June 13–14, the Genocide Memorial Kung-Fu Wushu Tournament and East African Martial Arts InvitationTournament was successfully held in Kigali. Ambassador Gao Wenqi,representatives from the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee, Rwanda Kung-FuWushu Association and around 300 martial arts enthusiasts were present.

Gao Wenqi encouraged athletes to carry forward the spirit of self-discipline, benevolence, and peace advocated by Chinese Wushu,take the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges and the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Rwanda as an opportunity to enhance mutual understanding, deepen friendship, and tighten people-to-people bonds between China and Africa.

Representatives of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee and President of the Rwanda Kung-Fu Wushu Federation thanked the Embassy for its long-term support for Wushu sports in Rwanda, and expressed the hope that the athletes would make friends through Wushu, understand Chinese culture better, and promote Rwanda-China, Africa-China friendship.

Athletes from countriesincluding Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania participated in the tournament. They demonstrated exquisite skills, and pushed the atmosphere to climax.