Over the years, Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre has successfully placed its students on the Canadian National Wushu Team and competed in the Pan-American Wushu and Kungfu Championships. The kungfu championships are sponsored by the Pan-American Wushu Federation (PAWF). In July 2023, Canada was the host country for the 4th PanAm Kungfu Championships (PAFKC).

2016 11th PAWC

2014 10th PAWC

2023 - 4th Pan-American Kungfu Championships

Congratulations to the success of our athletes that participated in the 4th Pan-American Kungfu Championships (第四届泛美武术功夫锦标赛)!

Dates: August 3 - 6, 2023

Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada

Key achievements:

60 athletes from Wayland Li participated in Taolu competition
A total of 149 medals awarded to Wayland Li Wushu athletes representing Team Canada
Prizes awarded to Wayland Li athletes include 60 gold medals 🥇, 37 silver medals🥈, 52 bronze medals🥉

Wayland li WUSHU Athletes representing Canada, 2023

Group 1 (u8)

Khloe Peng

Ryan Lin
Eric Wu
Maximus Yu

Group 2 (U8-11)

Venus Li
Sophia Liao
Clara Tang-Ruggiero
Roberta Zhang
Ellie Jiang
Angelica Chen
Thea Dong
Brianna Li
Annie Zhu
Noelia Jiménez Ramírez
Avery Han
Hayley Kwan
Yuqi Xu
Liya Chuiyun Thurairajah
Lily Chen

Marcus Li
Robert Zhang
Eason Gao
Ryan Gao
Aaden Wang
Jediah Tu
Oscar Lin
Bohan Jiang
Austin Chen
Jiahao Cao
Derek Sun
Johnny Liang
Lucas Liu
Nabil Mustapha Rahman

Group 3 (U12-17)

Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Amanda Sun
Jerrica Chen
Ellie Sun
Sissu Tu
Cindy Shui
Emily Hou
Tracy Lin
Elva Wang
Melody Lin
Eunice Sun

Chris Gao
Allen Liu
Thomas Chen
Alex Yang
Timmy Sun
Tommy Sun
Matthew Hu
Oliver Lin

Group 4 (u18-39)

Erica Li
Tiggy Tse
Tiantian Yang

Victor Yang
Rasa Rahnema
Rex Lam
Caleb Akai
Dylan Liu

Group 5 (40+)

Jackie Xu
Andres Jiménez Monge

Results for Wayland Li Athletes at the 4th PanAm Kungfu Championships

Group 1 - U8 Female

Khloe Peng
Lianhuan Quan, bronze medal🥉, 8.56
Shaolin Quan, 9th place, 8.52
Nangun, 4th place, 7.32

Group 1 - U8 Male

Ryan Lin
Lianhuan Quan, bronze medal🥉, 8.47
Shaolin Quan, 7th place, 8.56
Nangun, 4th place, 7.25

Maximus Yu
Lianhuan Quan, gold medal🥇, 8.61
Shaolin Quan, bronze medal🥉, 8.59
Nangun, bronze medal🥉, 7.27

Eric Wu
Lianhuan Quan, 8th place, 8.44
Shaolin Quan, 9th place, 8.55

Group 2 - U8-U11 Female

Venus Li
Group B Changquan, gold medal🥇, 8.91
Group B Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 8.90
Group B Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 8.89
Duilian, silver medal🥈, 8.68

Clara Tang-Ruggiero
Group C Changquan, gold medal🥇, 9.00
Group C Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 8.78
Group C Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 8.83
Duilian, silver medal🥈, 8.68

Sophia Liao
Group B Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.69
Group B Daoshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.58
Group B Gunshu, silver medal🥈, 8.78

Roberta Zhang
Group B Changquan, 11th place, 8.49
Group B Daoshu, silver medal🥈, 8.61
Group B Gunshu, 7th place, 8.43

Ellie Jiang
Group C Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.82
Group C Jianshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.57
Group C Qiangshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.65

Angelica Chen
Group B Changquan, bronze medal🥉, 8.65
Group B Jianshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.58
Group B Qiangshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.54

Thea Dong
Group C Changquan, gold medal🥇, 8.83
Group C Daoshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.70
Group C Gunshu, silver medal🥈, 8.55

Brianna Li
Group C Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.78
Group C Daoshu, silver medal🥈, 8.70
Group C Gunshu, 6th place, 8.28

Annie Zhu
Lianhuan Quan, bronze medal🥉, 8.58
Group B Jianshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.53

Avery Han
Lianhuan Quan, gold medal🥇, 8.62
Shaolin Quan, bronze medal🥉, 8.56
Nangun, silver medal🥈, 7.52

Hayley Kwan
Praying Mantis, 5th place, 8.52
Group C Daoshu, 4th place, 8.61
Emei piercers, 5th place, 8.58

Yuki Xu
Praying Mantis, bronze medal🥉, 8.53
Yin Shou Gun, gold medal🥇, 8.69

Liya Chuiyun Thurairajah
Shaolin Quan, 6th place, 8.55
Lianhuan Quan, silver medal🥈, 8.59
Nangun, bronze medal🥉, 7.50

Lily Chen
Shaolin Quan, 8th place, 8.52
Lianhuan Quan, 4th place, 8.54
Nangun, gold medal🥇, 7.55

Noelia Jiménez Ramírez
Lianhuan Quan, 4th place, 8.55
Shaolin Quan, 8th place, 8.53

Group 2 - U8-U11 Male

Marcus Li
Group B Changquan, gold medal🥇, 8.90
Group B Daoshu, gold medal🥇, 8.85
Group B Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 9.15
Dulian 3-person Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 8.82

Eason Gao
Group C Changquan, gold medal🥇, 9.00
Group C Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 8.80
Group C Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 8.73
Duilian 3-person, bronze medal🥉, 8.59

Ryan Gao
Group B Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.89
Group B Daoshu, gold medal🥇, 8.78
Group B Gunshu, silver medal🥈, 8.79
Duilian 3-person, bronze medal🥉, 8.59

Robert Zhang
Group B Changquan, bronze medal🥉, 8.63
Group B Daoshu, 9th place, 8.46
Group B Gunshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.62
Duilian 3-person, bronze medal🥉, 8.59

Aaden Wang
Group C Changquan, 6th place, 8.35
Group C Jianshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.33
Group C Qiangshu, 4th place, 8.42

Jediah Tu
Group C Changquan, gold medal🥇, 8.87
Group C Jianshu, silver medal🥈, 8.61
Group C Qiangshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.50

Oscar Lin
Group C Changquan, bronze medal🥉, 8.70
Group B Daoshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.68
Group C Gunshu, 7th place, 8.41

Bohan Jiang
Shaolin Quan, bronze medal🥉, 8.59
Lianhuan Quan, gold medal🥇, 8.60
Nangun, gold medal🥇, 7.35

Austin Chen
Praying Mantis, bronze medal🥉, 8.56
Lianhuan Quan, silver medal🥈, 8.59
Nangun, silver medal🥈, 7.35

Jiahao Cao
Shaolin Quan, 8th place, 8.55
Praying Mantis, 5th place, 8.54
Group C Daoshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.64

Derek Sun
Praying Mantis, 4th place, 8.55
Yin Shou Gun, bronze medal🥉, 8.71
Pudao, silver medal🥈, 8.75

Johnny Liang
Group B Nanquan, 6th place, 7.78
Group B Nandao, 7th place, 7.85
Group B Nangun, 7th place, 8.20
Pudao, bronze medal🥉, 8.20

Lucas Liu
Group B Nanquan, silver medal🥈, 8.07
Group B Nandao, silver medal🥈, 8.64
Group B Nangun, gold medal🥇, 8.25

Nabil Mustapha Rahman
Group C Changquan, bronze medal🥉, 8.65
Group C Daoshu, 7th place, 8.32

Group 3 - U12-17 Female

Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Group A Changquan, gold medal🥇, 9.37
Group A Daoshu, gold medal🥇, 8.90
Group A Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 9.02
Emei Piecers, gold medal🥇, 8.73
Duilian 3-Person Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 8.82
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Amanda Sun
Group A Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.71
Group A Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 8.85
Group A Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 8.85
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Jerrica Chen
Group B Qiangshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.37
Emei Piecers, 7th place, 8.13
Shuangjian, 14th place, 7.62

Elva Wang
Group C Changquan, gold medal🥇, 8.70
Group C Daoshu, silver medal🥈, 8.79
Group C Gunshu, silver medal🥈, 8.60

Ellie Sun
Group B Nanquan, 6th place, 8.12
Group B Nandao, 4th place, 8.38
Group B Nangun, 4th place, 8.17
Yin Shou Gun, gold medal🥇, 8.73

Sissi Tu
Group B Nanquan, 5th place, 8.37
Group B Nandao, bronze medal🥉, 8.48
Group B Nangun, bronze medal🥉, 8.30

Cindy Shui
Group C Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.70
Group C Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 8.70
Praying Mantis, bronze medal🥉, 7.98
Shuangjian, 5th place, 8.25

Emily Hou
Group C Jianshu, 8th place, 8.49
Group C Qiangshu, 8th place, 8.17

Tracy Lin
Group C Changquan, 5th place, 8.20
Group C Daoshu, 6th place, 8.52
Group B Nangun, 5th place, 7.90

Melody Lin
Praying Mantis, 5th place, 7.90
Yin Shou Gun, bronze medal🥉, 8.64
Emei Piercers, 6th place, 8.20

Eunice Sun
Praying Mantis, 4th place, 7.90
Group C Daoshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.74
Group C Gunshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.41
Pudao, 4th place, 8.15

Group 3 - U12-17 Male

Chris Gao
Group A Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.89
Group A Jianshu, silver medal🥈, 8.84
Group A Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 8.96
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Allen Liu
Group A Changquan, bronze medal🥉, 8.58
Group A Daoshu, silver medal🥈, 8.69
Group A Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 8.77
Duilian 3-Person Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 8.82
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Thomas Chen
Group B Changquan, silver medal🥈, 8.75
Group B Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 8.66
Group B Qiangshu, silver medal🥈, 8.74
Yin Shou Gun, silver medal🥈, 8.38

Alex Yang
Group B Changquan, bronze medal🥉, 8.51
Group B Daoshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.52
Group B Gunshu, 13th place, 8.27

Timmy Sun
Group B Nanquan, bronze medal🥉, 7.95
Group B Nandao, bronze medal🥉, 7.91
Group B Nangun, bronze medal🥉, 8.32

Tommy Sun
Group B Nanquan, 8th place, 7.63
Group B Nandao, 8th place, 7.82
Group B Nangun, 9th place, 8.10

Matthew Hu
Group B Nanquan, 4th place, 7.42
Praying Mantis, 5th place, 7.82
Pudao, 10th place, 7.82

Oliver Lin
Group B Nanquan, bronze medal🥉, 7.95
Group B Nandao, bronze medal🥉, 7.90
Group B Nangun, bronze medal🥉, 8.33

Group 4 - U18-39 Female

Erica Li
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Tiggy Tse
Optional Changquan, 5th place, 8.91
Optional Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 9.00
Optional Qiangshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.57
Shuangjian, gold medal🥇, 8.63
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Tiantian Yang
Optional Taiji Quan, silver medal🥈, 8.49
Optional Taiji Jian, 4th place, 7.53

Group 4 - U18-39 Male

Victor Yang
Optional Nanquan, silver medal🥈, 9.03
Optional Nandao, silver medal🥈, 9.00
Pudao, gold medal🥇, 8.80

Rasa Rahnema
Optional Nanquan, gold medal🥇, 9.18
Optional Nandao, gold medal🥇, 9.03
Optional Nangun, gold medal🥇, 8.97
Duilian 3-Person Spear vs Dao, gold medal🥇, 8.82
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Rex Lam
Optional Daoshu, silver medal🥈, 9.27
Optional Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 9.40
Duilian 3-Person Spear vs Dao, gold medal🥇, 8.82
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Caleb Akai
Optional Changquan, silver medal🥈, 9.33
Optional Daoshu, silver medal🥈, 9.03
Optional Gunshu, bronze medal🥉, 9.30
Duilian 3-Person Spear vs Dao, gold medal🥇, 8.82
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07

Dylan Liu
Optional Changquan, silver medal🥈, 9.16
Optional Daoshu, bronze medal🥉, 8.97
Optional Gunshu, 6th place, 9.09
Jiti Group Form, gold medal🥇, 9.07