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POSTED: Friday August 20th 2010
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Jet Li Ambassador for SportAccord World Combat Games 2010

Lausanne/Beijing, 20.08.2010: International movie star Jet Li will be Ambassador for Wushu at the SportAccord Combat Games starting August 28 in Beijing.

Jet Li at the test competition 2009 in Beijing
Jet Li at the test competition 2009 in Beijing



Having won 15 gold medals in Chinese Wushu Championships, Jet Li is a perfect representative for this martial art. SportAccord President Hein Verbruggen: "We are very honoured to welcome Jet as Ambassador. He is not only a famous actor and a great Wushu champion but shows also outstanding social commitment."
Jet Li will take part in several activities of the Ambassador Program and will support the promotion of Wushu and the martial arts in general. 


About Jet Li:
Born in Beijing, Jet Li began studying Wushu at the age of 8. After three years of extensive training, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team.
Shortly after retiring from the sport at the age of 17, his film career kicked off with Shaolin Temple. Today his film credits include Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo Must Die, The One, Kiss of the Dragon, and Hero. Li's upcoming release is named The Warlords.
Li is a Red Cross ambassador and he founded the One Foundation whose aim is to help young people cope with mental well-being and find a balance in life.

About SportAccord:
SportAccord is the umbrella organisation for 104 International Sports Federations and Organisations. It's mission is to support and to protect the common interests of the sports movement. Activities include the online video portal Sports Hub, the organisation of multi-sports games, doping-free sport, and sports social responsibility.

 

For more information:
http://sports.tom.com/combatbeijing2010/index.html
http://www.sportaccord.com
http://jetli.com/

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Keywords · SportAccord · World Combat Games · martial arts · combat sports · Jet Li · Wushu ·

Name: Iwona Lapinska
Organization: SportAccord
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Phone: +41 (0)21 612 30 70
URL: http://www.sportaccord.com

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    Name: Iwona Lapinska

    Organization: SportAccord

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    Phone: +41 (0)21 612 30 70

    URL: http://www.sportaccord.com

     

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