Beijing, 29thAugust-Thunderous cheers claimed the perfect end of Wushu in the second race day of the Sport Combat Games 2010 Beijing.

2:0 witnessed the overwhelming victory of Chinese woman athlete E Meidie against Turkey’s Aysegol Behlivan in Women’s Sanshou 52kgFinal. The brisk pace and offensive hit ensured Chinese team got the first Wushu Sanshou gold medal, which horned the beginning of the gold wave of China’s winning.

In Women’s Sanshou 60kgFinal, absolute strength and perfect mentality presented by WANG Guixian heard the splendid Chinese anthem resounding in OSCG. Though losing the game, silver winner French athlete Aurélie Nicole was quite excited and gave a friendly hug to her opponent with French national flag covered on her shoulder, which won a lot of cheers.”

Chinese Sanshou hurricane still blew strongly in the Men’s Sanshou 56kgFinal. LI Minghai’s vigorous but not aimless offence forced the retreat of Russian player Sait Hairulaev. The final score is 2:0 infavor of LI Haiming.

Men’s Sanshou 70kgFinal was the most thrilling game in the morning. The tenacious spirit helped Macao’s Cai Liangcan win the first round. However, the stamina dragged the game to the third round. Spectators’ cheers weakened Russia’s Ismall Aliev momentum and secured the final score of 2:1 infavor of CAI.

The last gold medal of Chinese athlete XU Jiaheng called a happy ending of today’s performance. His opponent, Hamidreza Gholipour from Iran, was defeated by XU’s efficient offence and smooth coherence in Men’s Sanshou 85kgFinal, which carved the name of Chinain the gold list of Wushu.

Information:

Originated in China,wushu is time-honored, rich in content and diversified in forms.In its age-long process of development wushu has been referred to as martial arts, "guoshu",as well as "gongfu" in some areas. The origin of wushu can be traced back to the early activities of the ancestors of the Chinese people who struggled hard for survival．During the prolonged cold weaponry age wushu was employed by the army to subdue the enemy,practiced by the ordinary people as a means for self-defense and physical training,as well as for a cheerful life.During the process of its gradual improvement and development in modern times,wushu has been basically separated from military skills.With attack and defense as its basic movements and the Chinese traditional culture as its background,wushu has become a sports event which includes taolu and sanshou disciplines．

Source: Sport Combat Games / Sport Accord