PALEMBANG: Malaysia grabbed two silver and a bronze on the opening day of the wushu competition at the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games at the Jakabaring Gymnastics Stadium yesterday.
The first silver was won by Sarawakian Gjeblehim Bong Teck Fuu in the Nan Quan men’s individual after he collected 9.60 points while compatriot Kevan Cheah Peng Heng took the bronze with 9.56 points.
Iran’s Farshad Arabi picked up the gold after garnering 9.63 points. Chan Lu Yi contributed Malaysia’s second silver after scoring 9.54 points in the Taiji Quan women’s individual.
Indonesia’s Lindswell won the bronze after collecting 9.69 points while Hamideh Barkhor of Iran had to settle for the bronze when she scored 9.30 points.
Bong, 22, said he surprised himself in winning the first medal for the national wushu squad as he had not set any medal target.
“I still find it hard to believe that I won the silver. This has boosted my confidence to go for medals in the Nan Dao individual and Nan Gun individual which will be held tomorrow and the day after,” he told Bernama afterwards.
Bong said he expected a stiff fight from the Iranians but the experience would help him to go far in the sport. — Bernama