Iranian duo among IWUF annual winners
Two Iranian wushu practitioners picked up the prize in their respective categories in the IWUF Athlete of the Year 2024.
The winners were decided through a voting by the wushu fans on the official website of the international governing body of the sport.
Iranian girl Zahra Kiani was named the Female Talou Athlete of the Year, after grabbing a maiden talou gold for the country in last September’s 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.
Meanwhile, Amirhesam Mohammadi was voted the Sanda Rising Star of the Year.
The Iranian prodigy defeated Genea Elyos Silaban of Indonesia in the final showpiece to walk away with the gold medal in the boys’ junior 52kg contests to help the country win the sanda team title at the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, last September.