Sarasadat Khademalshariah as her name is written on the table, she had secured the first place before Tuesday’s round 9 of the tournament. Her heroically chivalric conduct in agreeing in a draw against Ukrainian Natalia Zhukova on Sunday in round 8 garnered admiration and applause at home in Tehran and all hailed her conduct as comparable to that of late Iranian giant wrestler and Olympic medalist Gholamreza Takhti.
On Tuesday, Khadem lost to Wenjun only to stand in the third place with 5 out of possible 9 points. Her next match will be on Wednesday against Olga Girya from hosting Russia.
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