The 8th Riga Wushu Cup in Latvia Was Successfully Held

当地时间12月7号，“第八届里加杯武术公开赛”在拉脱维亚武术协会成功举办。

本次活动由拉脱维亚武术协会主办，拉脱维亚大学孔子学院等多个单位协办。孔院汉语教师志愿者、中拉两国裁判代表及社会各界人士参与了此次活动。

本次武术锦标赛共有参赛选手105名。其中，最年长的参赛选手为70岁，年龄最小的选手仅6岁。此次公开赛比赛项目分为太极拳、传统武术、现代武术三项，来自四所武术学校的选手同台竞技，展现出昂扬的精神面貌，赢得场上掌声不断。

颁奖典礼上，两国裁判代表为参赛选手颁奖。武术志愿者教师黎锦豪作为中方裁判代表对参赛选手的表现给予了高度肯定，并鼓励更多的武术爱好者加入其中。

武术历史悠久，是中国传统体育项目之一，作为中国传统文化的重要组成部分之一，展现了自强不息、刻苦奋进的民族精神。本次武术大赛不仅为广大武术爱好者提供了交流、切磋、展示的良好平台，也使世界人民对中国武术精神及中国传统文化有了更深的认识。

On December 7th, local time, the 8th Riga Wushu Cup open was successfully held at the Wushu Association of Latvia.

The event was hosted by the Wushu Association of Latvia and co-organized by Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia and other units. Chinese volunteer teachers from the Confucius Institute, referees from Latvia and China participated in the event.

A total of 105 contestants participated in the Wushu competition. Among them, the oldest contestant is 70 years old, and the youngest contestant is only 6 years old. In the event, martial arts are contested in 3 styles- Taijiquan, traditional Wushu and modern Wushu. Participants from four martial arts schools competed on the same stage, showing their high spirit and professional performance, and winning applause on the court.

At the award ceremony, the referees from both countries presented awards to the contestants. Li Jinhao, volunteer Wushu teacher and Chinese referee of this competition, highly praised the performance of the contestants and encouraged more martial arts enthusiasts to join it.

Wushu with a long history is a traditional Chinese sports event. It is an important component of traditional Chinese culture what shows the national spirit of self-improvement and hard work. This Wushu competition not only provides a good platform for Wushu enthusiasts to communicate and display, but also makes the people have a deeper understanding of the spirit of Chinese Wushu and traditional Chinese culture.