The 2026 National Wushu Sanda Championship kicks off in Luohe, Henan

China News Service, Luohe, October 17 (Reporter Wang Yu) On October 17, the 2026 National Wushu Sanda Championship kicked off in Luohe, Henan. 40 teams and 372 athletes from across the country, industry sports associations, and relevant sports colleges gathered on the banks of the Shali River to start a seven-day peak showdown.

This event is hosted by the Wushu Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, the Chinese Wushu Association, the Henan Provincial Sports Bureau, and the Luohe Municipal People's Government. The competition period is from October 17th to 23rd. Three competition units will be competed on the first day, and then divided into two units in the morning and evening every day. The finals and award ceremony of each level will be held on the evening of October 23.

The competition consists of 12 levels of individual events for men and 7 levels for women, as well as men's and women's team events. It adopts a single-elimination elimination system. Groups of 4 people and below implement a single round-robin system. The competition follows the "Martial Arts Sanda Competition Rules (2024)". The top 8 at each level and in each event will be admitted. The top three will be awarded medals and certificates. Trophies will be added for group events, and certificates will be awarded for the 4th to 8th place. The competition will simultaneously carry out the "Sports Ethics and Style Award" selection to promote the Chinese sports spirit and martial arts style.

According to the organizer, as the highest-profile annual martial arts competition in China, the participating athletes are all elite players who have broken through from each division and the revival competition of the 2026 National Wushu Sanda Championship. The event is not only an annual test to test the training results of the national Sanda program, but also an important platform to discover reserve talents in martial arts competition.