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It's fast, furious and supporters hope it will soon become an Olympic sport. The seventh Asian Wushu Championships were held in Macau last week with more than 400 competitors from 20 countries taking part in the four-day event.
Despite being recognised by the International Olympic Committee, wushu is not an Olympic sport.
Supporters have been trying to get it included in the Olympics for many years and won a small victory when the Beijing Olympics Organising Committee agreed to hold an international wushu competition in August this year.
Many of the competitors in Macau last week will participate in the Beijing event.
Organisers described the level of competition as 'extremely high' and said it was an 'impressive turnout'.
Raymond Chow, 16, has been training in a variety of martial arts for more than 10 years.