JAKARTA - The Indonesian wushu team took fourth place in the final standings of the 4th Taolu World Cup 2026 after closing the tournament with six medals.
The event took place in Haikou, China, on July 4-9, 2026. Indonesia also managed to bring home one gold medal, four silver medals, and one bronze medal - behind China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
The Secretary General (Sekjen) of the Indonesian Wushu General Board (PB WI), Ngatino, appreciated the success of the Indonesian wushu team who could get the most out of it even though the competition at the event was very heavy.
"The WI PB appreciates the success of the Indonesian wushu team in successfully presenting one gold medal, four silver medals, and one bronze medal," he said in an official statement received by the media.
The host China won the overall title by winning eight gold medals and the runner-up position was taken by Hong Kong with five gold, two silver, and two bronze. Meanwhile, Malaysia took third place with three gold, one silver, and one bronze.
The only gold medal for Indonesia was presented by senior wushu athlete, Seraf Naro Siregar (dao shu putra).
The four silver medals were from Eugenia Diva Widodo (women's daoshu), Ahmad Ghifari Fuaiz (men's qiangshu), Terrence Tjahyadi (men's nan gun), and the men's doubles team of Seraf Naro Siregar, Ahmad Ghozali Fuaiz, and Ahmad Ghifari Fuaiz. Then, one bronze was presented by Ahmad Ghifari Fuaiz (men's jian shu).
"This is the maximum result, especially our athletes competing with the best athletes from each country. It should be noted that those who appear here are athletes who are in the top eight at the 2025 World Cup in Brazil," said Susyana Tjan, who serves as coach of the Indonesian taolu team.
The 2026 World Cup in China is a series of trials for the Indonesian wushu team in preparation for the 2026 Asian Games which will take place in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, 2026.
"These results will be used as a material for evaluation to see the strength map of the opponent to be faced. We hope that Indonesian wushu athletes can maintain the tradition of gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games," said Ngatino.
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