10th World Wushu Games

[GeneChing]

Looks like Malaysia is the only country reporting on this, at least according to the web news feeds.

Wednesday October 28, 2009
Wushu: Mun Hua bags Malaysia’s first-ever nanquan gold at world meet
By LIM TEIK HUAT

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian wushu exponent Ho Mun Hua struck paydirt on his debut appearance in the world championships, claiming the men’s nanquan (southern style bare hands) gold medal in Toronto on Monday.

The 19-year-old chalked up a score of 9.74 to come out tops in a field of 48 exponents and became the first-ever Malaysian to take gold in the discipline at the biennial championships.

China-born exponent He Jing De took silver for Hong Kong on 9.72 and Timothy Hung of Canada was third on 9.69.

Mun Hua, who is also bound for the Laos SEA Games in December, is also the first Malaysian male in four years to emerge as the gold medallist in the championships.

Chai Fong Ying was the only Malaysian gold medallist in the last championships in Beijing, winning in the women’s taijiquan event.

The Malacca-born Mun Hua gave indication of his steady rise when he took bronze in the nangun and nanquan combined event yesterday.

It was Mun Hua’s biggest achievement since he first donned national colours in the 2007 Korat SEA Games.

The former Asian junior champion did not win any medal in the Games but went on to bag the gold medal for Negri Sembilan in Sukma (Malaysia Games) in Terengganu last year.

Malaysia also had much to savour on the opening day in Toronto as fellow debutant Tai Cheau Xuen took bronze in women’s nandao (broadsword).

The 18-year-old Negri Sembilan lass finished on 9.52 behind Russian Tatiana Ivshina (9.74) and Hong Kong’s Yuen Ka Ying (9.60).

Cheau Xuen was a gold medallist in the youth world championships last year and the Asian Juniors this year.

Another Malaysian respresentative, Diana Bong Siong Lin, finished seventh in the event on 9.40.

Team manager Chong Kim Fatt was ecstatic over Mun Hua’s performances and said that he had boosted the team’s campaign.

“The changquan (northern) and nanquan are the two basic disciplines and they are the most difficult events to win,” he said from Toronto yesterday.

“I am happy that we have produced a world champion and it is good for the future as Mun Hua comes up from the back-up squad.”

Chai Fong Ying, the 2006 Doha Asian Games champion, will be out on stage for the defence of the world title in taijiquan today while there is also hope on World Games bronze medallist Lee Yang in men’s taijijian (taiji sword).

Thursday October 29, 2009
Lee Yang delivers second gold for Malaysia
By LIM TEIK HUAT

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian male wushu exponents continued to put up hot performances in the World Championships in chilly Toronto and Lee Yang delivered a second gold for the country on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old finally got his act right in his third world championship campaign to secure first place in the men’s taijiquan competition with a score of 9.74.
Lee Yang won the men’s taijiquan gold.

South Korea’s Jang Young-ho won the silver on 9.73 and the bronze went to Malaysia’s Loh Jack Chang, who chalked up 9.72.

Lee Yang, the bronze medallist in the World Games in Kaohsiung in July, finished fourth in his debut in the world championships in Hanoi in 2005 and claimed the bronze in Beijing two years later. His golden effort in Toronto is worth RM40,000 under the National Sports Council (NSC) reward scheme.

The 21-year-old Jack Chang had a splendid debut when he took silver in the men’s taijijian (taiji sword) earlier. The Sarawakian scored 9.80 to be placed behind Huang Qing Yi of China (9.83).

Malaysia also earned a bronze in the women’s nanquan (southern style barehands) discipline through Asian junior champion Tai Cheau Xuen, who finished on 9.42.

It was the second medal for Cheau Xuen in the championships after a bronze in the nandao (broadsword) event on Monday.

Lee Yang’s performance brought relief to the Malaysian camp after Chai Fong Ying failed in her defence of the women’s taijiquan title.

The 2006 Doha Asian Games gold medallist finished in a disappointing 11th spot on 9.47 in the competition won by Indonesia’s Lindswell (9.80). Another Malaysian, Ng Shin Yii, missed out on a medal in fourth place on 9.75.

Malaysia have a medal haul of 2-1-3 after two days of competition and team manager Chong Kim Fatt is glad the team have managed to better the achievements of the last championships in Beijing.

“We had a total haul of 1-2-4 two years ago. This is also the first time we won gold in men’s taijiquan,” he said from Toronto yesterday.

“We have a team of more youngsters following the retirement of several seniors. I am so happy we are doing much better than we expected.”

[David Jamieson]

last day is tomorrow.

[GeneChing]

All I've found this morning was this:

Wushu officials to file protest

FILIPINO officials will file a protest after organizers of the 10th World Wushu Championships in Canada failed to include members of the Philippine national team in the tournament’s schedule.

Officials of the tournament earlier promised the Wushu Federation of the Philippines that the national squad will still be accommodated after they were informed that the Filipinos will be arriving late for the meet.

WFP representative Julian Camacho said they have informed the world body of their plight after Filipino athletes were not able to join the tournament.

There's got to be some Canadian coverage somewhere. It's just not going up on the web...

[GLW]

Gotta love it.

Filing a protest with the IWuF is sort of like wetting yourself in a dark brown suit. You get a warm feeling - but no one seems to notice.

So..the protest will mean - their team will still not be able to compete since in all likelihood, the protest will not be settled until long after the competition is over.

The athletes denied their chance will still not be allowed their chance - you can't restage the competition.

The group filing a protest may find itself unofficially blacklisted and have their scores mysteriously lowered in future competitions ... Wait, surely the judges and officials from the IWuF would never engage in revenge for complaints....

Yes indeed...just another same old same old day.

[Skip J.]

The group filing a protest may find itself unofficially blacklisted and have their scores mysteriously lowered in future competitions ... Wait, surely the judges and officials from the IWuF would never engage in revenge for complaints....

Surely not???

Really???

[GLW]

Well, back in 1995 in the games in Baltimore, Canada fielded a very talented team in Taolu. In fact, one of their members did a spear routine that was probably one of the cleanest and technically correct I have ever seen.

Then another 2 countries followed them. The Canadian's score was over something like 0.25 lower than the two that followed. All the spectators, competitors, and coaches had a major WTF look and the displeasure was noted. The other two people came in with medals and the Canadian got squat.

I had the opportunity to speak with several people - some on the Canadian team, some on other teams, others... And it came out that the Officials from China were not really happy with one of the people who was listed as a Coach for Canada.

That was the year they went in with the idea that there would be 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze for each event unless there were actual ties. On the first day, they had a LOOONG meeting that evening. Another the following day.

Then, they were presenting multiple Golds, Silvers, Bronzes for each event. The dais looked like the curtain call for a Broadway show after all of the medals for each event were done....many many people on the stage.

That one was due to the IWuF officials noting that there were a number of new countries with teams involved and they wanted to be "generous" with medals to hopefully grow the teams in the new and prospective countries. Politics in motion.

[lkfmdc]

protests will get you exactly NO WHERE in the IWUF... it will be completely ignored AND they will take "retribution" on your team some time later

[Xiao3 Meng4]

I wonder if these politics are linked to the fact that San Shou hasn't taken off in NA in a big way. I mean, there are so many San Shou tournaments without full contact, or without head contact... if full head contact was allowed, you'd see more wins outside of decision... which would mean less control over the outcome by the judges...?

[GeneChing]

Once you bring in the boxing commission, that's going to be costly for the promoter.

But there are other reasons for sanshou's tepid growth in America. Over to you, lkfmdc.

[David Jamieson]

protests will get you exactly NO WHERE in the IWUF... it will be completely ignored AND they will take "retribution" on your team some time later

Lol. They act like an evil cabal.

Wait a minute... According to 'enter the dragon', that's exactly how the tournament promoters are supposed to be.

[Skip J.]

Well, back in 1995 in the games in Baltimore, Canada fielded a very talented team in Taolu. In fact, one of their members did a spear routine that was probably one of the cleanest and technically correct I have ever seen.

Then another 2 countries followed them. The Canadian's score was over something like 0.25 lower than the two that followed. All the spectators, competitors, and coaches had a major WTF look and the displeasure was noted. The other two people came in with medals and the Canadian got squat.

I had the opportunity to speak with several people - some on the Canadian team, some on other teams, others... And it came out that the Officials from China were not really happy with one of the people who was listed as a Coach for Canada.

That was the year they went in with the idea that there would be 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze for each event unless there were actual ties. On the first day, they had a LOOONG meeting that evening. Another the following day.

Then, they were presenting multiple Golds, Silvers, Bronzes for each event. The dais looked like the curtain call for a Broadway show after all of the medals for each event were done....many many people on the stage.

That one was due to the IWuF officials noting that there were a number of new countries with teams involved and they wanted to be "generous" with medals to hopefully grow the teams in the new and prospective countries. Politics in motion.

Ah well, ok, hmmmm.... so CMA events anywhere may be subject to some of the same backroom deals as other sport events???????

[David Jamieson]

Ah well, ok, hmmmm.... so CMA events anywhere may be subject to some of the same backroom deals as other sport events???????

cma events are often tragically mired by face games which are due to some cultural quirk I guess.

meh, what are you gonna do. You can always bribe your way to the top or ingratiate yourself to the judges.

[SPJ]

yes, these events are social.

it is more important to make friends than worrying about medals.

everyone is a winner just to attend or be part of it.

medal can only be awarded to one person.

but winning friendship or comradeship is more important.

Philipino team is good. no need a medal to "prove" it.

even thou they are late.

I know the committee will make it up to them one way or another.

it is more important that you know yourself that you are good.

than seeking the approval or recognition of biannual events.

[David Jamieson]

yes, these events are social.

it is more important to make friends than worrying about medals.

everyone is a winner just to attend or be part of it.

medal can only be awarded to one person.

but winning friendship or comradeship is more important.

Philipino team is good. no need a medal to "prove" it.

even thou they are late.

I know the committee will make it up to them one way or another.

it is more important that you know yourself that you are good.

than seeking the approval or recognition of biannual events.

if this were true, there would be no such thing as olympics, or war, or sport. lol

If you are to present something as a competitive tournament, then competition is the name of the game.

Social events are for meeting friends and drinking tea and chatting etc.
Social events aren't held under the banner of competitive tournament.

In short, what has been done and what the IWUF seem to continue to be doing is wrong, unethical, and out of line with the spirit of competitive sport.

It needs to be cleaned up and the corrupted officials of same need to be tossed out the door on their asses.

It is difficult to be friends with people who steal from you, lie to you and cheat you.
If they reform , perhaps that can be a new beginning, but otherwise, they will continue to fail in their events if they continue to behave in their childish, self absorbed ways.

[SPJ]

let me back up a bit.

yes. these are competition events for the competitors.

may the best win on the floor (taolu) or stage (san shou).

but social for the coaches.

when not competing, the students may make friends with fellow students from near and afar.

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