Iranian karate practitioners have managed to take a gold and a silver medal at the second SportAccord World Combat Games in Russia.On Monday, Iranian sportsman Zabihollah Poursheib exhibited an impressive performance, and overcame his Russian and Turkish rivals in his march to the final. He clinched a silver medal in the men's kumite +84 kilogram after he conceded a defeat against Atamov Shahin of Azerbaijan.
The bronze medal went to Turkish karateka Enes Erkan.
Saeed Ahmadi claimed Irans sole gold medal the mens -67kilogram kumite on Sunday.
The 25-year-old Iranian fighter stood on top of the World Combat Games podium after beating Redouan Kousseksou of Morocco in the final competition. Colombian athlete Jose Guillermo Ramirez Gutirrez grabbed the bronze medal.
The second SportAccord World Combat Games opened in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg on October 18, and will wrap up on October 26.
Fifteen Olympic and non-Olympic sports are currently on the program: aikido, boxing, fencing, judo, ju-jitsu, karate, kendo, kickboxing, Muay Thai, sambo, savate, sumo, taekwondo, wrestling, and wushu.
Thirty-two athletes are representing Iran in the competitions. A total of 1,500 athletes from 120 countries are in action across 15 sports.
Iranian sportsmen and women are competing in karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, sambo, savate, taekwondo, wrestling and wushu.
The World Combat Games, first held in Beijing in 2010, were initiated by SportAccord, the umbrella organization for both Olympic and non-Olympic international sports federations.
By Press TV
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