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The Traditional Wushu Commission of the International Wushu Federation
(IWF) passed a recommendation here on Friday to start membership
admission.
At its first session held on Friday, the IWF Commission decided
that traditional Wushu organizations and schools affiliated to the
national (regional) Wushu associations in IWF member countries and
regions should first apply to the national (regional) associations.
With a national (regional) governing body's recommendation approved
by the IWF's Commission, the applicant organizations could then
be admitted as the IWF Commission's team members.
The Commission also recommended to the IWF to hold the first World
Traditional Wushu Festival (WTWF) in 2003, and the second and third
events in 2005 and 2007 respectively. Participants of the Commission's
first session recommended that China hosts the first Festival.
"This is the very first and important step forward taken by
the Commission and traditional Wushu organizations could start right
now to apply to the national (regional) association," said
Li Jie, president of the Chinese Wushu Association and chairman
of the Commission.
The IWF decided in 1999 to set up a traditional Wushu commission
and the commission was established in June last year.
The recommendations passed by the Commission here on Friday are
up to an approval by the IWF's Executive Committee, who will meet
during the 6th world Wushu championships slated for October this
year in Armenia.
??People's Daily 03/24??
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