14| 11| 33
12|  Canada (CAN)| 8| 6| 10| 24
13|  Egypt (EGY)| 7| 18| 20| 45
14|  India (IND)| 5| 10| 12| 27
15|  Ukraine (UKR)| 5| 3| 6| 14
16|  Russia (RUS)| 4| 4| 9| 17
17|  Brunei (BRU)| 4| 3| 3| 10
18|  Turkey (TUR)| 3| 4| 7| 14
19|  Philippines (PHI)| 2| 3| 5| 10
20|  Belarus (BLR)| 2| 1| 2| 5
21|  Armenia (ARM)| 2| 0| 3| 5
22|  Chinese Taipei (TPE)| 1| 5| 3| 9
23|  Uzbekistan (UZB)| 1| 2| 4| 7
24|  France (FRA)| 1| 0| 8| 9
25|  Turkmenistan (TKM)| 1| 0| 3| 4
26|  Georgia (GEO)| 1| 0| 1| 2
27|  New Zealand (NZL)| 1| 0| 0| 1
28|  Kazakhstan (KAZ)| 0| 3| 8| 11
29|  Italy (ITA)| 0| 2| 4| 6
30|  Algeria (ALG)| 0| 1| 3| 4
31|  Australia (AUS)| 0| 1| 2| 3
Brazil (BRA)| 0| 1| 2| 3
33|  Afghanistan (AFG)| 0| 1| 1| 2
34|  Laos (LAO)| 0| 1| 0| 1
35|  Tunisia (TUN)| 0| 0| 8| 8
36|  Azerbaijan (AZE)| 0| 0| 4| 4
37|  Lebanon (LIB)| 0| 0| 2| 2
Mexico (MEX)| 0| 0| 2| 2
Palestine (PSE)| 0| 0| 2| 2
Romania (ROU)| 0| 0| 2| 2
41|  Argentina (ARG)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Croatia (CRO)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Czech Republic (CZE)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Germany (GER)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Jordan (JOR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Kuwait (KUW)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Netherlands (NED)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Paraguay (PAR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Peru (PER)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Saudi Arabia (KSA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Uruguay (URU)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Yemen (YEM)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (53 entries)| 334| 333| 377| 1,044

## See also

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* Wushu (sport)
* World Wushu Championships
* International Wushu Federation
* 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

## References

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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.

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International wushu competitions

Global|

* World Championships
* Junior
* World Cup
* Taolu
* Sanda
* Kungfu
* Taijiquan

Continental|

* African Championships
* Asian Championships
* European Championships
* Oceania Championships
* Pan American Championships

Multi-sport|

* World Games
* World Combat Games
* Universiade
* Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* South Asian Games
* African Youth Games
* Lusofonia Games
* World Martial Arts Masterships
* Asia Pacific Masters Games

Other|

* World University Championships

Historical|

* East Asian Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Bolivarian Games
* 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament
* 2014 Nanjing Youth Wushu Tournament
* International Invitational Wushu Championships

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Wushu (sport)

Main taolu events|

* Changquan
* Dao
* Gun
* Jian
* Qiang
* Nanquan
* Nandao
* Nangun
* Taijiquan
* Taijijian

Sparring|

* Sanda

Related|

* International Wushu Federation
* Chinese Wushu Association
* World Wushu Championships

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