World Wushu Championships

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Congrats Team Canada at the World Wushu Championships

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Congratulations to all of the Canadian National Wushu Team athletes who competed this September in the 2025 17th World Wushu Championships. You all did great - amazing performances!

Well done to Erica, Caleb, Rasa, Ashley, Julianna, Cathy, Andrew and Brandon. And special shouout to all the coaches and parents supporting the team.

Some highlights for Wayland Li Wushu Athletes include:

  • Erica Li achieved 9th place for Changquan, 9th for Jianshu and a top ten finish for Qiangshu

  • Caleb Akai achieved 6th place in the qualifier round for Daoshu, and 9th overall in the final Daoshu division

  • Rasa Rahnema achieved 15th place in Nanquan, 10th for Nandao and 15th for Nangun

Jia you!

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Opening Ceremony Demo for the 17th World Wushu Championships

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How cool is that?! Team Canada (along with our world wushu friends) was able to perform at the opening ceremony for the 17th World Wushu Championships. Woah!

Congrats to Erica, Rasa, Andrew, Ashley, Brandon, Chris and Jeremy.

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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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Congrats Lia on your Gold Medal IWUF Post

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Congrats Lia on your gold medal performance 🥇 at the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei to become world champion of Group B 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.

Jiayou!

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We celebrate our achievements at Worlds

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On Sunday, October 13th 2024, we celebrated with a party to honor the achievements of our athletes at the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships.

The party featured honored guests from local governments, parents of athletes, students of our school, and of course the 10 National Team athletes that competed at Worlds in Brunei. There was a short demonstration, a speech from Master Li, and plenty of food and fun.

Thanks to all the party organizers!

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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 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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We're ready for the 16th World Wushu Championships!

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The 16th World Wushu Championships are around the corner, and our athletes are ready to represent Team Canada on the global stage!

This year’s championships are hosted in Dallas, Texas from November 14-22, 2023.

From Wayland Li Wushu, we have two athletes on the national team: Erica Li competing in the Women’s Division, and Rex Lam competing in the Men’s Division.

Good luck to the both of you!

Jia you! 加油！

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We Celebrate our World Champions!!!

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On December 18th, 2022, we held a celebration party for the 8 Wayland Li athletes that competed in the 2022 8th World Junior Wushu Championships. The party was attended by the athletes and their families, as well as the existing students, parents and supporters of our school. It was a great way to celebrate our team’s success on the world stage!

We would also like to thank all the generous donors that supported the team - your gesture is much appreciated!

Also, thank you to the team at Canada Newstar Talent for covering the event and interviewing our team members, Coach Erica and Shifu. Very cool!

Contact Details

Wayland Li Martial Centre 李文启武术学院
Master Wayland Li (李文启师傅)
145 Royal Crest Ct, Unit 28
Markham, ON L3R 9Z4

Email: info@waylandliwushu.com

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