Opportunities, challenges, and prospects for the inclusion  of martial arts in the Olympic Games under the

He Maoyu1, Jin Nan1, Liu Zhihong2

doi:10.64649/yh.eg.2026010001

Opportunities, challenges, and prospects for the inclusion of martial arts in the Olympic Games under the "Two Overall Situations"

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He Maoyu1, Jin Nan1, Liu Zhihong2

1.School of Physical Education and Health, West Yunnan University；2.School of Physical Education, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities

摘要

Against the historical backdrop of the interplay between the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the profound global changes unseen in a century, the inclusion of Wushu in the Olympic Games has evolved from a long-cherished aspiration of the industry into a national strategy, endowed with profound value in demonstrating cultural confidence and promoting the diversification of global sports culture. From the dual analytical perspective of the “Two Overall Situations”, this paper systematically explores the opportunities, challenges and prospects of Wushu’s Olympic inclusion. The study finds that the historical opportunities for Wushu to enter the Olympics are mainly reflected in the top-down driving force of national strategies and the support of comprehensive national strength, the institutional window brought by the reforms of the Olympic Agenda 2020, the practical foundation laid by Wushu’s inclusion in the Youth Olympic Games, as well as the dual empowerment from the rising influence of Eastern culture worldwide and its massive global mass base. At the same time, its advancement still faces three structural barriers: insufficient standardization of Wushu itself and dilemmas in cross-cultural communication; competition quota restrictions and the invisible cultural ceiling within the Olympic system; and the discourse power game triggered by the complexity of the international political environment. Targeting the goal of Olympic inclusion by 2036, it is necessary to realize the dual values of Wushu’s formal Olympic accession and cultural education by optimizing the standardized reform of the competitive system, deepening cross-cultural interpretation of its cultural connotations, seizing the strategic opportunity of hosting the Olympic Games, and constructing a stepwise advancement path from the Youth Olympic Games to the Olympic Games.

关键词

Wushu’s Entry into the Olympic Games; Sports Power; Cultural Confidence; Olympic Reform

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