He Feng (L) of China competes against Kayhan Altunkaya from Turkey during the men's Sanda 70kg semifinal of the Wushu tournament at the Chengdu Universiade, August 2, 2023.
China's He Feng and Liu Wenlong sailed into the men's Sanda 70kg and 80kg finals of the Wushu tournament at the Chengdu Universiade.
CHENGDU, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's He Feng took back-to-back victories over Cheung Yat Lam from Hong Kong, China and Kayhan Altunkaya from Turkey in the men's Sanda 70kg quarterfinal and semifinal of the Wushu tournament at the Chengdu Universiade on Wednesday.
"I just try to make changes during the attack," He said, adding that his goal this time is to win the championship.
He will face Hamidreza Sahandi form Iran in the final on Thursday.
China's Liu Wenlong advanced into the men's Sanda 80kg final after his opponent withdrew due to injury.
Liu Wen (L) of China competes against Abdurashid Abdullayev of Kazakhstan during the men's Sanda 80kg quarterfinal of the Wushu tournament at the Chengdu Universiade, August 2, 2023.
"I've been practicing martial arts for 15 years, and this is my first time to attend the Universiade," said Liu.
Ma Yigu from China made it into the final by beating Bexultan Koskenov from Kazakhstan 2-0 in the men's Sanda 60kg semifinal to face Indonesian Nada Guitara in the final.
"I'm a little bit nervous today," said Ma, adding that the audience in the gymnasium gave him confidence. ■
