Iran win six gold medals at Sanda in World Wushu Championships
November 19, 2015 - 0:0
The Iranian representatives won six gold medals in the Sanda Competition in the last day of the 2015 World Wushu Championships.
Iranian female athletes Sedigheh Dariaei, Shahrbanoo Mansourian and Maryam Hashemi snatched three gold medals in the Sanda Competition on Wednesday morning.Dariaei beat her rival from Indonesia Moria Manalu in the final match of the 60kg.
Mansourian defeated Hergie Bacyadan in the 65kg and Maryam Hashemi beat Veronika Kohutova of Czech Republic in the 70kg.
On Wednesday afternoon, three Iranian male athletes won three gold medals.
Mohsen Mohammadseifi beat Turkey’s Ali Ay in the 70kg.
Amir Fazli defeated Dymtro Batok from Ukraine in the 85kg.
Hamidreza Gholipour bagged Iran’s sixth gold by defeating Illia Varchenia from Belarus in the 90kg.
More than 900 Wushu athletes from 73 countries competed at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Iran participated in the competition with 11 exponents.