Phoon Eyin strikes a pose in her changquan event at the World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. She and Tai Cheau Xuen (in nanquan) each won a gold to bring Malaysia's gold medal tally to four so far. - The STAR/ Shahrul Fazry Ismail
KUALA LUMPUR: Female exponents Tai Cheau Xuen and debutant Phoon Eyin, who both hail from Seremban, rose to the occasion to help Malaysia equal their best-ever golden achievement at the World Wushu Championships at Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras on Sunday.
Cheau Xuen struck the first gold in the women's compulsory nanquan, chalking up 9.54 points to finish ahead of Russian Saulina Irina (9.52) and Australian Elizabeth Lim (8.60).
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