The World Junior Wushu Championships (WJWC) is an international Wushu competition held every two years by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for competitors under the age of 18.
Over the years, Wayland Li Wushu has successfully placed its students on the Canadian National Wushu Team and participated in the WJWC.
2024 - 9th World Junior Wushu Championships
Congratulations to the success of all 14 athletes from Team Canada, including 10 from Wayland Li Wushu, that participated in the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships!
Dates: September 22 - 29, 2024
Location: Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Key achievements:
10 athletes from Wayland Li represented Canada on the National Wushu Team in taolu competition
Gold medal 🥇in Group B Gunshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Gold medal 🥇in Group B Daoshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Gold medal 🥇in Group C Daoshu for Ryan Gao
Silver medal 🥈in Group C Daoshu for Thea Dong
Bronze medal 🥉 in Group C Qiangshu for Eason Gao
Bronze medal 🥉in Group A Qiangshu for Chris Gao
Venus Li, Marcus Li, Amanda Sun, Allen Liu and Kai-Hsin Chang finishing with top 10 or better placements in their respective divisions
With 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals, there was the strongest showing for Team Canada ever in a single competition event
Congratulations to all of national team athletes from across Canada, including Junchen Yang, Virigina Cai, Melissa Hai and Julianna Huang. It was a blast to be on this journey together!
And a special congratulations to Shifu Wenqi Li and Coach Erica Li for your hard work and perserverance in coaching so many athletes.
Go, go, go Wushu go!
Canadian National JUNIOR Wushu Team, 2024
Group A
Amanda Sun *
Virginia Cai
Julianna Huang
Chris Gao *
Kai-Hsin Chang *
Allen Liu *
Group B
Lia Tang-Ruggiero *
Venus Li *
Marcus Li *
Junchen Yang
Group C
Thea Dong *
Melissa Hai
Ryan Gao *
Eason Gao *
* Denotes Wayland Li athlete
Results for Wayland Li Athletes at the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships
Group C Female - Daoshu
Thea Dong, Silver medal🥈, 8.35
Group C Female - Changquan
Thea Dong, 10th place, 8.35
Group C Male - Daoshu
Ryan Gao, Gold medal🥇, 8.46
Group C Male - Qiangshu
Eason Gao, Bronze medal 🥉, 8.513
Group C Male - Changquan
Eason Gao, 5th place, 8.456
Ryan Gao, 6th place, 8.446
Group B Female - Changquan
Lia Tang-Ruggiero, 6th place, 8.76
Venus Li, 9th place, 8.706
Group B Female - Daoshu
Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Gold medal 🥇, 8.753
Group B Female - Gunshu
Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Gold medal 🥇, 8.823
Group B Female - Jianshu
Venus Li, 5th, Score: 8.723
Group B Female - Qiangshu
Venus Li, 4th, Score: 8.81
Group B Male - Changquan
Marcus Li, 7th place, 8.706
Group B Male - Daoshu
Marcus Li, 4th place, 8.786
Group B Male - Gunshu
Marcus Li, 7th place, 8.66
Group A Female - Changquan
Amanda Sun, 20th place, 8.793
Group A Female - Jianshu
Amanda Sun, 6th place, 9.013
Group A Female - Qiangshu
Amanda Sun, 7th place, 8.87
Group A Male - Changquan
Chris Gao, 16th place, 8.886
Kai-Hsin Chang, 17th place, 8.820
Allen Liu, 21st place, 8.693
Group A Male - Qiangshu
Chris Gao, Bronze medal 🥉, 9.14
Group A Male - Jianshu
Chris Gao, 4th place, 9.023
Group A Male - Daoshu
Kai-Hsin Chang, 12th place, 8.896
Allen Liu, 17th place, 8.733
Group A Male - Gunshu
Allen Liu, 4th place, 9.116
Kai-Hsin Chang, 5th place, 9.116
