KUCHING – Melaka wushu athlete Bryan Ti Kai Jie’s agile and neat movements in the men’s nanquan event enabled him to carve a name in the history of the Malaysia Games (Sukma) 2024 after winning the first gold medal of the 21st edition championship today.
It is also Melaka’s first gold at the biennial sports games.
In the final which took place at the SSC Wushu Hall, Petra Jaya here, the 20-year-old athlete collected the highest score of 9,600 to overcome 16 other challengers.
The silver medal went to Foo Mun Fei of Perak while the home athlete Fung Tai Leong had to settle for bronze after both shared 9,560 points.
Wushu, a sport that combines elements of martial arts and aesthetics movements, offered a total of 28 gold medals over three days of competition starting today. – August 14, 2024