Wushu in the Olympics

What is your thought about wushu in future Olympic games?

Most certainly this will not happen without judo and/or taekwondo being taken away since the IOC are trying to cut down on the total numbers of sports.

Personally I would rather see wushu/kung fu or karate instead of taekwondo. Nothing wrong with TKD as per se, of course. It is just that to a non-TKD pratitioner like myself (and many others I've spoken to) the matches have been as fun to watch as a group of cows eating grass - nothing ever happens...

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Beijing: Though wushu, a traditional Chinese martial art, will feature at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games for the first time as a non-official medal sport, China is determined to push for its inclusion in future games, the state media reported today.

"As of now, we know that wushu will be included in the Beijing Olympics, though not as an official medal sport," director of the Wushu Administration Centre under the China State General Administration of Sport, Wang Xiaolin said.

"Through numerous efforts, we will finally take wushu to the Olympic stage," Wang was quoted as saying by China Daily.

"It won't be an official event like the 28 other sports, but it won't be called a demonstration either. It will be called the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu Competition," Wang said.

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