China's Muay Thai fighter advances to Final at Combat Games Special

Beijing - China's Wenzhong Wang edged out Ukrainian Tsotne Rogava at the 91kg Muay Thai event during the ongoing SportAccord Combat Games 2010 in Beijing on August 31, 2010. Included are on-site photos from the Olympic Sports Centre.

The SportAccord Combat Games features 13 major categories of martial arts and combat sports, both Olympic and non-Olympic, namely wushu, boxing, karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, taekwondo, wrestling, ju-jitsu, judo, sambo, sumo, kendo and Aikido. More than 1,000 fighters mostly ranked among the top 20 in their respective combat disciplines from over 66 countries and regions gather in the Olympic city for the first edition of the quadrennial event.

Zhenyu Li

China's Wenzhong Wang, left, celebrates after winning the semifinal of the men's 91kg Muay Thai event over Tsotne Rogava of Ukraine at the SportAccord Combat Games 2010 in Beijing on August 31, 2010. [Photo: Zhenyu Li]

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Zhenyu Li

China's Wenzhong Wang, right, and Tsotne Rogava of Ukraine compete during the semifinal of the men's 91kg Muay Thai event at the SportAccord Combat Games 2010 in Beijing on August 31, 2010. Wang won by a narrow margin. [Photo: Zhenyu Li]

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Zhenyu Li

China's Wenzhong Wang, left, breathes heavily after winning the battle over Ukrainian Tsotne Rogava at the 91kg Muay Thai event during the SportAccord Combat Games 2010. [Photo: Zhenyu Li]

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