NANNING, South China, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The 2008 National men's wushu routine championship, scheduled from June 13 to 15, concluded at the Gymnasium of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China on Sunday.

    A total of 42 teams from across China participated in the competition consisting of 11 events such as Nanquan, Taijiquan and outines of sword and broadsword.

    Lv Yongxu from Shandong Province earned the gold medal in the broadsword competition for his impressive performance, followed by hanghai's Yang Yuhong and Anhui's Yang Nianwu, while Zhao Kun from Henan Province won the sword contest with Wu Di and Wang Congranking second and third.