Oldest Malaysian athlete bags two gold medals in chess

Choo Min Wang (left) playing against his Indonesian opponent. Choo won the gold in chess men’s standard B2/B3 as well as the team event. - Bernama Photo

NAYPYITAW: Seventy-four-year-old Choo Min Wang was the toast of the national contingent when he delivered two gold medals at the 7th Asean Para Games.

He never expected that the confidence his friend and national paralympic chess squad coach Abdul Latiff Mohamad had in him would pay off.