Today, Wushu is the National Sport of China and is practiced at the local, provincial, collegiate and international level by thousands of people. It can be likened to Football here in the US, with local recreational teams, collegiate teams and Professional teams. There are local schools for Wushu as well as collegiate teams and government sponsored professional teams in each Province. Wushu is being considered as a new sport to debut at the 2008 Olympic Games is Beijing, China.