AFTER 10 years, Malaysia will once again host the 10th World Chin Woo Wushu and Cultural Carnival that will see some of the best international exponents competing in Ipoh.

Ipoh Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association deputy president Datuk Ooi Foh Sing said some 250 participants were expected for the carnival from Nov 22 to Nov 24.

They include 130 exponents from China, Australia (29), Singapore (19), New Zealand (11), Japan (10) and the United States (eight).

Ooi said they were the best from Chin Woo associations all over the world.

“Malaysia too will have 35 exponents in two teams,” he said in Ipoh on Thursday.

Ooi said the carnival would include wushu contests covering unarmed and armed categories, wushu demonstrations, calligraphy and Chinese painting competitions.

He invited the public to the carnival which starts at 7.30pm at Stadium Indera Mulia on Nov 22. The wushu competitions will be held on Nov 23 and Nov 24 at the stadium from 9am on both days.

Calligraphy and art contests (10am on Nov 23) and a night of wushu performances (8pm on Nov 24) will be held at the Ipoh Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association hall in Jalan Hussein. Entry is free for spectators for all the above events.

For details, call 05-2419413 or 2415561.