Wushu Player Sadia Tariq

March 1, 2022

Indian wushu player, Sadia Tariq, recently won the gold medal at a junior tournament which was held in Moscow.

Key Points

Sadia Tariq is 15-year-old wushu player from Srinagar.
She participated in “Moscow Wushu Stars championship”, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
She has won the gold medal in Junior National Wushu championship for past two years.

Who is Sadia Tariq?

Sadia Tariq is a 15-year-old wushu player from Srinagar. She won the gold in Moscow. She is also a two-time gold medallist in Junior National Wushu championship. Wushu Association of India’s technical committee shortlisted Sadia Tariq for Moscow Wushu Stars championship for the year, following her win in the Junior National Wushu championship. She had most recently secured the gold medal in 20th Junior National Wushu championship, that was held at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar. The J&K Wushu team had overall secured 3rd in the Medal tally.

Moscow Wushu Stars championship

Moscow Wushu Stars championship is the approved event in Annual Calendar Training and Competition of Sports Authority of India.

World Wushu Championships (WWC)

WWC is an international sports championship, which is hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF). The championship is hosted for the sports of wushu taolu and sanda (sanshou). It is held biennially since 1991. It also coincides with the IWUF Congress and various committee meetings.[1] It serves as the qualification event for Taolu World Cup and Sanda World Cup.

What is Wushu?

Wushu is a hard, soft and complete martial art. It is also a full-contact sport. Wushu has a long history in reference to Chinese martial arts. It was developed in 1949, in order to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts.

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