体坛英语资讯：Interview: Wushus Youth Olympic debut an important step of world recognition, says Secreta
<p><span word="LAUSANNE">LAUSANNE</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 8-- <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span>, <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Kungfu">Kungfu</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="IWF">IWF</span>), <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Qiuping">Qiuping</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IWF">IWF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embodiment">embodiment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="force">force</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, 2008 <span word="and">and</span> 2011, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="agonizingly">agonizingly</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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