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China's gold tally increases to 10 at world wushu championships
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-13 09:15
HANOI, December 12 (Xinhua) -- China has gained ten gold medals since the
eighth world wushu championships opened Saturday.
Zheng Leishi from won the men's Nanquan (southern fist) with a score of
9.88 pints on Monday, followed by Chinese Taibei's Peng Weiqun and Chinese
Macao's Bei Fuquan with the scores of 9.79 and 9.64 respectively.
On the same day, both Cai Fengyun from Malaysia and Bui Maiphuong from
Vietnam jointly scored 9.63 for the gold in the women's Taijijian event, the
first time in the championship. While Liu Yuqian from Chinese Taibei took the
bronze with a score of 9.57.
In the Taolu competition on Sunday evening, Chinese Zhao Jie and Zhang Fang
won the golds with the scores of 9.65 and 9.90 in men's Gunshu (stick play) and
women's Taijiquan, respectively. The silver and bronze medals went to Chinese
Hong Kong's Du Yuhang and Chinese Macao's Jia Rui.
Wushu, an ancient Chinese defense art also known as Kungfu, is now an
increasingly popular sport in the world. The 8th championship has attracted
nearly 520 athletes from 57 countries and regions, the most in its history.
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