Opening of World Wushu Championships in U.S. applauded

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Opening of World Wushu Championships in U.S. applauded

STORY: Opening of World Wushu Championships in U.S. applauded SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:18 LOCATION: FORT WORTH, United States CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 16th World Wushu Championships (WWC) STORYLINE: The 16th World Wushu Championships (WWC) opened on Thursday in Fort Worth, the U.S. state of Texas. "The championships mark the return of this marvelous event to American soil after nearly 30 years," Anthony Goh, chairman of the 16th WWC, said at the opening ceremony. The United States last held the WWC in 1995. After Gao Zhidan, newly-elected president of the International Wushu Federation, announced the opening of the tournament, more than 100 American Tai Chi enthusiasts, dressed in white, took the stage first and performed Tai Chi 24-Form Movements together. Kevin French, a sales manager who flew in from Kentucky, said that he enjoyed the "big party" atmosphere of the championships which bring together Wushu fans of diff

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