TEHRAN - Iranian female wushu practitioners have struck two medals at Chengdu World Games in China. 
On Tuesday, the Iranian Wushu athletes claimed a gold and a bronze medal in the 70 and 60 kg weight categories in the event.
On the fifth day of the Chengdu World Games, Yaseman Bagherzadeh took the honors after beating her Chinese opponent in the final contest of women’s minus 70-kilogram category of the Sanda section.
Earlier on Monday, Bagherzadeh had overcome a representative from Bermuda to march into the title showpiece.
In 60 kg category, Soheila Mansouriyan collected the bronze medal in the women’s minus 60-kilogram section with a 2-0 victory over her opponent from Hong Kong.
Sanda, sometimes called Sanshou or Lei tai, has all the combat aspects of wushu, but includes many more grappling techniques.