On July 25, 2002, Guowu Sports, together with the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), the Wushu Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Chinese Wushu Association, CCTV-5, and the Shanghai Sports Bureau, successfully organized and hosted the first Sanda World Cup at Luwan Gymnasium. The event saw the participation of more than twenty countries, including the United States, Japan, Russia, Brazil, and Egypt.