Nanquan & Nandao, Women

Nanquan and nandao combines two events based on wushu styles originating from southern China, such as hongjiaquan, cailifoquan and yongchungquan. The nandao event uses the dao, a curved one-sided blade. At the World Championships, both events are held separately, but these were combined for the Olympic exhibition.

This event was dominated by China’s Lin Fan. The 2007 nanquan World Champion, she clearly won both discplines, finishing half a point ahead of her competition. Reigning nandao World Champion Huang Yan Hui disappointed with a fourth place, both in her specialty and the overall ranking.