The World Wushu Federation - IWF awarded an official spot to participate in the 2026 Youth Olympics to the Vietnamese wushu team.
After considering expertise and based on the competition content of the 2026 Youth Olympics, the coaching staff of the Wushu Team selected athlete Nguyen Khac Le Hoang to register to participate in the Games.
This young face's specialty is the male tai chi content.
The wushu event of the 2026 Youth Olympics only organizes 4 events (2 men's events, 2 women's events) all belonging to taolu (performance) competitions.
Le Hoang just won a gold medal at the 2026 World Tai Chi Championships held in April this year in Bulgaria.
In addition, this player has won many gold medals at the Asian and world championships in tai chi.
The World Wushu Federation only awarded 48 official wushu slots (24 men, 24 women) at the 2026 Youth Olympics.
This is the first time wushu has been officially included in competition at the Youth Olympics.
Sending Nguyen Khac Le Hoang to participate in the 2026 Youth Olympics is also for the Vietnamese wushu team to aim for the opportunity to compete for medals at this Games. Wushu will compete from November 1st to November 3rd.
The finals of 4 events of the 2026 Youth Olympics will take place on November 3rd.
At this time, Vietnam Sports has identified 10 faces who will be given the opportunity to participate in the 2026 Youth Olympics. National sports teams have selected athletes suitable for their expertise to be awarded a spot to compete in Senegal.
