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Asian Junior Wushu Championships:
Iran’s Siahmoshtei grabs taolu gold, Ramian bags bronze
Iran collected a couple of taolu medals through Ramtin Siahmoshtei and Saba Ramian on the first day of the 12th Asian Junior Wushu Championships in Jiangyin, China.
Siahmoshtei – a world gold and silver medalist last year – tallied 9.253 points to beat opponents from Vietnam and Indonesia to the ultimate prize in the men’s nanquan contest on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Iranian girl Ramian had to settle for a third-spot finish in the nanquan event, courtesy of a 9.236-point performance.
Hasti Askari, Narges Shahbazi, Younes Khodaei, Mohammadreza Madadi, and Mohammad-Taha Sadri were the other Iranians competing across different taolu categories on Saturday, but missed out on podium finish.