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Asian Wushu Championships:
Iran’s Kiani wins historic talou gold
Iranian Zahra Kiani made history on Friday by bagging a first individual talou gold for the country at the Asian Wushu Championships in Macao, China.
A two-time silver medalist at the Asian Games, Kiani scored 9.686 points to beat opponents from Hong Kong and Vietnam to the ultimate prize in the women’s jianshu form.
This was a second medal for the Iranian girls on Day 2 of the 10th edition of the Asian Championships.
Helia Asadian had to settle for a bronze after a 9.676-point performance in the women’s nandao event. Malaysia’s Tan Cheong Min won the gold with Uzbekistan’s Darya Latisheva taking the silver.