Wushu to concentrate in worlds, SEA Games
The Wushu Federation of the Philippines (WFP) will be sending four members of its developmental pool to the 2nd Sportaccord Combat Games in St. Petersburg, Russia as it will concentrate its resources to form its best team for the 12th World Wushu Championships and the 27th Myanmar Southeast Asian Games later this year. WFP secretary general Julian Camacho said they don’t want to risk sending their top players to Russia since the Combat Games will end two days before the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Combat Games is set from October 18 to 26 while the World Championships will be held from October 28 to November 6. Four slots, one in taolu and three in sanda, were given by the National Wushu Federation of Russia in the weeklong games, which will showcase the non-Olympic martial arts and combat sports of aikido, ju-jitsu, karate, kendo, kickboxing, Muaythai, sambo, savate, sumo and wushu aside from the Olympic sports of boxing, fencing, judo, taekwondo and...