South Pars ranks 1st in Iran’s International Pars Cup Wushu Championships
Iranian wushu club South Pars has clinched title at the seventh edition of International Pars Cup Wushu Championships, which were held in Iran’s northeastern province of Golestan.
On Sunday and the final day of the contests at Imam Khomeini Sports Hall in Gorgan, located approximately 400 kilometers (250 miles) northeast of the capital Tehran, South Pars took the top honor, having collected fourteen gold, four silver and one bronze medals.
Golestan finished in the second place with five gold, eight silver and one bronze medals.
India received three silver and one bronze medals to land in the third spot.
The seventh edition of International Pars Cup Wushu Championships kicked off in Gorgan, Iran, on June 23 and finished on June 25, 2018.
The international tournament brought together dozens of coaches and competitors from Afghanistan, Armenia, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sweden and Vietnam.
The tournament was divided into two competition categories of Taolu and Sanda.
Sanda, sometimes called Sanshou or Lei tai, has all the combat aspects of wushu, but includes many more grappling techniques.
Athletes were in action in Changquan, Nanquan, Taijiquan, Daoshu, Jianshu, Chiangshu, Gunshu, Nanquan and Taijijian forms of Taolu.
Nanquan usually requires less flexibility and has fewer acrobatics than Changquan, but it also requires greater leg stability and power generation through leg and hip coordination.
Jianshu is a form of Taolu, where the participant uses a sword as the main element of the routine.
Gunshu is a form of wushu where the participant uses a staff as the main element of the routine.
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