Picture a shopping mall atrium in Tangerang. Now picture Indonesia's reigning pop diva mid-spin kick, a hot-pink folding fan snapping through the air, medal already around her neck before the crowd stops cheering. That's not a music video. That's Krisdayanti at the 2026 Kejuaraan Nasional Wushu Kungfu.

At a glance:

• Athlete: Krisdayanti (Kris Dayanti), 51 years old
• Event: Kejuaraan Nasional Wushu Kungfu 2026
• Dates & venue: July 22–26, 2026, Main Atrium Mal Alam Sutera, Tangerang, Banten
• Result: 2 gold medals, 1st place in Shanzi Group E Female
•  Field size: roughly 700 athletes from 13 provinces and 43 clubs
   

Krisdayanti  the singer, the DPR RI legislator, the woman most Indonesians grew up hearing on the radio  took first place in the Shanzi category, a wushu discipline built around the folding fan as a weapon. Judges score fan-and-body routines on technique, balance, power, and stage presence, not head-to-head sparring. She swept two golds at the championship, held over five days at Main Atrium Mal Alam Sutera in Tangerang.

What is Shanzi in Wushu and why did Krisdayanti compete in it?

Shanzi is a taolu (routine-based) wushu discipline where the fan functions as an extension of the athlete's body. Competitors are judged on how cleanly they execute stances, kicks, and fan snaps in a choreographed sequence, performed solo in front of a judging panel rather than in combat. Krisdayanti competed in the Group E Female division, wearing a black-and-pink costume with matching pink shoes, and closed her routine with a full leg extension, fan raised overhead.

Who else was at the championship with her?
This wasn't a solo trip. Her sister, singer Yuni Shara, and their mother, Rachma Widadiningsih, were both at the venue watching from the sidelines. The championship itself pulled in athletes from across the country  Tim Wushu DKI Jakarta ultimately topped the medal table as overall champion with 94 golds, a reminder that Krisdayanti's win came against a genuinely competitive national field, not a ceremonial exhibition.

How long has Krisdayanti been training in wushu?
Krisdayanti has spent recent years folding fitness into a public-facing routine  sharing gym sessions and, increasingly, wushu training on social media. This isn't her first appearance on a wushu podium either; she previously placed at the World Kungfu Championship in China. The Tangerang win is the latest data point in a longer pattern: she treats training as a fixed part of her week, not a side project squeezed between album releases and legislative sessions.

Is Krisdayanti still active as a singer and politician while doing this?
Yes, and that's part of what makes the story land. She's a sitting member of the DPR RI (Indonesia's House of Representatives) and still performs  "Menghitung Hari" remains one of her signature songs decades after release. Competing in a physically demanding national sport alongside a legislative career and music schedule is the counterintuitive detail that made this story travel fast online: a 51-year-old lawmaker-singer out-training athletes half her age, on a mall stage, in heels-adjacent pink sneakers.