[RCM-8.04.2008] First African Wushu Championship Kicks off.

[Tripoli, 04.04.2008 –JANA] The First African Wushu "Kung Fu" Championship Kicked off at Qurthuba sports hall in Tripoli, where the competition brings together nine African countries (Great Jamahiriya, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Benin, Nigeria and Sudan).

The inaugural ceremony was attended by Dr. Mohammed Muammar Al-Qathafi, Head and members of the executive bureau of African Wushu Federation, and a number of the diplomatic corps in Great Jamahiriya.

The organizing committee's speech was delivered by the President of the Libyan Wushu Federation where he hailed Dr. Mohammed Muammar Al-Qathafi for supporting Libyan sports, and hailed the audience and wished a pleasant stay in Great Jamahiriya.

The president of the African Wushu Federation delivered a speech on the occasion where he underlined the importance of the competition in demonstrating talents of this sport. The First African Wushu Championship continues until next Sunday.