Daoshu & Gunshu, Men

Daoshu and gunshu combines a short weapon (the dao, or curved blade) and a long weapon (the gun, or wooden staff), requiring competitors to perform two routines, one with each weapon. At the World Championships, both events are held separately, but these were combined for the Olympic exhibition.

The favored competitors were Zhao Qingjian, 2007 World Champion in the daoshu, and Jia Rui, reigning World champion in the gunshu and runner-up in the daoshu. In Beijing, Zhao proved dominant in both disciplines, scoring 9.85 (out of 10) in both.