Wushu Competition

Congrats to our Athletes on Your Wushu Canada Awards!

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!




Champions at Ottawa Open Wushu Championship

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!


Wayland Li Wushu Team at the 2024 Ottawa Open Wushu Championship

 

Group B

Cindy Shui
Eunice Sun
Ellie Jiang
Elva Wang
Yawen Zhang

Johnny Liang
Oscar Lin
Jediah Tu

Group C

Khloe Peng

Maximus Yu
Bohan Jiang


Results for Wayland Li Wushu Athletes at the 2024 Ottawa Open Wushu Championship

 

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 & Rex on outstanding achievements at Worlds!

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!

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

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!

Champions at the 4th PanAm Kungfu Championships!

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!

Wushu Champions at the 2023 Ontario Winter Games!

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!

We Celebrate our World Champions!!!

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!


Champions at the 2022 World Junior Wushu Championships!

Congratulations to the success of all 12 athletes from Team Canada, including 8 from Wayland Li Wushu, that participated in the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships! The event was held from December 3rd to 11th in Tangerang, Indonesia.

Key achievements:

  • Gold medal in Group B Gunshu, Silver medal in Group B Changquan and Bronze medal in Group B Daoshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero

  • Bronze medal in Group C Daoshu for Venus Li

  • Bronze medal in Group C Gunshu for Sophia Liao

  • Caleb Akai, Amanda Sun, Chris Gao, Allen Liu and Marcus Li finishing with top 10 or better placements in their respective divisions

  • Congrats to all of the Canadian athletes - you are all winners and represented Canada proudly

A very special thank you to the kind donors that supported with their generosity. Thank you very much!

Furthermore, thank you to all the parents and supporters during this competition. Great team work and collaboration all around!

And finally, a huge thank you and congratulations to Shifu for all of his efforts with our athletes. Jia you!