Iran’s medal haul at World Junior Wushu Championships hits 14
Iranian wushu practitioners have continued to deliver fine displays of athletic talents at the seventh edition of the World Junior Wushu Championships in Brazil, and been awarded six more medals to lift the country’s medal count to 14 in the event.
On Saturday, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini demonstrated a remarkable performance in the Daoshu form of the boys’ 15-18 age group, and got the gold medal.
A Malaysian competitor grabbed silver, and a wushu artist from South Korea sat in the third slot and picked up the bronze medal.
Daoshu is a form of Taolu, where the participant uses a sword as the main element of the routine.
Mehdi Khani also collected a silver medal for Iran in the Nandao form of men’s 12-15 age bracket.
Nandao is a kind of sword that is used mostly in contemporary Chinese wushu exercises and forms.
Mohammad Ali Mojiri finished second in the Nandao form of boys’ 15-18 age group as well.
Moreover, Nazanin Bazdar and Mina Panahi earned two bronze medals in the Nandao form of girls’ 12-15 and 15-18 age brackets respectively.
Zahra Botshekan scooped up a bronze in the Daoshu form of girl’s 9-12 age group.
The seventh edition of the World Junior Wushu Championships opened on July 9, and will run through July 16, 2018.
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