Day 3 of the World Wushu Championships continued the excitement in taolu and sanda. Mohammed Foroushani from Iran won gold for Iran in Men’s Nandao – an historic first – and Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong topped the podium along with China to proudly stand under their national flags.
In Sanda, Vietnam’s Thi Chinh Nguyen grabbed gold with a feisty performance on the lei tai, and Elaheh Mansourian Semiromi won her third gold WWC medal, keeping up with her golden sister Shahrbano.
Day 3’s taolu winners are:
Men’s Shuangdao
Seungjae CHO – Korea – Gold
Viacheslav KRYSKO – Ukraine – silver
Wai Keong CHIO – Macau, China – bronze
Women’s Gunshu
Xuxu LIU – Hong Kong, China – gold
Sandra KONSTANTINOVA – Russia – silver
Thi Phuong Giang HOANG – Vietnam – bronze
Men’s Nandao
Mohammad Ali Mojiri FOROUSHANI – Iran – Gold
Yung Chen HUANG – Chinese Taipei – Silver
Donghae YUN – Korea – Bronze
Women’s Nandao
Cheong Min TAN – Malaysia – Gold
Hanieh RAJABI – Iran – Silver
Darya LATISHEVA – Uzbekistan – Bronze
Men’s Gunshu
Edgar Xavier MARVELO – Indonesia – Gold
Seungjae CHO – Korea – Silver
Si Wei Jowen LIM – Singapore – Bronze
Women’s Changquan
Meng Jiao GUO – China – Gold
Yi LI – Macau, China – Silver
Zahra KIANI – Iran – Bronze
Women’s Taijiquan
Bi Ying LIANG – China – Gold
Shiho SAITO – Japan – Silver
Thi Minh Huyen TRAN – Vietnam – Bronze
