Welcome to the Oceania Wushu Federation
The Oceania Wushu Federation (OWUF) was jointly founded between the New Zealand and Australian Kung-Fu Wushu Federations. The Inaugural Meeting and celebration dinner took place at the Yangtze Restaurant 160 Willis Street, Wellington New Zealand on the evening of 5 June 1998. Guest of Honour at the meeting was Mr Wu Shaozu, President of the International Wushu Federation, Minister of State Sports Administration of China and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee. Representing New Zealand at the meeting was Mr Glen Keith, OWUF President (pictured left) and representing Australia was Mr Barry Page on behalf of Mr Walt Missingham, OWUF Senior Vice President. Read more
IWUF Presentation to the IOC Programme Commission, Lausanne Switzerland 2012
Left to Right: Mr Chen Chong (Assistant to IWuF President); Mme. Lirong REN (Director of IWuF Lausanne Office);
Ms Daria Tarasova (IWuF Athlete Representative); Mr Byron Jacobs (IWuF Referee Representative);
Mr Raymond Smith (IWuF Vice President - Europe); Mr Zaiqing YU (IWuF President);
Mr Anthony Goh (IWuF Vice President - Pan-America);
Mr Luc Bendza (IWuF Technical Representative); Mr Glen Keith (IWuF Vice President - Oceania)
7 sports have been shortlisted for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games -
Baseball and Softball; Wakeboard; Climbing; Roller Skating; Karate; Squash; and Wushu
A further presentation to the IOC will be required in St Petersburg, Russia in May 2013 and a decision on which
sport will be included, will be made at the IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina in September 2013. Read more
Ms Daria Tarasova (IWuF Athlete Representative); Mr Byron Jacobs (IWuF Referee Representative);
Mr Raymond Smith (IWuF Vice President - Europe); Mr Zaiqing YU (IWuF President);
Mr Anthony Goh (IWuF Vice President - Pan-America);
Mr Luc Bendza (IWuF Technical Representative); Mr Glen Keith (IWuF Vice President - Oceania)
7 sports have been shortlisted for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games -
Baseball and Softball; Wakeboard; Climbing; Roller Skating; Karate; Squash; and Wushu
A further presentation to the IOC will be required in St Petersburg, Russia in May 2013 and a decision on which
sport will be included, will be made at the IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina in September 2013. Read more
