President Rouhani congratulates Iran wushu squad's victory

President Rouhani expressed gratitude in a message to the country’s wushu practitioners along with coaches and technical staff for their hard work which led them to be crowned the champs at the Sanda (sparring) discipline of the international event.

For the first time, the Iranian squad managed to end dominance of the Chinese athletes in Sanda and grabbed the first position at the Gymnastics Palace of Universiade Village in the western Russian city of Kazan.

China was the world champion in wushu during the past 13 rounds of the games.

This is the first time that another team has succeeded to win the title in Sanda discipline.

Competitive wushu is composed of two disciplines: Taolu (forms) and Sanda (sparring).

The Iranian male and female wushu athletes snatched seven gold and one silver medals to finish in the first place of the prestigious tournament.

China (with seven gold medals) and Russia (with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals) ranked second and third respectively.

However, in both Sanda and Taolu disciplines, the Iranian national team ranked second behind China after bagging eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

The 14th edition of World Wushu Championships kicked off on September 27, and concluded on October 3, 2017 in the city of Kazan.

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