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.
2025 Canadian Team Selections Complete!
Congratulates to all 29 athletes from Wayland Li that competed in the 2025 Canadian Nationals!
Dates: August 2nd and 3rd, 2025
Location: Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada
Key Achievements:
9 athletes from Wayland Li selected to represent Canada on our Junior National Wushu team at the 10th World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin, China. Congratulations to:
A Group: Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Allen Liu
B Group: Venus Li, Eason Gao, Lucas Liu
C Group: Thea Dong, Khloe Peng, Derrick Sun, Lucas Caragheorghii
3 athletes from Wayland Li selected to represent Canada on our Senior National Wushu team at the 17th World Wushu Championships in Brasilia, Brazil. Congratulations to:
Erica Li, Rex Lam, Rasa Rahnema
Amanda Sun, Caleb Akai as alternates
Group A: 9 gold medals 🥇, 3 silver 🥈and 4 bronze 🥉 obtained by Lia, Amanda, Chris, Allen, Marcus, Cindy, Eunice and Ashany
Group B: 8 gold medals🥇, 5 silver 🥈and 1 bronze 🥉 obtained by Venus, Lucas, Eason, Ryan and Derek
Group C: 13 gold medals🥇, 2 silver 🥈 and 2 bronze 🥉obtained Thea, Khloe, Louise, Derrick, Lucas, Kyle
Seniors: 8 gold medals🥇, 3 silver 🥈and 1 bronze 🥉obtained by Erica, Rex, Caleb, Amanda, Rasa and Antigone
Recreational / Beginner: 1 gold medal🥇obtained by Annie Rong, and first time competition for Emily
Champions at the 2025 Presidential Wushu Cup
Congratulations to the success of Canadian athletes that participated in the 2025 Presidential Wushu Cup!
Date: July 5th, 2025
Location: Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Key achievements:
Rasa Rahnema named Commander-in-Chief with the top score for the competition and overall grand champion
Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Chris Chengrui Gao, Marcus Li and Venus Li named grand champions of their respective age divisions
Seniors: 12 gold medals🥇, 2 silver medals🥈and 1 bronze🥉 among Rasa Rahnema, Rex Lam, Caleb Akai, Antigone Tse and Oleksii Kachan
Group A: 12 gold medals🥇 among Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Amanda Sun, Marcus Li and Chris Gao
Group B: 8 gold medals🥇 and 1 silver medals🥈among Venus Li, Eason Gao and Ryan Gao
Overall medal count of 32 gold medals🥇, 3 silver medals🥈, 1 bronze medal🥉
Champions at the 2025 Ontario Martial Arts Games
Congratulations to the success of all 15 athletes from Wayland Li Wushu that competed in the 2025 Ontario Martial Arts Games and Selection Event!
Dates: May 24 - 25, 2025
Location: Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Key achievements:
15 athletes competing in high performance wushu competition, some of whom were first-time competitors
A total of 14 gold medals 🥇 , 12 silver medals 🥈 and 8 bronze medals 🥉
Congrats to our athletes that qualified for the 2026 Ontario Summer Games: Elva, Eunice, Derek, Jediah, Madison, Lucas, Jacob, Annie, Kyle and Derrick
Congrats to everyone - your hard work paid off!
Champions at Nassau Championships
Congratulations to the success of our athletes that participated in the 2025 International Wushu Championships in Nassau!
Dates: April 19, 2025
Location: Garden City, New York
Key achievements:
Venus Li named Overall Grand Champions & Wushu Scholarship Award Winner
Group A: Five athletes achieved 14 Gold Medals 🥇, 3 Silver Medals 🥈
Lia Tang-Ruggiero named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Female 13-14, Score 27.926
Amanda Sun named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Female 15-16, Score 27.753
Chris Gao named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Male 15-16, Score 27.929
Group B: Six athletes achieved 12 Gold Medals 🥇, 4 Silver Medals 🥈, 1 Bronze Medal 🥉
Venus Li named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Female 11-12, Score 28.06
Lucas Liu named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Male 11-12, Score 27.743
Group C: Seven athletes achieved 14 Gold Medals 🥇, 6 Silver Medals 🥈
Thea Dong named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Female 11-12, Score 27.779
Khloe Peng named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Female 7-8, Score 27.47
Jacob Zhou named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Male 7-8, Score 26.709
Derrick Sun named Contemporary Wushu Grand Champion, Male 9-10, Score 27.219
Prizes awarded to Wayland Li athletes include 40 gold medals 🥇, 13 silver medals🥈, 1 bronze medals🥉
Canada at the IWUF Wushu Taolu Coaches Training Course
From April 7 to 13, Coach Wenqi Li attended the 2025 IWUF Wushu Taolu Coaches Training Program in Jiangyin, China. The event attracted over 50 wushu taolu coaches from 31 countries. Coach Li attend the event (along with Oleksii Kachan) as a coaching representative for Canada.
The training focused on preparing each country’s coaches on training for the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in the wushu taolu competition divisions. The training consisted of detailed explanations of the Group A routines for: Changquan (长拳), Gunshu (棍术), Taijiquan (太极拳) and Taijishan (太极扇).
Congrats Coaches Wenqi and Oleskii on attending this important event!
2025年4月7日至13日，李文启教练在中国江阴参加了由国际武术联合会（IWUF）主办的武术套路教练培训班。本次活动吸引了来自31个国家的50多位武术套路教练。李老师与Oleksii Kachan一同作为加拿大的教练代表出席此次培训。
本次培训的重点是为2026年达喀尔青年奥林匹克运动会（YOG）武术套路项目的比赛进行教练员培训。培训内容包括对A组规定套路的详细讲解，涵盖项目有：长拳、棍术、太极拳和太极扇。
祝贺李文启老师和Oleksii成功参加这一重要活动！
Hanging out with the wushu stars, Zhao Qingjian 赵庆建, Yuan Wenqing 原文庆, Li Wenqi 李文启 and Liu Qinghua 刘清华.
Wushu celebrities shared their knowledge with international coaches. From left to right: Zhao Qingjian 赵庆建, Liu Qinghua 刘清华 and Yuan Wenqing 原文庆.
2024 Outstanding Taolu Coach of the Year
Congrats to Coach Wenqi Li for making the list of the IWUF’s recognition of Outstanding Taolu Coaches for 2024!
The recognition is based on coaches whose athletes have achieved top three positions in the following events hosted or led by the IWUF in 2024:
International Wushu Invitational Tournament 2024 – Jiangyin 2024
4th World Taijiquan Championships – Singapore 2024
9th World Junior Wushu Championships – Seri Begawan 2024
3rd Taolu World Cup – Yokohama 2024
The World Games Series – Hong Kong 2024
In 2024, Shifu Li was a Taolu Coach for Team Canada, and our athletes achieved six top three finishes (including 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals) at the 2024 9th World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei.
Thank you Coach Li for all of your dedication to the sport and your students.
Our students could not have achieved these amazing results without your guidance and encouragement.
Jia you!
Congrats Lia on your Gunshu Gold Medal IWUF Post
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!
Markham City Government Recognition of Team Canada Junior Wushu Athletes
On Sunday, February 16, 2025, members of Canadian National Junior Wushu Team were honoured for their achievements at the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships by local Canadian government officials.
Thank you to Mr. Michael Chan, Deputy Mayor of Markham for organizing the award recognitions for our Canadian youth athletes and hosting a presentation ceremony. Additionally, thank you to Mr. Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham, for your continued support. Your support of our athletes and the advancement of the Canadians in the sport of Wushu on the world stage means a lot to us!
Those honoured were Lia, Ryan, Thea, Eason, Chris, Marcus, Venus, Amanda, Allen and Kai-Hsin. They were presented each with a plaque from the City of Markham and bouquet of flowers for their outstanding achievements (see more here).
And a big shoutout to Coach Li for initiating the recognition for our world champions.
Congrats to everyone!
Vote for Lia, Finalist of the Wushu Rising Star of the Year!
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!
