Changquan, Women

Changquan, or “Long Fist”, is one of the wushu events in the taolu discipline, derived from traditional wushu styles like Chaquan, Huaquan, Hongquan and Shaolinquan.

The 2007 World Champion was Daria Tarasova, who had won her title defeating Macau’s Xi Cheng Qing. The Olympic competition saw the same pattern, Tarasova earning 9.74 over Xi’s 9.65. Tarasova is also an excellent gunshu competitor, having won the world title in 2005.