On Day 2 of the 15thWorld Wushu Championships we saw seasoned favorites grab gold and some new athletes rise to become champions as well. Russia’s queen of daoshu, Sandra Constantinova, flew through the air to claim top honors with a score of 9.653. Israel won its historic first gold WWC medal ever, with a dazzling and dynamic shuangjian performance from Anastasia Chiriliuc wowing the audience. Men’s taijiquan showed extremely high level all around, but China’s Bi Hui Cui took top podium spot with perfect grace and power. Men’s changquan saw a whopping 84 competitors making it no small feat for Indonesia’s Edgar Xavier Marvelo to seize the gold.
Day 2 Winners are:
Women’s Daoshu
Sandra Konstantiva – Russia – Gold
Xuxu Liu – Hong Kong, China – Silver
Mia Tian – USA – Bronze
Men’s Taijiquan
Bi Hui CUI – China – Gold
Wonhee Yu – Korea – Silver
Choon How Loh – Malaysia – Bronze
Women’s Shuangjian
Anastasia Chiriliuc – Israel – Gold
Cho Man Sou – Macau, China – Silver
Erica Jia Yi LI – Canada – Bronze
Men’s Changquan
Edgar Xavier Marvelo – Indonesia – Gold
Weng Son Wong – Malaysia – Silver
Hasung Lee – Korea – Bronze
Men’s Jianshu
Qizhen LI – China – Gold
Weng Son WONG – Malaysia – Silver
Chi Kuan SONG – Macau, China – Bronze
Men’s Nangun
Po Wei LAI – Chinese Taipei – Gold
Jun Hua HUANG – Macau, China – Silver
Harris HORATIUS – Indonesia – Bronze
Women’s Qiangshu
Yi Li – Macau, China – Gold
Thuy Vi Duong – Vietnam – Silver
Liudmyla Tenma – Ukraine – Bronze
Sanda sessions saw more history made with some incredible action as champions emerged with flying fists and feet, devastating throws and takedowns, and a cheering audience that enjoyed each and every fight. The highlights of the evening were the two finals in the women’s sanda division where Shahrbano MANSOURIYAN SEMIROMI (70Kg) and her longtime teammate Maryam HASHEMIFOROUD each won a fifth career gold medal in the World Wushu Championships – an accomplishment only ever made before in WWC history by sanda legends Muslim Salikhov and Bozigit Ataev.
