National wushu team surpasses medal target

JOLLY GOOD SHOW: The Malaysian team posing with team manager Ho Ruo Bin (fourth left) at the end of the championship in Manila last Sunday. — Photo courtesy of Jackson Ma

KUCHING: Malaysian exponents performed beyond expectations to rake in four gold, three silver and six bronze medals at the 7th Asian Junior Wushu Championship in Manila, Philippines that ended last Sunday.

They surpassed the three-gold medal target set by the Wushu Federation of Malaysia.

Tammy Tan Hui Ling got the 14-member national team, consisting of mainly debutants, to a golden start when she won the gold medal in the Girls C elementary qiangshu by scoring 9.02 points.

Ooi Say Onn followed up by capturing the Boys A 3rd set taijiquan after scoring 9.64 points and Tan Cheong Min took the Girls B nandao gold by scoring 9.45 points.

The fourth gold was delivered by Loh Ying Ting who scored 9.29 points in the Girls A daoshu event.

Ying Ting was the team’s best performer when she also collected the silver in the Girls A 3rd set changquan and bronze in the Girls A gunshu.

Cheong Min also picked up a silver when she scored 9.25 points in Girls B nanquan while Say Onn won a bronze in Boys A taijijian.

The other silver was won by Si Shin Ping who scored 9.25 points in Boys C elementary jianshu.

Meanwhile, Sarawak’s Felicia Ma Hui Qi, who was making her debut at the world junior meet, did not disappoint as she won the bronze in Girls C elementary jianshu with 9.01 points.

The state’s other national exponent, Yong Arifah Khairul Kok, failed to win any medal.

Others who won bronze medals were Fu Fung Zyun (Boys B nandao – 9.13 points), Caleb Kiran Bala (Boys C elementary gunshu) and Khaw Jun Lim (Boys A gunshu – 9.33 points).

Two years ago in Shanghai, Malaysia bagged four gold, six silver and seven bronze medals.

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Wushu juniors return with gold from Asian Championships

Gold medallists from the Asian Junior Wushu Championships in Manila: (from left) Loh Ying Ting, Tan Cheong Min, Tammy Tan Hui Ling and Ooi Say Onn. - Bernama Photo

PETALING JAYA: It’s never easy beating an exponent to the gold medal in wushu. But that was exactly what 17-year-old Ooi Say Onn did at the Asian Junior Wushu Championships, which ended in Manila on Monday.

The lanky Say Onn stunned favourite Zhao Kunrun of China to emerge victorious in Group A (aged 16-18) of the men’s taijiquan.

Even the Form Five student of SMK Chan Wa in Seremban was surprised with his achievement.

But the golden effort has given him a strong chance to compete in the World Wushu Championships, wil be held in Kuala Lumpur from Nov 1-5.

“I’m really surprised to have won because China are always very strong contenders in wushu ... it’s never easy beating them,” said Say Onn, who was representing the country for the first time.

“I guess I was just lucky because Kunrun made a crucial mistake which cost him the gold medal.

“I’m really happy with the win because this is the first time I’ve represented the country ... and also because it’s my best result so far,” added Say Onn, who also picked up a bronze in taijijian.

The bespectacled Say Onn, however, is not thinking too far ahead and is prepared to work hard to remain in the national team.

“I went to the Asian Juniors without too much expectations because my coach didn’t want me to become distracted,” said Say Onn.

“It was good advice. Although there are two more events coming up – the World Championships and SEA Games – this year, I don’t want to get ahead of myself.

“For now, I’ll just continue training hard and focus on my Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examiniation first. If they call me up, then I’ll be happy to oblige.”

Besides Say Onn, Malacca’s Loh Ying Ting also came home with a gold – winning the women’s Group A daoshu event.

Two others – Tan Cheong Min (Group B) and Tammy Tan Hui Ling (Group C) – also picked up gold medals in the women’s nandao and qiangshu respectively.

Team manager Ho Ro Bin, who was a two-time world champion in 1995 and 2005, said that although the juniors had shown their potential, “they are not be ready for this year’s world meet”.

“It was a good experience for the juniors. But we have not decided or finalised the exponents for the world meet and the SEA Games,” he said.

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Glory, glory for BJSS’ best 2012

By Y.P. SIVAM
sivam@thestar.com.my
Photos by MOHD FAIHAN GHAN



Good reason to smile: Eain Yow (left) and Ying Ting with their trophies.



Squash player Ng Eain Yow and wushu exponent Loh Ying Ting were rewarded for their outstanding results in their respective sports at the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) Excellence Awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur recently.

Eain Yow, who is from Kuala Lumpur, was awarded the Most Promising Male Athlete and the Malacca-born Ying Ting was presented with the Most Promising Female Athlete awards.

Eain Yow is considered a squash champion in the making. The youngster has been impressive in local and international age group competitions. He was happy to receive the award and was keen to justify his selection for the award.

“Of course I am excited as there are so many good sportsmen in the school. I am even more motivated now and want to win more competitions,’’ said Eain Yow.

The 15-year-old Ying Ting won the bronze medal in the Gunshu event in the Malaysia Games in Kuantan this year. She was also a gold medal winner in Group B changquan (barehands northern style) in the World Junior Wushu championships in Macau. The jovial lass said winning the award was unexpected.

“But I am happy to win the award,’’ said Ying Ting.


 

The annual excellence awards ceremony was organised by BJSS to appreciate the students who had brought glory to the country in international events.

Synchronised swimmer Emmanuelle Mah Thilda was presented with the Best All-Round Athlete award.

The Best Male Athlete award went to archer Haziq Kamarudin while diver Pandelela Rinong, who won the 10m bronze medal in the London Olympics, was named the Best Female Athlete.

Besides the duo, archer Nurul Shafiqah Hashim and divers Wendy Ng Yan Yee and Traisy Vivien also represented Malaysia in the Olympics. All five were presented with the Olympic award.
 

For school and country

 (From left) Traisy Vivien, Nurul Shafiqah Hashim, Haziq Kamaruddin and Wendy Ng Yan Yee with their awards.

Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, who presented the awards to the winners, said he was impressed with the BJSS for playing an active role in grooming athletes for the future.

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Ying Ting and Clement win gold in World Junior Wushu Championships 2012

SEPANG: Malacca already boasts one of the best wushu exponents in the world in Chai Fong Ying, who has won the world title three times and the Asian Games gold medal twice.
Should the taiji exponent decide to retire, Malacca need not fret as Loh Ying Ting will be ready to step up.
Ying Ting and Clement Thian flew the flag high with golden acts as the Malaysian wushu team returned with a 2-6-5 medal haul from the World Junior Wushu Championships, which concluded in Macau on Monday.
The 15-year-old Ying Ting took gold in the girls’ Group B changquan (barehands northern style) while 13-year-old Clement of Sarawak came out tops in the boys’ Group B nanquan (barehands southern style) events.
Ying Ting continued Malaysia’s proud tradition of winning at the world and Asian juniors. She was a double gold medallist for Malaysia at the Asian junior championships in Singapore last year in gunshu (stick) and daoshu (broadsword).

Hope of the nation: Malaysia’s wushu team showing their medals upon arrival at the LCCT after competing in the World Junior Wushu Championships in Macau on Monday. — MOHD SAHAR MISNI / The Star

Ying Ting was delighted to have pulled it off in her second attempt at the world junior meet.
There are three age groups in the world junior meet – A (16-18), B (13-15) and C (10-12). Each exponent is allowed to compete in three disciplines.
“I got one silver in daoshu and one bronze in gunshu at the last world junior meet two years ago. I finished fourth in daoshu and gunshu this time but I got a gold in changquan, which is perfect as I have to move up to the A category if I go for the next championships,” said Ying Ting, who credited her win to the dedicated coaching of Chinese coach Mao Yaji and former SEA Games champion Lim Yew Fai.
“I was selected for the back-up squad to train full-time at Bukit Jalil early this year and I’ve improved a lot. Fong Ying is an inspiration to everyone who follows wushu and I hope to be able to match her achievements one day, although our events are not the same,” said Ying Ting.
Clement, who is not from the Bukit Jalil programme, was a double medal winner as he also bagged a silver in nandao (swordplay).
“I did not expect to win the gold as this was my first world junior championships,” said Clement, who is from Kuching.
Yew Fai, who has been coaching the juniors for the last two years, was happy with the overall performance, considering half the 12-member squad were first-timers.
“We hauled in 2-1-2 at the last world junior meet in Singapore. We got more silvers and bronzes although there is only one exponent who is under our back-up programme at Bukit Jalil. This shows our juniors have the potential to go up although the standards have risen,” he said.

Keputusan Sukma 13 Julai 2012

WUSHU
Lelaki: Taijijian
Emas: Loh Choon How (WP) 9.58 mata
Perak: Khaw Hong Lim (NS) 9.49 mata
Gangsa: Ooi Say Onn (PAH) 9.46 mata
Lelaki: Gunshu
Emas: Ong Shi Chuan (MEL) 9.66 mata
Perak: Jarvis Lau Kang Wei (SAR) 9.55 mata
Gangsa: Ng Khang Ching (KED) 9.54 mata

Wanita: Gunshu
Emas: Amelia Su (SAR) 9.50 mata
Perak: Ho Jong Xian (SAR) 9.48 mata
Gangsa: Loh Ying Ting (MEL) 9.47 mata

Wanita: Qiangshu
Emas: Phoon Eyin (NS) 9.60 mata
Perak: Fong Chui Theng (PP) 9.58 mata
Gangsa: Khaw Jing Yee (NS) 9.45 mata

Lelaki: Qiangshu
Emas: Gjeblehim Bong Teck (SAR) 9.70 mata
Perak: Yeap Wai Kin (PP) 9.68 mata
Gangsa: Wong Weng Son (NS) 9.65 mata

Wanita: Nangun
Emas: Saw Chai Hui (PP) 9.52 mata
Perak: Wong Yik Yan (NS) 9.48 mata
Gangsa: Chai Fong Chin (MEL) 9.33 mata

Lelaki: Nangun
Emas: Andy Chan Song (SAR) 9.60 mata
Perak: Low Wei Yoong (SEL) 9.56 mata
Gangsa: Loh Chun Wai (NS) 9.47 mata

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SEA GAMES: Surprise gold for Cheau Xuen, Kevan

Duo stand tall after adding to team’s tally

Tai Cheau Xuen en route to winning the nandao-nangun yesterday. - Pix by IMRAN MAKHZAN

Tai Cheau Xuen is ready to emerge from the shadows of her more established national wushu teammates to be a star in her own right after winning her maiden Sea Games gold medal in Jakarta yesterday.

Kevan Cheah showed similar promise after he led a 1-2 finish in the men's nandao-nangun combined event to take wushu's contribution to national contingent's gold medal tally to three.

Former world junior champion Cheau Xuen bested teammate Diana Bong to land the women's nandao-nangun combined gold in impressive fashion.

Cheau Xuen, 20, trailed Diana by 0.02 of a point after the nandao on Saturday but had the best score of 9.65 in the nangun yesterday for a 19.35 total as a mistake by Diana saw her post 9.25 yesterday to slip down into bronze position behind Indonesia's Dessy Indri Astuti.

Cheau Xuen also finished ahead of Diana in the nanquan on Friday when she took silver as she turned in a memorable performance.

"This is my third Sea Games but first gold medal. I'm very happy to have won gold as I was not expecting it," said the reserved Cheau Xuen, who hails from Seremban.

Team manager Lim Yew Fai did the talking for the youngster instead.

"We had targeted gold in this event but from Diana and not Cheau Xuen. Diana made a mistake in her routine but luckily Cheau Xuen was there to win it for us. She had a very good performance today (yesterday)," said Yew Fai.

Kevan, 23, took advantage of a poor performance by overnight leader Wai Phyo Aung of Myanmar to post a best score of 9.70 in the nangun to walk away with gold on a 19.41 total.

Teammate Koo Chee Zhong, 21, was only 0.02 behind while Aung took bronze with 19.17 points in the four-man field.

"I was not expecting to get it though but I performed to my best today (yesterday). I am only back-up exponent so it is a surprise to have won. Two years ago, I only managed fifth," said Kevan.

Ong Shi Chuan was forced to settle for bronze in the men's daoshu-gunshu event after totalling 19.40 points, just 0.03 behind winner Achmad Hulaefi of Indonesia.

Two more gold medals will be on offer in taolu today in the men's and women's dulian before the sanshou finals in the evening.

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SEA GAMES: Breaking 50-gold Mark

Wushu exponents and synchronised swimmers shine

Wushu exponent Kevan Cheah

Syarifah Iniani Najwa in agony after failing in her attempt in the 53kg category at the Jakabaring Sports Complex yesterday .

Malaysia surged past the 50-gold mark in the Indonesia Sea Games after winning six events yesterday.

There was no surprise gold though as Malaysians prevailed in events that the nation is known to be strong in.

Starting the day with 47 gold, the Malaysian contingent added six more to stay at fourth place overall in the medals table.

In the morning, wushu got Malaysia going by bagging two gold medals.

Kevan Cheah and Tai Cheau Xuen ensured Malaysia a steady supply of gold medals from the martial art sport by delivering a gold each in the men's and women's nandao-nangun combined event respectively.

While Kevan is another new talent emerging from the wushu stable, Cheau Xuen stole the limelight by dethroning her more illustrious compatriot Diana Bong.

Then it was the turn of the women's synchronised swimmers to sparkle with a double success.

Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi and Shareen Png Hui Chuen teamed up perfectly for the women's synchronised swimming gold.

The duo then joined forces with Tan May Mei, Mandy Yeap Mun Xin, Tasha Jane Taher Ali, Emanuelle Mah Thil Da, Ling Yeo Pei and Zyanne Lee Zhien Huey to win the free routine team gold.

In cycling, Malayia's Amir Mustafa Rusli, Harrif Salleh, Adiq Husainie Othman and Akmal Amrun became the " fantastic four" of the day when they won the team pursuit gold.

Adrian Ang won the most coveted medal in bowling when he captured the Men's Masters crown for his fourth gold medal of the Games.

Adrian's success underlined the superiority of the Malaysian team who had outclassed their rivals in almost all the events.

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