President of Russia Vladimir Poutine greeted the participants of the international tournament “Moscow Wushu Stars”, which started in Moscow on February 28.
More than 600 athletes from different countries participate in the tournament every year. In 2023, athletes from Afghanistan, Belarus, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China arrived at the competition.
“Today the Moscow Wushu Palace hospitably welcomes the strongest athletes from different regions of our country and many foreign countries – a brilliant team of experienced and young participants, who are distinguished by excellent physical fitness, hard work Exceptional relentlessness, self-control and a winning attitude.
Let me note that in Russia there has always been great interest in this ancient and spectacular form of martial arts, for its rich history and philosophy. We are rightly proud of a whole galaxy of outstanding athletes and talented mentors, their significant contribution to the development and popularization of wushu and strengthening international cooperation in this area.
I am confident that the current competition will become a great memorable event, will delight fans with fair and beautiful fights and will serve to promote the values of physical culture, a healthy and active lifestyle. And of course, special words of gratitude to the organizers and everyone who supported this brilliant and large-scale tournament. I wish you success and the best impressions,” said Putin’s telegram published on the Kremlin website.
The Moscow Wushu Stars tournament will end on March 5. The competition program includes competitions in various areas and styles of wushu: taolu (competitions of wushu complexes with fists and complexes with weapons), traditional kungfu-wushu (competitions of traditional wushu complexes of different styles and directions), sanda (full contact fights on a platform).
Source : MatchTV
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