Wushu Association of India

Wushu Association of India
SportWushu
AbbreviationWAI

Wushu Association of India is the governing body of wushu in India. It was established in 1989 by Anand Kacker.[1][2]

The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India recognises the Wushu Association of India. It is a member of the International Wushu Federation, the Indian Olympic Association, the Wushu Federation of Asia, and the South Asian Wushu Federation.[3][4]

Bhupender Singh Bajwa is the president of the association.

There are 39 units around India.

Medals won

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Asian Games 0 2 8 10
Total 0 2 8 10
  • updated till 2023

List of National Sports award recipients in Wushu, showing the year, award, and gender

Year Recipient Award Gender
2011 W. Sandhyarani Devi Arjuna Award Female
2012 M. Bimoljit Singh Arjuna Award Male
2015 Y. Sanathoi Devi Arjuna Award Female
2018 Pooja Kadian Arjuna Award Female
2022 Praveen Kumar Arjuna Award Male
2020 Kuldeep Handoo Dronacharya Award Male

References

  1. ^ Barua, Suhrid (2014-09-26). "Asian Games: Wushu coming of age in India!". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ^ Vinod, Karan (2019-10-23). "Praveen Kumar becomes India's first Wushu World Champion". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ "Six-Day 18th Sub Junior National Wushu Championship inaugurated at Lovely Professional University". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ "LIST OF RECOGNISED NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021 | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | GoI". yas.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-06-24.