20 August 2023 - Supported by the Sports Bureau of Macau SAR Government, and co‐organised and title‐sponsored by SJM Resorts, S.A. ("SJM"), the “2023 SJM 11^th Asian Junior Wushu Championships” was held from 17 to 20 August 2023 at the Macau Tap Seac Sports Pavilion. The event was graced by the presence of over four hundred attendees, including team leaders, coaches, officials, and athletes from 20 Asian countries and regions, as well as members of the Executive Committee of the Wushu Federation of Asia (“WFA”) and the Championship Organising Committee.

SJM is committed to fostering sports exchange and local talents, while contributing to the development of sports tourism by hosting top-tier sports events in Macau. The SJM Asian Junior Wushu Championships aimed to propel the growth of martial arts in Macau, and to spread the values of martial virtue, enabling the world a wider embrace of this rich aspect of Chinese heritage.

The opening ceremony and welcome luncheon was held at the Grand Pavilion of Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau (“Grand Lisboa Palace”) on 16 August. Guests of Honour included Ms. Lo Hou Chi, Representative of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macau SAR Government and Advisor of the Office; Mr. Tian Xiaoping, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR; Ms. Lam Lin Kio, Acting President of the Sports Bureau of the Macau SAR Government; Mr. Vincent Zhao, renowned martial arts celebrity and ambassador of WFA; Chairpersons of the Organising Committee Mr. Ian Fok and Ms. Daisy Ho, along with Executive Chairman Mr. Chan Weng Kit. All the participants gathered once again at the farewell dinner organised by SJM on 20 August at Grand Lisboa Palace, for cultural exchange and friendship building. Moreover, SJM arranged the Malaysian team for a visit to the Ruins of St. Paul’s and the Virtually Versailles exhibition held at Grand Lisboa Palace.