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Iranian wushu fighters take 5 medals in Asian Junior Championships

Monday, 18 September 2017 9:31 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 18 September 2017 9:32 AM ]

Iranian wushu practitioner Niloufar Mokhtarpour (L)

Iranian wushu practitioners have collected five medals at the ninth edition of Asian Junior Wushu Championships in South Korea.

On Sunday and the opening day of the continental sports event in Gumi City, Mohammad Reza Ja’fari tested his martial art skills and maneuvers in the boys’ 9-12-year-old category of Daoshu form, and scored 9.18 points to sit in the second slot and pick up the silver medal.

A Chinese competitor grabbed the gold medal with 9.22 points. A wushu artist from the Philippines tallied 9.17 points to get the bronze.

Zahra Botshekan also pocketed a bronze in the girls’ 9-12-year-old division of Daoshu form.

A Chinese wushu artist defeated a representative from Malaysia in the last contest, and collected the gold medal.

Furthermore, Niloufar Mokhtarpour garnered 9.19 points to claim the silver medal in the Chiangshu form of Taolu competitions, and followed a representative from Singapore with 9.20 points.

A contestant from South Korea notched up 9.19 points to collect the bronze.

Ali Shokravi also settled for the bronze medal with 9.20 points in the boys’ 12-15-year-old category of Nangun form. A wushu contestant from China was awarded the gold medal, and the silver went to a competitor from Hong Kong.

Iranian wushu practitioner Nahid Pourshabanan (L)

Additionally, Nahid Pourshabanan got 9.53 points to grab the silver in the girls’ 15-18-year-old section of Nanquan form. The young Iranian female athlete trailed a Chinese wushu fighter with 9.62 points. A competitor from Uzbekistan racked up 9.50 points to stand behind Pourshabanan.

Nanquan usually requires less flexibility and has fewer acrobatics than Changquan, but it also requires greater leg stability and power generation through leg and hip coordination.

The ninth edition of Asian Junior Wushu Championships kicked off on September 14, and will run through September 21, 2017.

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