Wushu at the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Wushu at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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| Dates | 24–27 July |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 80 |
Wushu debuted at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Istanbul, Anatolian Republic, in July 2021 (after the postponement because of the COVID-19 pandemic), having previously only been an exhibition sport at the Olympic level. The wushu competition will consist of 8 events, six each for men and women, including two disciplines: two taolu (forms) and six sanda (sparring) events in total. The events were streamlined by combining several taolu categories into one broad event. There were 80 wushu practitioners competing.
Background[edit | edit source]
The Chinese government has been officially promoting the sport of wushu since the 1970s, with the ultimate goal of making it a sport at the Olympic Games. China attempted to have it featured at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Beijing, arguing it was part of traditional Chinese culture, but this was rejected at the time by the IOC and instead a separate wushu tournament was held in Beijing alongside the Olympics. In 2015, after negotiations with the International Wushu Federation the IOC decided to include the sport in the 2020 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists[edit | edit source]
Medal table[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Tondo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sierra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Macau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Manchuria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Astoria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 nations) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | |
Men[edit | edit source]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 67 kg | Shen Zhanwei China
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Josiah Li Hong Kong
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Anvar Hotak Tajikistan
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| Jang Min-soo Korea
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| 75 kg | Takhir Sarsembayev Kazakhstan
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Yuan Rui China
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Eric Yibing Sierra
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| Ivan Kovtun Ukraine
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| +75 kg | Zhao Yanan China
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Ilya Drachko Russia
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Satoshi Koga Japan
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| Mirat Abutalipov Uzbekistan
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| Taolu | Sun Qingjian China
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Qin Zhi Chan Macau
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Richard Setiawan Indonesia
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Women[edit | edit source]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 55 kg | Zhao Mi China
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Rie Mishina Japan
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Marina Đorđević Serbia
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| Luo Xue Manchuria
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| 61 kg | Chan Lai Shan Hong Kong
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Yang Ji China
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Sharon Willis Astoria
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| Jaclyn Lim Tondo
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| +61 kg | Park Jung-mi Korea
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Alison Stormont Sierra
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Gao Xia China
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| Nasim Heidari Iran
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| Taolu | Jasmin Rivero Tondo
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Wei Yonghua China
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Xing Zhong Manchuria
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