The Canadian National Wushu / Kung-Fu and Taiji Championships is the national wushu competition for Canadian athletes. After two-years of cancellation due to the pandemic, the event was brought back in 2022 and held for the first time in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
A total of 500+ participants and athletes from 16 different top Canadian teams and provincial organizations attended the event, including Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec.
This year’s event selected Team Canada that will compete in the 2022 World Junior Wushu Championships in Indonesia, and also selected the Senior Division that will compete in the 2023 World Wushu Championships in the United States.
2022 Canadian National Wushu Championships - Junior and SEnior Team selections
Congratulates to all 27 athletes from Wayland Li that competed in the 2022 Canadian Nationals!
Dates: July 29-31, 2022
Location: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Key Achievements:
7 athletes (Caleb Akai, Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Amanda Sun, Allen Liu, Venus Li, Sophia Liao, Marcus Li) from Wayland Li selected to represent Canada at the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships in Indonesia. 3 athletes on the reserve team (Ashley Liu, Chris Gao and Eason Gao). Congratulations team!
2 athletes (Erica Li and Rex Lam) from Wayland Li’s Senior Division to represent Canada at the 2023 World Wushu Championships in the United States. 1 athlete on reserve team (Ashley Liu). Well done!
Group A: 1 gold medal, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals among Caleb, Kai-Hsin, Ashley and Ruth.
Group B: 8 gold medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze among Lia, Amanda, Chloe, Allen and Chris.
Group C: 6 gold medals, 6 silver and 2 bronze among Venus, Sophia, Clara, Marcus and Eason.
Seniors: 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 3 bronze among Erica, Rex, Ashley, and Kai-Hsin. Top 5 finishes for Tiggy and Caleb.
Open recreational events: 9 students participated in competition for the first time, taking home 1 gold, 18 silver and 6 bronze medals. Well done Ellie, Angelica, Oliver, Benjamin, Jerrica, Thomas, Michael, Alex and Brianna!
Wayland Li Competition Team for Canadian Nationals, 2022
Group A
Ashley Liu
Ruth Wen
Caleb Akai
Kai-Hsin Chang
Group B
Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Amanda Sun
Chloe Lee
Allen Liu
Chris Gao
Group C
Venus Li
Sophia Liao
Clara Tang-Ruggiero
Marcus Li
Eason Gao
Ryan Gao
Optional Seniors
Erica Li
Ashley Liu
Tiggy Tse
Rex Lam
Caleb Akai
Kai-Hsin Chang
Open Recreational
Ellie Xintong Jiang
Angelica Chen
Jerrica Chen
Brianna Li
Michael Lee
Alex Yang
Oliver Lin
Benjamin Li
Thomas Chen
Results for High Performance Athletes at the 2022 Canadian National Wushu Selections
Group A Female Athletes
Ashley Liu, ranked #3 in Canada
Changquan, Bronze, 9.05
Jianshu, Silver medal, 9.04
Selected as reserve for Canadian National Wushu team
Ruth Wen, ranked #7 in Canada
Changquan, 6th, 8.15
Jianshu, 5th, 8.30
Qiangshu, Bronze, 8.47
Group A Male Athletes
Caleb Akai, ranked #2 in Canada
Changquan, Silver, 9.13
Daoshu, Silver, 8.87
Gunshu, Gold medal, 9.12
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds
Kai-Hsin Chang, ranked #4 in Canada
Changquan, Bronze, 9.05
Daoshu, Bronze medal, 8.34
Gunshu, Bronze medal, 8.92
Group B Female Athletes
Lia Tang-Ruggiero, ranked #1 in Canada
Changquan, Gold medal, 9.27
Daoshu, Gold medal, 9.18
Gunshu, Gold medal, 8.83
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds
Amanda Sun, ranked #2 in Canada
Changquan, Silver medal, 8.83
Jianshu, Gold medal, 8.67
Qiangshu, Gold medal, 8.84
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds
Chloe Lee, ranked #4 in Canada
Changquan, Bronze medal, 8.41
Jianshu, 5th, 8.32
Qiangshu, Bronze medal, 8.47
Group B Male Athletes
Allen Liu, ranked #2 in Canada
Changquan, Bronze medal, 8.75
Daoshu, Gold medal, 9.05
Gunshu, Silver medal, 8.57
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds
Chris Gao, ranked #3 in Canada
Changquan, Silver medal, 8.79
Jianshu, Gold medal, 8.75
Qiangshu, Gold medal, 8.78
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds (reserve)
Group C Female Athletes
Venus Li, ranked #1 in Canada
Changquan, Gold medal, 9.18
Daoshu, Gold medal, 9.02
Gunshu, Gold medal, 8.86
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds
Sophia Liao, ranked #2 in Canada
Changquan, Silver medal, 8.87
Daoshu, Silver medal, 8.58
Gunshu, Bronze, 8.62
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds
Clara Tang-Ruggiero, ranked #5 in Canada
Changquan, 4th, 8.53
Jianshu, Silver medal, 8.45
Qiangshu, Silver medal, 8.59
Group C Male Athletes
Marcus Li, ranked #1 in Canada
Changquan, Bronze medal, 8.92
Daoshu, Gold medal, 8.88
Gunshu, Gold medal, 8.88
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds
Eason Gao, ranked #3 in Canada
Changquan, Silver medal, 8.96
Jianshu, Gold medal, 8.74
Gunshu, Silver medal, 8.71
Selected to represent the Canadian National Wushu team at Worlds (reserve)
Ryan Gao, ranked #5 in Canada
Changquan, 5th place, 8.50
Daoshu, 4th, 8.33
Gunshu, 4th, 8.45
Group A Wayland Li Athletes
Group B Wayland Li Athletes
Group C Wayland Li Athletes
Results for Senior Division Athletes at the 2022 Canadian National Wushu Championships
Female Senior Athletes
Erica Li, ranked #2 in Canada
Changquan, Silver medal, 9.40
Jianshu, Silver medal, 9.50
Qiangshu, Gold medal, 9.50
Selected for Senior Division National Team
Ashley Liu, ranked #5 in Canada
Changquan, 4th, 8.80
Jianshu, 4th, 8.75
Qiangshu, Bronze medal, 8.75
Selected for Senior Division National Team (Reserve)
Tiggy Tse
Changquan, 6th, 8.75
Jianshu, 4th, 8.75
Qiangshu, 4th, 7.90
Male Senior Athletes
Rex Lam, ranked #3 in Canada
Changquan, Bronze medal, 9.15
Daoshu, Gold medal, 9.40
Gunshu, Gold medal, 9.35
Selected for Senior Division National Team
Caleb Akai
Changquan, 4th, 9.10
Daoshu, 5th, 9.00
Kai-Hsin Chang
Changquan, 6th, 8.77
Daoshu, Bronze medal, 9.10
Results for Recreational Athletes at the 2022 Canadian National Wushu Championships
Female Athletes
Ellie Xintong Jiang
Changquan, Silver, 7.03
Jianshu, Bronze, 6.01
Qiangshu, Silver, 7.03
Angelica Chen
Changquan, Silver, 7.81
Jianshu, Bronze, 6.01
Qiangshu, Silver, 7.58
Brianna Li
Changquan, Silver medal, 7.20
Jerrica Chen
Changquan, Bronze medal, 6.90
Jianshu, Silver medal, 7.38
Qiangshu, Silver medal, 7.23
Male Athletes
Benjamin Li
Changquan, Silver, 7.72
Daoshu, Bronze, 6.73
Qiangshu, Silver, 7.05
Oliver Lin
Changquan, Silver, 7.43
Daoshu, Bronze medal, 6.90
Qiangshu, Bronze medal, 6.72
Thomas Chen
Changquan, Silver medal, 7.98
Jianshu, Silver medal, 7.53
Qiangshu, Silver medal, 7.60
Michael Lee
Changquan, Gold medal, 8.10
Jianshu, Silver medal, 7.84
Qiangshu, Silver medal, 7.74
Alex Yang
Changquan, Silver medal, 7.62
Daoshu, Silver medal, 7.13
Gunshu, Silver medal, 7.10
