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World Junior Wushu Championships:
Sanda success as Iranians snatch double golds on Day 4
Representing the country in the 56kg – children event, Ali Rezaei defeated an opponent from Laos to walk away with the ultimate prize, while Amirreza Salar came out victorious over Shun Yat Leung of Hong Kong in the 45kg final for Iran’s second gold in the same age-group.
Meanwhile, Ali Miri had to settle for a runner-up finish in the 80kg – junior category following a final defeat against Egyptian Youssef Karim Adel Taha.
Further sanda success awaits the country after seven Iranian boys and girls secured a place in the final showpiece of their respective weight classes on Sunday.
Saghar Hosseinzadeh, Yekta Adibi, and Diana Rahimi will chase a gold in the girls’ finals, with Alireza Zamani, Amirhesam Mohammadi, Abolfazl Asadi, and Soroush Haji Mash’hadi going for glory in the boys’ contests.
Elsewhere, Iranian girl Sana Chak bagged a third talou medal in the competitions, scoring 8.803 points for the nanquan silver.
Arsham Khalilpour also finished his campaign with a talou silver, courtesy of an 8.430-point performance in the boys’ jianshu event.
Ramtin Siahmoshtei took his personal haul to three medals with a bronze in the boys’ nanquan contest, while Zahra Botshekan finished third in the women’s final of the same talou event.