TEHRAN - Iran’s Wushu Federation announced that the United States did not issue visas for the national team members.

More than 500 martial arts athletes and 900 international delegates from about 75 countries and regions will gather in Fort Worth, Texas, to compete in the HYX 16th World Wushu Championships (WWC), marking the return of the event to the United States after almost 30 years.

The event is scheduled for Nov. 16-20.  

Hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) and organized by the United States of American Wushu-Kungfu Federation (USAWKF), the championships were last held in Baltimore in 1995.

Wushu is the encompassing term for all martial arts styles originating in China and known more colloquially as Kungfu.