The 10^th World Wushu Championships was held from October 24 to 29, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. The Championships was attended by 73 IWUF member federations with 567 athletes. The top three teams with most gold medals are: China (14), Iran (5), Egypt (3), Hong Kong, China (3) and Russia (3). There are 15 teams won gold medals. 

 

The 10^th IWUF Congress was held on October 24, 2009. The Congress approved the amended IWUF Constitution, IWUF Anti-doping Rules (2009 version) and composition of IWUF Athletes’ Committee. 17 new national wushu federations were accepted as the IWUF Members. The Wushu Contribution Award was conferred to 9 IWUF member federations which have organized World Wushu Championships since 1991. The 24^th IWUF Executive Committee meeting and other committee meetings were also held prior to the IWUF Congress. Many important issues concerning wushu development were discussed and determined. The 11^th World Wushu Championships and IWUF Congress will be held in Izmir, Turkey in 2011.

 

Chairman:             Mr. Wang Erping (China)             

Vice Chairman:      Ms. Daria Tarasova (Russia)

Members:              Mr. Andrii Koval (Ukraine)

                             Mr. Hossein Ojaghi (Iran)

                             Mr. Barhoumi Issam (Tunisia)

                             One Vacancy from Pan America

                             One Vacancy from Oceania