Iran wushu athlete enters final
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:21:39 GMT
Iran's female wushu athlete Razieh Tahmasbi has advanced to the final of the Fourth World Sanshou Cup tournament in Harbin, China.
Tahmasbi won a 2-0 victory over her Brazilian rival in the women's 56 kilogram category on Friday.
The Iranian athlete must now compete with her Chinese opponent who managed to beat the Russian entrant on the same day.
Iran's Farzaneh Dehqan took the bronze medal when she lost to her Chinese rival in the under 52 kilogram category.
Another Iranian Hamid-Reza Qolipour was also defeated 2-0 by his Chinese opponent in the under 80 kilogram class and will now meet another athlete for the silver medal.
The final matches are scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday.
Only the sanshou athletes who had qualified in the Ninth World wushu competition are allowed to participate in the three-day world sanshou competition September 19-21.
As many as 71 wushu masters from 26 countries and regions including Russia, Iran, Brazil, the Philippines, China and Macao SAR are participating in the biennial event.