Aomori hosts Wushu Taijiquan competition for 2026 National Sports Festival

The Wushu Taijiquan competition for the 80th National Sports Festival, ‘Aomori Kokuspo 2026’, was held on August 8 and 9 at the Misawa City International Exchange Sports Center in Aomori Prefecture. The event featured 145 athletes from 41 prefectures competing across nine categories, with participants ranging in age from 14 to 59.

The competition included various demonstrations, such as group Taijiquan performances by the Aomori Wushu Taijiquan Federation. Wushu Taijiquan has been designated as an exhibition sport through the 2031 Nara National Sports Festival. The next festival will be held in Miyazaki Prefecture in 2027.

In related pre-festival activities for the Aomori 2026 games, rowing competitions were held in Mutsu City. In the women's adult double sculls event, athletes from Tochigi Prefecture reached the 5th–8th place decider matches.