Three Iranian athletes have advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Junior Wushu Championship currently held in Bali, Indonesia.

Iran's Sajjad Abbasi, Akbar Moahammadzadeh and Ali Shir-Aghaie stormed into the sanshou quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Abbasi managed to defeat his Brazilian rival in two consecutive rounds in the -70 kg category.
In the 52 kg class, Moahammadzadeh beat his opponent from Azerbaijan in two consecutive rounds.
Moreover, Shir-Aghaie gained a victory over the Russian wushu athlete Ivanov in the 56 kg group.
Athletes from 43 countries are taking part in the Bali event which takes places from December 9 to 14.
Wushu is a full-contact sport based on traditional Chinese martial arts.
(Source: Press TV)