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🥉
Canadian Athletes at the 2025 presidential Wushu Cup
Senior Divisions
Rasa Rahnema
Rex Lam
Caleb Akai
Oleksii Kachan
Antigone Tse
Group A
Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Amanda Sun
Marcus Li
Chris Chengrui Gao
Group B
Venus Li
Eason Gao
Ryan Gao
Results for Wayland Li Athletes
Seniors Male
Rasa Rahnema
Nanquan, Gold medal🥇, 9.45
Nandao, Gold medal🥇, 9.44
Nangun, Gold medal🥇, 9.37
Combined score: 28.26
Awarded Commander-in-Chief and $500 prize
Rex Lam
Changquan, Gold medal🥇, 9.19
Daoshu, Gold medal 🥇, 9.43
Gunshu, Gold medal🥇, 9.44
Combined score: 28.06
Caleb Akai
Changquan, Bronze medal🥉, 9.05
Daoshu, Silver medal🥈, 9.36
Gunshu, Silver medal🥈, 9.38
Combined score: 27.79
Oleksii Kachan
Taijiquan, Gold medal🥇, 9.16
Taiji Fan, Gold medal🥇, 9.24
Taiji Sword, Gold medal🥇, 9.15
Combined score: 27.55
Seniors Female
Antigone Tse
Changquan, Gold medal🥇, 9.19
Jianshu, Gold medal 🥇, 9.12
Qiangshu, Gold medal🥇, 9.12
Combined score: 27.43
Group A Male
Marcus Li
Changquan, gold medal🥇, 9.14
Daoshu, Gold medal🥇, 9.20
Gunshu, Gold medal🥇, 9.33
Combined score: 27.67
Awarded Grand Champion for 12-14 division
Chris Gao
Changquan, Gold medal🥇, 9.11
Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 9.33
Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 9.22
Combined score: 27.66
Awarded Grand Champion for 15-17 division
Group A Female
Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Changquan, Gold medal🥇, 9.40
Daoshu, Gold medal🥇, 9.33
Gunshu, Gold medal🥇, 9.39
Combined score: 28.12
Awarded Grand Champion for 15-17 division
Amanda Sun
Changquan, gold medal🥇, 9.28
Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 9.29
Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 9.31
Combined score: 27.88
Group B Male
Eason Gao
Changquan, gold medal🥇, 9.11
Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 9.17
Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 9.20
Combined score: 27.48
Ryan Gao
Changquan, silver medal🥈, 9.01
Daoshu, gold medal🥇, 9.18
Gunshu, gold medal🥇, 9.12
Combined score: 27.31
Group B Female
Venus Li
Changquan, gold medal🥇, 9.39
Jianshu, gold medal🥇, 9.33
Qiangshu, gold medal🥇, 9.25
Combined score: 27.97
Awarded Grand Champion for 12-14 division
