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Martial arts gala packs punch

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Chan, who flew to Beijing on Friday to record the song, told media he hopes Chinese martial arts will eventually be accepted as an official event at the Olympic Games.

The Sportaccord Combat Games 2010 Beijing will continue from Aug 28 to Sept 4 and is being billed as the biggest comprehensive international sports event to be held in the capital since the Summer Olympic Games in 2008.

The world's top 20 exponents of the martial arts, as selected by the World Sport Association, will be among those competing in the 13 programs, which will include Chinese martial arts, Japanese sumo and Muay Thai.

Li Weidong, director of the Olympic Sports Center Stadium, said preparations at the venue are already complete.

As one of three venues hosting events during the eight-day competition, it will see competition between 300 athletes from 67 countries.

"The time schedule is very tight, but we are sure that things will go smoothly because we have rehearsed several times," he said.

(Source: China Daily)

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