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This fall brings plenty of national and international Wushu competitions.
We thrilled to be competing at the Canadian National Championships this coming weekend, and then at PanAm Wushu Championships later in August (Santa Clara, California).
Our athletes have been training hard under the guidance of Master Li. We hope to make the Canadian National Team and compete at this year’s 9th World Junior Wushu Championships being held in Brunei.
Jia you!
Congratulations to the success of all 44 athletes from Wayland Li Wushu that competed in the 2024 Ontario Martial Arts Games and Selection Event!
Key achievements:
44 athletes in high performance Wushu divisions with stellar results: 41 gold medals 🥇, 28 silver medals 🥈, and 12 bronze medals 🥉
Optional Division: 9 gold medals 🥇, 4 silver medals 🥈. Athletes that qualified for PanAm Games include Erica, Rex, Caleb and Tiggy.
Group A: 8 gold medals 🥇, 9 silver medals 🥈, and 1 bronze medal 🥉. Athletes that qualified for PanAm Games include Amanda, Chloe, Ellie, Kai-Hsin, Chris and Allen.
Group B: 14 gold medals 🥇, 8 silver medals 🥈, and 7 bronze medal 🥉. Athletes that qualified for PanAm Games include Lia, Venus, Roberta, Cindy, Marcus, Lucas, Timmy, Johnny and Robert.
Group C: 10 gold medals 🥇, 7 silver medals 🥈, and 4 bronze medal 🥉. Athletes that qualified for PanAm Games include Thea, Brianna, Clara, Khloe, Avery, Ryan, Eason and Jiahao.
Congrats to everyone!!! Jia you!
Congratulations to Lia and Amanda!
On March 17, 2024, Wushu Canada — together with the City of Markham — recognized two Wushu Canada athletes from Wayland Li Wushu for their accomplishments in the sport.
Lia Tang-Ruggiero was recognized as “Most promising Wushu Taolu Athlete of the Year 2023”
Amanda Sun was recognized as “Wushu Taolu Rising Star of the Year 2023”
In 2022, at the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships, Lia won gold for Group B Gunshu, silver for Group B Changquan and bronze for Group B Daoshu. Amanda placed 5th in Group B Jianshu and 6th in Group B Qiangshu.
Thank you to Shifu Li for his diligent coaching througout the years.
Further, thank you to Mr. Sunny Tang, president of Wushu Canada for presenting the award, as well as Rosalynn Kwok for coordinating the awards.
Amazing stuff!
On March 9th, 2024, we joined our wushu friends in a provincial competition at the 2024 Ottawa Open Wushu Championships.
The event was held in North Gower, Ontario at the Alfred Taylor Recreation Centre.
Our Wayland Li athletes competed along with friends from Sunny Tang, Wushu Ottawa, Maple China Wushu, Quebec Wushu and many other teams.
Congratulations to the success of all 11 athletes from Wayland Li Wushu!
Dates: March 9th, 2024
Location: Ottawa, ON
Key achievements:
11 athletes from Wayland Li competed in the Ottawa Open Wushu Championships
12 Gold medals 🥇, 9 Silver medals 🥈and 4 Bronze medals 🥉
Congrats to Khloe, Maximus, Johnny, Eunice, Ellie, Bohan, Elva, Oscar, Jediah, Cindy and Yawen
And a special congratulations to Shifu Li and Coach Erica for your mentorship and hard work preparing everyone for the championship.
Jia you!
Cindy Shui
Eunice Sun
Ellie Jiang
Elva Wang
Yawen Zhang
Johnny Liang
Oscar Lin
Jediah Tu
Khloe Peng
Maximus Yu
Bohan Jiang
Group B Girls - Changquan
Eunice Sun, Gold medal🥇, 8.367
Cindy Shui, Silver medal🥈, 8.183
Elva Wang, Bronze medal 🥉, 7.877
Group B Girls - Jianshu
Cindy Shui, Gold medal🥇, 8.267
Group B Girls - Qiangshu
Cindy Shui, Gold medal🥇, 7.74
Ellie Jiang, Bronze medal 🥉, 6.98
Group B Girls - Daoshu
Elva Wang, Gold medal🥇, 8.09
Eunice Sun, Silver medal 🥈, 7.67
Group B Girls - Gunshu
Elva Wang, Gold medal🥇, 7.633
Eunice Sun, Silver medal 🥈, 7.46
Yawen Zhang, Silver medal 🥈
Group B Boys - Changquan
Jediah Tu, Silver medal🥈, 8.083
Oscar Lin, Bronze medal 🥉, 8.00
Group B Boys - Daoshu
Oscar Lin, Silver medal🥈, 8.17
Group B Boys - Gunshu
Oscar Lin, Bronze medal 🥉, 7.767
Group B Boys - Nanquan
Johnny Liang, Bronze medal 🥉, 7.703
Group B Boys - Nandao
Johnny Liang, Bronze medal 🥉, 8.133
Group B Boys - Nangun
Johnny Liang, Silver medal🥈, 7.817
Group C Girls - Changquan
Khloe Peng, Gold medal 🥇, 8.70
Group C Girls - Daoshu
Khloe Peng, Gold medal 🥇
Group C Girls - Gunshu
Khloe Peng, Gold medal 🥇
Group C Boys - Changquan
Maximus Yu, Gold medal 🥇, 8.167
Bohan Jiang, Silver medal🥈, 8.07
Group C Boys - Daoshu
Maximus Yu, Gold medal 🥇, 7.818
Bohan Jiang, Silver medal🥈, 7.867
Group C Boys - Gunshu
Maximus Yu, Gold medal 🥇, 7.923
Bohan Jiang, Gold medal 🥇, 7.91
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!
Good luck Erica and Rex at the 16th World Wushu Championships!! JIA YOU!!!
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！
Congratulations to all Wayland Li athletes on your amazing achievements at the 4th PanAm Kungfu Championships (第四届泛美武术功夫锦标赛)!
And a big congrats to Shifu Li for all your dedication and hard work preparing our athletes!!
Well done to all!
We can’t wait for the 4th Pan American Kungfu Championships. Jia you!
Congratulations to the success of all 53 athletes from Wayland Li Wushu that competed in the 2023 Ontario Winter Games!
The biannual Ontario Winter Games is supported by the Ontario Government through its Games Ontario program. The provincial sports program attracts more than 3,000 participants competing in over 20 sports. Wushu has been an official sport of the games since 2018.
The competition was held February 10th to 12th in Arnprior, Ontario.
Key achievements:
More than 30+ athletes competing for the first time in high performance wushu competition
8 gold medals among Rex Lam, Rasa Rahnema, Thomas Chen, Chloe Lee, Sophia Liao, Eason Gao, Ryan Gao and Melody Lin
7 silver medals among Sissi Tu, Michael Lee, Alex Yang, Ellie Jiang, Elva Wang, Liya Thurairajah, Lily (Jiarui) Li
6 bronze medal among Amanda Sun, Clara Tang-Ruggiero, Jediah Tu, Candice Leung, Benjamin Li and Emily Feng
Congrats to everyone - your hard work paid off!
And a special congratulations to Shifu Li for your dedication and leadership in bringing more than 50+ athletes to competition-ready status with only 2-3 months of training!
Jia you!
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
