Teen bags gold medal in his international debut

Proving his chops: Ivan wins the men’s individual kata event at the Southeast Asia Karate Championships 2015 in Vientiane, Laos.

THERE was not much expectations on Ivan Oh to excel when he was selected to represent Malaysia in the men’s individual kata (non-combat) event of the fourth Southeast Asia (SEA) Karate Championships in Vientiane, Laos.

But the 18-year-old Penangite, who was making his international debut in the meet, stunned everybody by winning the gold medal.