Milestones
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1990
IWUF founded on October 3rd
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1991
1st World Wushu Championships held in Beijing, China
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1994
Accepted as a member of the GAISF
(SportAccord) during its 28th congress -
2001
IWUF signs WADA agreement
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2002
IOC officially recognizes the IWUF during its 113th session
1st Sanda World Cup held in Shanghai, China
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2004
1st World Kungfu Championships held in Zhengzhou, China
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2006
1st World Junior Wushu Championships held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2008
Beijing 2008 Wushu Tournament held in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Olympic Games
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2011
Wushu shortlisted for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games
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2012
IWUF headquarters are established in Lausanne, Switzerland
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2014
Nanjing 2014 Youth Wushu Tournament held in conjunction with the 2014 Youth Olympic Games
The 1st World Taijiquan Championships are held in Chengdu, China
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2015
Wushu shortlisted as an Additional Sport for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games
IWUF signs cooperation convention with FISU
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2016
1st Taolu World Cup held in Fuzhou, China
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2017
Wushu’s inaugural inclusion in the 2017 Summer Universiade program in Chinese Taipei
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2018
Wushu’s debut in the World University Wushu Championship held in Macau, China
Wushu’s debut in African Youth Games held in Algiers, Algeria
Wushu’s inaugural inclusion in Asia Pacific Masters Games held in Penang, Malaysia
Celebration of 1st World Wushu-Kungfu Day
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2020
Wushu’s inclusion as an official sport in the Dakar 4th Youth Olympic Games Sports Programme.
