Iran unveils wushu lineups for world, ISG events
The Wushu Federation of Iran announced the country’s squads for the upcoming two major events.
Iran will be represented by 13 contestants at the 17th edition of the World Championships – starting Sunday in Brasília, Brazil – with six Iranians vying for glory across the men’s and women’s sanda events at the sixth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games, when the multi-sport event kicks off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 7.
Shoja Panahi (65kg), Erfan Moharrami (70kg), five-time world champion Mohsen Mohammadseifi (75kg), Soheil Mousavi (80kg), and Mahdi Moradi (90kg) will participate in the men’s sanda contests, as Iran will be back in the world showpiece for the first time since 2019, having missed out on the previous edition in Fort Worth, Texas after being denied entry visas by the United States.
Shahin Banitalebi – a gold medalist at The World Games earlier in August – Mostafa Hassanzadeh, and Abolfazl Qarebaghi will compete across different men’s taolu events in the Brazilian capital, with Asian gold medalist Zahra Kiani and Helia Asadian part of the women’s draw.
Mansourian sisters, Sharbanou (75kg) and Soheila (70kg), will be joined by Sediqeh Daryaei (65kg) in the women’s sanda in Brasilia.
Meanwhile, Moharrami will be back in action in Riyadh, with Amirhossein Hemmati (60kg) and Farbod Taleshi (85kg) completing the Iranian three-man squad in the Saudi capital.
Mansourian sisters will also chase glory in Riyadh, where Sara Shafiei will compete in the 56kg class.