Team Canada

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Opening Ceremony at the 2026 World Junior Wushu Championships

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In the lead-up to the 2026 World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin, the Wayland Li Wushu team arrived in China and began final preparations for the competition. Led by Shifu Wenqi Li and Coach Erica Li, our athletes — Lia, Allen, Venus, Lucas, Eason, Lucas C., Derrick, Thea and Khloe — joined other athletes from Team Canada in Tianjin, taking part in final training sessions, official activities and the Opening Ceremony before competition began.

Lia Tang-Ruggiero was selected as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony, holding the national flag as Canada was announced among the many nations participating in the competition.

What an amazing experience for all involved. It was a blast in Tianjin!

Canada’s entrance with Lia holding the flag is at 28:20 in this YouTube video.

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China Training Preparation for World Junior Wushu Championships

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Go behind the scenes with our Wushu Team during a full 85-minute training session in China ahead of the 2026 World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin.

This session captures the team preparing in the final day before the championships began, as our athletes worked through warm-ups and basics, taolu sections and full routines, difficulty movements and competition preparation.

The training ultimately translated into an outstanding performance at the World Championships, with Wayland Li athletes winning 7 gold medals, 1 silver and 2 bronze for Canada.

Athletes featured include Lia, Allen, Venus, Lucas, Eason, Lucas C., Derrick, Thea and Khloe, under the guidance of Shifu Wenqi Li. A look at the work behind the results … and what high-level junior wushu training looks like before a major international competition.

Routines covered include:

  • Group A Changquan and Gunshu

  • Group B Changquan, Qiangshu, Nanquan, Nangun

  • Group C Changquan, Gunshu, Qiangshu, Nanquan, Nangun

带大家走进我们的武术队，一起看看运动员们在中国备战 2026年世界青少年武术锦标赛（天津）期间的一次完整85分钟训练。

这次训练是在世青赛正式开赛前的最后一天进行的。视频记录了运动员们从热身和基本功，到套路分段、整套练习、难度动作以及赛前准备的完整训练过程。

最终，这些赛前训练和努力在世青赛上取得了优异的成绩。李文启武术的运动员代表加拿大共获得了7枚金牌、1枚银牌和2枚铜牌。

视频中的运动员包括 Lia、Allen、Venus、Lucas、Eason、Lucas C.、Derrick、Thea 和 Khloe，由李文启师傅指导训练。 这段视频记录了优异比赛成绩背后的训练和付出，也让大家看到高水平青少年武术运动员在国际大赛前的真实训练状态。

训练套路包括： A组： 长拳、棍术 B组： 长拳、枪术、南拳、南棍 C组： 长拳、棍术、枪术、南拳、南棍

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10 Days until the World Junior Wushu Championships!

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We are 10 days out until the World Junior Wushu Championships, and the team from Wayland Li Wushu are ready to respresent Canada in Tianjin, China.

We’ve been training diligently and DAILY to make this Wushu dream a reality … and make Team Canada proud.

Let’s go!

Group A Athletes

Group B Athletes

Group C Athletes

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Congrats Lia on your Gunshu Gold Medal IWUF Post

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Congrats Lia on your second gold medal performance 🥇 at the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei to become world champion of Group B Gunshu (in addition to Daoshu). Well done!

The International Wushu Federation (IWUF) selects all gold medal winners and shares their videos as part of the “online learning classroom.” We’re thrilled that the IWUF selected Lia in this regard.

Lia’s video coverage was posted on February 28, 2025.

Jiayou!

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Vote for Lia, Finalist of the Wushu Rising Star of the Year!

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Lia Tang-Ruggiero Shortlisted for IWUF Wushu Taolu Rising Star of the Year!

We’re thrilled to announce that Lia Tang-Ruggiero, one of Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre’s top athletes, has been shortlisted for the IWUF Wushu Taolu Rising Star of the Year Award! This honour places her among six exceptional athletes worldwide, including competitors from China and Singapore. Lia’s journey has been made possible by the unwavering support of her community. Now, she needs your vote to secure the IWUF Rising Star of the Year Award.

Vote for Lia here:
https://iwuf.sports.cn/Athlete-of-the-Year-2024/index.html?tabhs=wushutaoluF

Every vote counts—let’s help Lia earn this incredible recognition! Thank you!

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Champions at the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships

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Congratulations to the success of all 14 athletes from Team Canada, including 10 from Wayland Li Wushu, that participated in the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships!

Key achievements:

  • 10 athletes from Wayland Li represented Canada on the National Wushu Team in taolu competition

  • Gold medal 🥇in Group B Gunshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero

  • Gold medal 🥇in Group B Daoshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero

  • Gold medal 🥇in Group C Daoshu for Ryan Gao

  • Silver medal 🥈in Group C Daoshu for Thea Dong

  • Bronze medal 🥉 in Group C Qiangshu for Eason Gao

  • Bronze medal 🥉in Group A Qiangshu for Chris Gao

  • Venus Li, Marcus Li, Amanda Sun, Allen Liu and Kai-Hsin Chang finishing with top 10 or better placements in their respective divisions

  • With 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals, there was the strongest showing for Team Canada ever in a single competition event. Canada placed 8th overall!

Congratulations to all of national team athletes from across Canada, including Junchen Yang, Virigina Cai, Melissa Hai and Julianna Huang. It was a blast to be on this journey together!

The championships were held in Brunei from September 22 - 29, 2024.

And a special congratulations to Shifu Wenqi Li and Coach Erica Li for your hard work and perserverance in coaching so many athletes.

Go, go, go Wushu go!

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Congrats on results at 2024 Pan-Am Wushu Championships

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Congratulates to all Canadian athletes that competed in the 2024 Pan-American Wushu Championships! 

Dates: August 29th - September 2, 2024

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Key Achievements:

  • Nearly 60 members of the Canadian Wushu National Team competed in the championships, representing Canada among more than 1,000 athletes from 12 countries participating in the games

  • Wayland Li athletes won a total of 21 🥇gold medals, 19 🥈silver medals and 10 🥉bronze medals

  • Congratulations everyone on your hard work and amazing achievements!

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Congrats Erica & Rex on outstanding achievements at Worlds!

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Congrats Erica and Rex on your outstanding achievements at the 16th World Wushu Championships in Texas, USA.

You should be extremely proud of your accomplishments - we were thrilled watching the livestream and cheering you on!

Well done!

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