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People's Republic of Chinacountry of origin
—first recorded
1936†former Olympic sport
1disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Wushu is a combat sports and strength sport. Its country of origin is the People's Republic of China. It was contested at 2 Olympic Games between 1936 and 2008. Wikidata lists 1 discipline or variant under it.

Country of originPeople's Republic of China, China
PractitionersWushu practitioner
Olympic statusFormer Olympic sport · 1936–2008
Image: DaniDF1995 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wushu
Image: Abdallah Kroosh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Disciplines and variants

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Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Wushu or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.

Multi-sport events

At other multi-sport games

GamesEditionsFirstLatestYears
Summer Youth Olympic Games1202620262026
World Games4200920252009, 2013, 2022, 2025
Asian Games9199020231994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023 …
Summer World University Games2201720232017, 2023
World Combat Games2201320232013, 2023
Islamic Solidarity Games2201320172013, 2017
Bolivarian Games1201320132013