Source: Xinhua

05-12-2009 08:52

CHANGCHUN, Northeast China, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Wushu needs to be adapted to suit the Olympics, said an official of China's State General Administration of Sports here as the preliminaries of the 11th National Games Wushu competition ended in northeast China's Changchun City on Sunday.

An American contestant competes in the  match of the officially standardized fist during the 2006 Zhejiang International  Traditional Wushu Compepition which opened in the capital city of Hangzhou, Saturday,  August 5, 2006. More than 3000 Wushu lovers from 18 countries and regions will vie for  titles of 260 programs, with their age  ranging from 4 to 93. [File Photo:  people.com.cn]

Gao Xiaojun, director of the Administration's Wushu governing centre, told Xinhua that they plan to popularize Wushu home and abroad, making it more exciting and have rules to follow.

"More than 122 countries and regions established wushu associations by now and China is making efforts to enlarge the Wushu family globally. As the powerhouse of Wushu, China is striving for the dream-coming-true of Wushu joining in the Olympics," said Gao.