Wushu Junior Championship kicks off in Bali
9/12/2008 16:50
The World Junior Wushu Championships was unveiled today in Bali as eight
teams had withdrawn from the competition, a local paper said.
The Bali event
is going to last to Dec. 14 at Westin Hotel Nusa Dua Bali, with 22 gold medals
on offer.
Forty-three teams took part in the championships after the
withdrawal of eight.
Defending champion China, as well as the United States,
will field a full squad of 20 athletes, the maximum allowed by the
organizer.
Indonesia dispatched 17 athletes, with 11 to compete in taolu
(artistic event) and six in san shou (fighting event).
In the inaugural event
in Malaysia in 2006, China won most of the medals, taking home 16 golds and one
silver, followed by Vietnam. Indonesia won one gold and three silvers in that
tournament.
Xinhua
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