-- Zahra Karimi claimed a gold medal in the Wushu Competition’s Sanshou [combat] event of the World Games 2009 on Thursday
The Iranian woman defeated Mariane Mariano from the Philippines 2-1 in the 60 kg category in her first game. Karimi then beat KAO Yu Chuan from Taiwan 2-0 and won the gold
Farshad Arabi, another Iranian athlete, won the silver medal of the Taolu Nanquan & Nangun on Friday. He finished second with 9.75 points behind Peng Wei Chua from Taiwan who scored 9.80
The World Games of 2009 takes place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from July 16 to 26