PETALING JAYA: Wushu exponent Tai Cheau Xuen delivered the country’s third gold medal for a perfect end to her debut in the World Junior Championships in Bali yesterday.
Cheau Xuen came out tops in the girls’ Group A (16-18) nandao (broadsword) competition. There was also a double cheer for Malaysia with another Group A female exponent, Kimberly Goh, winning a bronze in taijijian (taiji sword).
Kimberly finished out of the medals in the taijiquan three days ago but ensured that she did not return home empty-handed when she posted a score of 9.19 to finish behind Indonesian Lindswell (9.20) and South Korean Kim Ok-jin (9.21).
Kimberly was a gold medallist in the girls’ Group B (13-15) taijiquan in the previous World Juniors in Kuala Lumpur two years ago.
The day belonged to Cheau Xuen, who earned 9.32 for her performance to secure her second gold medal in the World Juniors.