# 2023 World Wushu Championships

The 2023 World Wushu Championships was the 16th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, from November 16 to 20, 2023.

## Development and preparation
### Selection process

During the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, the 15th IWUF Congress met to vote on the host city for the 16th WWC. At the conclusion of the competition, it was announced that the next edition of the world championships would be held in 2021 in Dallas, Texas, United States. This would mark the first time a major international wushu competition was held in the United States since the 1995 World Wushu Championships. The competition will be organized by the United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation (USAWKF) under Anthony Goh.
The 16th WWC was also meant to serve as preparation for the wushu event at the 2022 World Games which was also hosted by the United States.

### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Shortly after the 15th WWC, the COVID-19 pandemic spread internationally. Numerous wushu competitions including the 2020 World Junior Wushu Championships and the 2020 Taolu World Cup were postponed or cancelled. The IWUF left no updates on the situation regarding the 16th world championships for months, but on July 15, 2021, the IWUF virtual congress announced that the 16th WWC would be postponed to 2023. Qualification for wushu at the 2022 World Games was then done by ranking at the 2019 WWC.
Over a year later on September 15, 2022, the USAWKF announced that the 16th WWC would officially take place in November 2023 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

## The championships
### Opening ceremony

In a press conference in August 2023, it was revealed that performers in the opening ceremony would include tai chi enthusiasts of various ethnic groups from the United States as well as the Yunnan provincial wushu team.

### Changes to competition events

A number of competition event changes were revealed in the competition regulations of the 16th WWC. Men's and women's changquan now consisted of a preliminary and final round, and athletes also were allowed to use different routines for both rounds. Instead of traditional wushu events like in recent prior championships, there would be a "creative & nandu skills" non-medal demonstration event.

### Marketing

The official name of the competition, the "16th World Wushu Championships," was renamed to the "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships" to reflect the IWUF's financial partnership with the Hengyuanxiang (HYX) Group [zh] which began in early 2018.
After a design contest, the logo and theme for the competition were unveiled on November 16, 2022, with the theme being "Solidarity, Peace, Friendship." The top part of the logo depicts a warrior in the form of a ribbon and the bottom depicts the Texas Longhorn. Months later on August 6, 2023, the official medal designs based on the official logo were revealed. The mascots of the competition were also revealed to be "Dillo" the armadillo and "Striker" the Longhorn.

## Competition schedule
### Taolu

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6:00)
| Date | Start Time | Carpet 1 | Carpet 2 |
| November 17 | 9:00 | Men’s nangun | Men’s taijiquan |
| November 17 | 14:00 | Men’s daoshu | Women’s nandao Women’s taijijian |
| November 18 | 9:00 | Men’s nandao | Women’s nangun Men’s taijijian |
| November 18 | 14:00 | Men’s changquan | Women’s changquan Women’s taijiquan |
| November 19 | 9:00 | Men’s nanquan | Women’s jianshu Women’s nanquan |
| November 19 | 14:00 | Men’s gunshu | Women’s daoshu Men’s qiangshu |
| November 20 | 9:00 | Men’s jianshu | Women’s gunshu Women’s qiangshu |
| November 20 | 14:00 | Closed | Men’s duilian Women’s duilian Men’s creative event Women’s creative event |

### Sanda

All times are (UTC-6:00)
| Date | Start Time | Lei Tai 1 |
| November 17 | 9:00 | Men’s & women’s round of 32 |
| November 17 | 14:00 | Men’s round of 16 |
| November 17 | 19:00 | Men’s round of 16 |
| November 18 | 9;00 | Women’s round of 16 |
| November 18 | 14:00 | Men’s quarterfinals |
| November 18 | 19:00 | Women’s quarterfinals |
| November 19 | 9:00 | Men’s quarterfinals & women’s semifinals |
| November 19 | 14:00 | Men’s semifinals |
| November 20 | 9:00 | Men’s finals |
| November 20 | 14:00 | Women’s finals |

## Medal table

* Host nation (United States of America)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Macau (MAC) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Singapore (SGP) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Lebanon (LBN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | United States (USA)* | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (33 entries) | Totals (33 entries) | 40 | 41 | 53 | 134 |

### Men's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan | Wong Weng Son Malaysia | Seraf Naro Siregar Indonesia | Clement Ting Malaysia |
| Daoshu | Liu Zhaohe China | Clement Ting Malaysia Jowen Lim Singapore | Shared silver |
| Gunshu | Jowen Lim Singapore | Seraf Naro Siregar Indonesia | Clement Ting Malaysia |
| Jianshu | Song Chi Kuan Macau | Wong Weng Son Malaysia | Muhammad Daffa Golden Boy Indonesia |
| Qiangshu | Zhang Qingchun China | Wong Weng Son Malaysia | Muhammad Daffa Golden Boy Indonesia |
| Nanquan | Lau Chi Lung Hong Kong | Huang Junhua Macau | Calvin Lee Malaysia |
| Nandao | Harris Horatius Indonesia | Huang Junhua Macau | Lau Chi Lung Hong Kong |
| Nangun | Chan Chi Ngou Macau | Lee Yong-mun South Korea | Harris Horatius Indonesia |
| Taijiquan | Lu Xiangcheng China | Sun Chia-Hung Chinese Taipei | Tomohiro Araya Japan |
| Taijijian | Chen Yu-wei Chinese Taipei | Tay Yu Xuan Singapore | Tomohiro Araya Japan |
| Duilian | Philippines Mark Lester Ragay Mark Anthony Polo Vincent Ventura | Brunei Majdurano Joel Bin Majallah Sain Abel Wee Yuen Lim | Spain Nestor Urzainqui Milla Aidan Pose Martinez Vinctor de la Plaza Schineper |

### Women's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan | Sou Cho Man Macau | Loh Ying Ting Malaysia | Kimberly Ong Singapore |
| Daoshu | Liu Xin China | Loh Ying Ting Malaysia | Hoàng Thị Phương Giang Vietnam |
| Gunshu | Sou Cho Man Macau | Kimberly Ong Singapore | Michelle Yeung Hong Kong |
| Jianshu | Yao Yang China | Lydia Sham Hong Kong | Li Yi Macau |
| Qiangshu | Li Yi Macau | Seo Hee-ju South Korea | Peng Yu Hsi Chinese Taipei |
| Nanquan | Đặng Trần Phương Nhi Vietnam | He Jianxin Hong Kong | Tasya Dewi Indonesia |
| Nandao | Wu Jianing China | Đặng Trần Phương Nhi Vietnam | Lucy Lee United States |
| Nangun | Đặng Trần Phương Nhi Vietnam | He Jianxin Hong Kong | Tan Cheong Min Malaysia |
| Taijiquan | Zeanne Zhi Ning Singapore | Agatha Wong Philippines | Basma Lachkar Brunei |
| Taijijian | Dai Dandan China | Sydney Chin Malaysia | Vera Tan Singapore |
| Duilian | Hong Kong Lydia Sham Michelle Yeung He Jianxin | Singapore Zeanne Zhi Ning Zoe Ziyi Tan Kimberly Ong | Macau Sou Cho Man Wong Weng Ian |

### Men's sanda

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg | Yang Xingwen China | Tran Huy Hai Vietnam | Russel Diaz Philippines |
| 48 kg | Yang Xingwen China | Tran Huy Hai Vietnam | Kushal Kumar India |
| 52 kg | Tang Sishuo China | Arnel Mandal Philippines | Lacksmana Pandu Pratama Indonesia |
| 52 kg | Tang Sishuo China | Arnel Mandal Philippines | Dinh Van Tam Vietnam |
| 56 kg | Hong Minjun South Korea | Bintang Reindra Nada Guitara Indonesia | Ku Hio Lam Macau |
| 56 kg | Hong Minjun South Korea | Bintang Reindra Nada Guitara Indonesia | Islam Karimov Kazakhstan |
| 60 kg | Leung Yu Hong Hong Kong | Nguyen Manh Cuong Vietnam | Avazbek Amanbekov Kyrgyzstan |
| 60 kg | Leung Yu Hong Hong Kong | Nguyen Manh Cuong Vietnam | Elchin Eminov Azerbaijan |
| 65 kg | Guo Wei China | Clemente Tabugara Jr. Philippines | Samuel Marbun Indonesia |
| 65 kg | Guo Wei China | Clemente Tabugara Jr. Philippines | Bexultan Koskenov Kazakhstan |
| 70 kg | Huynh Do Dat Vietnam | Zhang Huan Yi Chinese Taipei | Yat Lam Cheung Hong Kong |
| 70 kg | Huynh Do Dat Vietnam | Zhang Huan Yi Chinese Taipei | Manuel di Carlo Italy |
| 75 kg | Michele Balducci Italy | Yoan Benbedra France | Cai Feilong Macau |
| 75 kg | Michele Balducci Italy | Yoan Benbedra France | Jo Sanghun South Korea |
| 80 kg | Liu Wenlong China | Kevin Alan Galladro Onofre Mexico | Fabio Gjorni Italy |
| 80 kg | Liu Wenlong China | Kevin Alan Galladro Onofre Mexico | Gochmyrat Jumanyyazov Turkmenistan |
| 85 kg | Michael Nicolas Woodward Australia | Bruce Wang United States | Georges Eid Lebanon |
| 85 kg | Michael Nicolas Woodward Australia | Bruce Wang United States | Juan David Armero Guiterrez Colombia |
| 90 kg | Georges Saade Lebanon | Giuseppe Vincenzo Piccolo Canada | Julian Martin Silva Argentina |
| 90 kg | Georges Saade Lebanon | Giuseppe Vincenzo Piccolo Canada | Livingston Mckenzie Jr. United States |
| 90 kg+ | Ye Xiang China | Nursultan Tursynkulov Kazakhstan | Michel Zammar Lebanon |
| 90 kg+ | Ye Xiang China | Nursultan Tursynkulov Kazakhstan | Ahmed Samir Abdelmoaz Egypt |

### Women's sanda

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg | Nguyen Thi Lan Vietnam | Jenifer Kilapo Philippines | Rosa Beatrice Malau Indonesia |
| 48 kg | Nguyen Thi Lan Vietnam | Jenifer Kilapo Philippines | Chhavi Chhavi India |
| 52 kg | Chen Mengyue China | Elisa Calanducci Italy | Ngo Thi Phuong Nga Vietnam |
| 52 kg | Chen Mengyue China | Elisa Calanducci Italy | Audrey Meeks United States |
| 56 kg | Liu Danfeng China | Beatriz Adriao Rustice Silva Brazil | Ana-Maria Pal Romania |
| 56 kg | Liu Danfeng China | Beatriz Adriao Rustice Silva Brazil | none awarded |
| 60 kg | Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy Vietnam | Roshibina Devi Naorem India | Salome Yael Schumacher Switzerland |
| 60 kg | Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy Vietnam | Roshibina Devi Naorem India | Sabrina Marina Detoma Argentina |
| 65 kg | Andreea Cebuc Romania | Krista Stepheny Dyer Bermuda | Nicole Lowe-Tarbert Australia |
| 65 kg | Andreea Cebuc Romania | Krista Stepheny Dyer Bermuda | none awarded |
| 70 kg | Zhu Hailan China | Maya Bejaqui Tunisia | Govher Govshudova Turkmenistan |
| 70 kg | Zhu Hailan China | Maya Bejaqui Tunisia | none awarded |
| 75 kg | Rimel Khalifi Tunisia | Lydia Shalameh Lebanon | Roba Hossam Mostafa Abdelaziz Elshafei Egypt |
| 75 kg | Rimel Khalifi Tunisia | Lydia Shalameh Lebanon | Akniyet Marat Kazakhstan |

### Creative & Nandu Skills Demonstration Event

| Event | 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize |
| Men | Nathan Ly United States | Ezequiel Agustin Moyano Argentina | Axel Erik Ludvig Westerkull Sweden |
| Women | Event cancelled | Event cancelled | Event cancelled |

## Participating nations

On November 14, the Iranian delegation announced that they would not be able to attend the championships because the US embassy did not issue visas on time. A day later, the Indian delegation also announced they had difficulties securing a visa, and thus delayed their travel plans till November 16.
* Argentina (10)
* Armenia (3)
* Australia (2)
* Azerbaijan (3)
* Belgium (4)
* Bermuda (2)
* Belarus (1)
* Bolivia (4)
* Brazil (12)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Brunei (7)
* Canada (10)
* Republic of the Congo (15)
* Chile (6)
* China (16)
* Chinese Taipei (9)
* Colombia (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Djibouti (3)
* Egypt (8)
* France (8)
* Great Britain (7)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (3)
* Greece (3)
* Haiti (7)
* Hong Kong (12)
* Indonesia (15)
* India (16)
* Iran (12)
* Israel (8)
* Italy (12)
* Japan (8)
* Jordan (6)
* Kazakhstan (8)
* Kyrgyzstan (8)
* Latvia (6)
* Libya (5)
* Lebanon (8)
* Macau (12)
* Malaysia (8)
* Mexico (13)
* Morocco (2)
* Netherlands (5)
* Nepal (4)
* Norway (1)
* Pakistan (10)
* Philippines (14)
* Palestine (3)
* Poland (7)
* Portugal (8)
* Romania (6)
* Rwanda (2)
* Saudi Arabia (2)
* Senegal (6)
* Singapore (8)
* South Korea (13)
* Spain (9)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Switzerland (7)
* Sweden (5)
* Tajikistan (6)
* Turkmenistan (10)
* Tunisia (3)
* Turkey (12)
* Uganda (8)
* Ukraine (7)
* United States (13)
* Uzbekistan (3)
* Vietnam (13)
* Yemen (2)