China's top annual sanda event wrapped up in Luohe, Henan, on October 23 after a week of fights involving 372 athletes from 40 teams. Eighteen-year-old Luo Jiaqi of Jiangxi won the women's 56kg title, her second national gold of 2026.

The 2026 National Wushu Sanda Champion Tournament closed in Luohe, Henan Province, on the evening of October 23 with finals and the medal ceremony. Among the new national champions is 18-year-old Luo Jiaqi of Jiangxi, who won the women's 56kg category.

A week of top-level sanda

The tournament opened on October 17 and ran for seven days. It was organized by the Wushu Sports Management Center of China's General Administration of Sport, the Chinese Wushu Association, the Henan Provincial Sports Bureau and the Luohe Municipal Government.

According to China News Service, 372 athletes from 40 teams took part, including squads from industry sports associations and sports universities. The program featured 12 men's and 7 women's weight categories, plus men's and women's team competitions. Athletes earned their places through the regional stages and repechage rounds of the 2026 National Wushu Sanda Championship.

Bouts were run under the 2024 Wushu Sanda Competition Rules, with single elimination brackets and round robin play for categories with four or fewer entrants. The top eight in each category were ranked. Organizers also presented a sportsmanship award to promote fair play and martial ethics. Chinese media describe the event as the highest level annual sanda competition in the country.

Second national title of the year for Luo

Luo Jiaqi advanced through the preliminary rounds and the semifinal before winning the women's 56kg final on the last night of competition. The gold adds to the title she won earlier this year at the 2026 National Wushu Sanda Championship, as reported by Jiangxi Sports.

Jiangxi sent 13 athletes to Luohe. The province finished fifth in the men's team standings, while Lü Yiping placed fifth in the men's 80kg category.

Full results for the other categories had not been published in the sources available at the time of writing.

Photo: Jiangxi's Lü Yiping (red) against Shanghai's Liu Zhongxin (blue) in the men's team 80kg category on the opening day. China News Service / Yang Guang

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