Wong wins Malaysia’s first gold at World Wushu Championships


PETALING JAYA: Wong Weng Son rose to the occasion in the year's final tournament, delivering the first gold for Malaysia at the World Wushu Championships in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday (Nov 19).

After enduring disappointments in the Cambodia SEA Games (May), Hangzhou Asian Games (Sept) and World Combat Games in Saudi Arabia (Oct), the Seremban-born exponent struck gold in the men's changquan event.

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