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Wushu in the Olympics
Unofficially, wushu has been accepted by the International Olympic Committee into the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. IOC's next meeting is in Prague, Czech Republic on July 2nd. A formal announcement shall be made then.
New Roles in the Chinese Wushu Association
President Li Jie of the Chinese Wushu Association has been re-assigned as the Director of the Cultural Sports Administration, in charge of dragon dance, lion dance, tug-of-war, majiang, and other social sports events. Mr. Li Jie's accomplishment for wushu is unparalleled; his efforts to promote wushu were integral in gaining the national sport of China a place in the 2008 Olympic games.
The former Cultural Sports Administration Director, Mr. Wang Xiaoling, has essentially swapped positions with Mr. Li Jie to become the new President of the Chinese Wushu Association. Mr. Wang Xiaoling, formerly a table tennis administrator in the Shanxi province, entered the Beijing Physical Culture Institute as a student in 1973. After graduating, he moved on to hold the position of Director of Foreign Affairs Department of the Beijing Sports University, Administrator of the National Sports Commission from 1991-1995, and most recently, Director of the Cultural Sports Administration from 1995 to the present.
Unofficially, wushu has been accepted by the International Olympic Committee into the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. IOC's next meeting is in Prague, Czech Republic on July 2nd. A formal announcement shall be made then.
New Roles in the Chinese Wushu Association
President Li Jie of the Chinese Wushu Association has been re-assigned as the Director of the Cultural Sports Administration, in charge of dragon dance, lion dance, tug-of-war, majiang, and other social sports events. Mr. Li Jie's accomplishment for wushu is unparalleled; his efforts to promote wushu were integral in gaining the national sport of China a place in the 2008 Olympic games.
The former Cultural Sports Administration Director, Mr. Wang Xiaoling, has essentially swapped positions with Mr. Li Jie to become the new President of the Chinese Wushu Association. Mr. Wang Xiaoling, formerly a table tennis administrator in the Shanxi province, entered the Beijing Physical Culture Institute as a student in 1973. After graduating, he moved on to hold the position of Director of Foreign Affairs Department of the Beijing Sports University, Administrator of the National Sports Commission from 1991-1995, and most recently, Director of the Cultural Sports Administration from 1995 to the present.
