Jet Li in the movie “Fearless”
Some of the most impressive martial artists in the world will be coming to Jakarta next week to compete in the 13th World Wushu Championships, which is taking place from Nov 13-19 at the Jakarta Convention Center .
But the most famous martial artist at the event won’t be there to compete. World-renowned movie star and action hero Jet Li (“Hero,” “The Expendables” and, of course, “Fist of Legend”) will be coming to Jakarta to attend the championship’s opening ceremony.
Li’s attendance was confirmed by the Chief Executive of the World Wushu Championship, IGK Manila, during a meeting with Indonesian officials on Tuesday.
Li is closely associated with the world of wushu competitions, having first rose to fame after winning multiple gold medals in China’s Wushu Championships.
In addition to Li and several other martial arts actors from Malaysia, Manila said that the event would be attended by wushu warriors from over 75 countries who have registered for the championship competition in Jakarta.
“This championship will show the good name of Indonesia to the eyes of the world, especially to the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), based in China, which does not easily trust other countries to host the world championship,” Manila said as quoted by BeritaSatu.
How awesome would it be if, while in Indonesia, Jet Li was able to meet our very own homegrown action superstar, Iko Uwais, and then they teamed up to create the greatest martial arts movie of all time?
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