Wushu world champion finally wins honours at SEA Games

Element of drama: Tan Cheong Min (centre) also took part in the duilian event with Loh Ying Ting (right) and Pang Pui Yee. They finished fifth. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

TAN Cheong Min executed her somersault routine to perfection to nail the first SEA Games wushu’s nanquan gold medal for herself and the country in Cambodia.

The 25-year-old glided through her performance, which included a somersault landing, effortlessly to collect 9.626 points at the Chroy Changvar Convention Centre yesterday.