| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sedigheh Daryaei Verkadeh |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | 16 May 1991 (age 33) Amol, Mazandaran, Iran |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Sport | Wushu |
| Event | Sanda |
Sedigheh Daryaei (Persian: صدیقه دریایی, born 16 May 1991 in Amol) is an Iranian wushu athlete who competes in the sanda division. From the age of 21, she managed to pursue her career in the senior Asian Wushu Championships and won her first Asian gold medal in the senior age category this year. Of course, before this important achievement, she was able to win a gold medal in 2009 in the Asian Youth Championship in Macau. 2 world championship medals are also visible in the career of Sedigheh Daryaei. She is also a member of Sepahan Club in the Iranian Wushu League and has a history of winning in these competitions.[1]
Fringe and controversy[edit]
Daryaei, who participated as a coach in the Iranian women's national wushu team selection tournament, was involved in a strange conflict between Shahrbanoo Mansourian and the family of one of the participants in this course, and was banned from participating in the tournament for three months by the wushu disciplinary committee.[2][3]
Honors[edit]
- Gold medal of the 2009 Asian Youth Championship - Macau[4]
- Gold medal of the 2012 Asian Wushu Championships - Vietnam
- Gold medal of the 2015 World Championship Seniors - Indonesia[5][6][7]
- Gold medal of the 2016 World Championship - China[8][9][10][11]
- Bronze medal of the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships - Taiwan[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sepahan won the league with authority". Mehr News Agency.
- ^ "The announcement of the controversial wushu clash". Mashreghnews.
- ^ "What was the story of the father's conflict in the selection of girls' wushu?". Shargh Daily.
- ^ "Iranian wrestlers won 3 gold medals". Jamejam.
- ^ "The best results in the history of women's wushu were achieved". Snn.
- ^ "Winning the gold medal of Sedigheh Daryaei, the female Wushu Kar Mazandarani, in the Indonesian World Championships". Irna.
- ^ "Iranian female athletes snatch 3 gold medals". Mehr News Agency.
- ^ "Sedigheh became golden". Iranwire.
- ^ "Sedigheh Daryaei, the first golden of Iran". Farsnews.
- ^ "Sedigheh Daryaei brought Iran's first gold medal". Tasnim News Agency.
- ^ "Iran's Sedigheh Daryaei Wins Gold Medal at Sanda World Cup - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency.
- ^ "Sedigheh Daryaei, a wushu player, Ameli, won a bronze medal in the Asian senior wushu competition". Kamalonline.
- ^ "Iranian wushu artists land 2nd in Asia". Mehr News Agency.
