High-flying Weng Son claims another podium finish


Great effort: Wong Weng Son (left) claimed silver in the men’s qianshu event. Together with him are gold medallist Zhang Qingchun (centre) of China and silver medallist Mohd Daffa of Indonesia.

PETALING JAYA: Newly crowned changquan world champion Wong Weng Son continues to fly high in Fort Worth, Texas, achieving a historic feat for the Malaysian wushu team with his second medal in as many days at the World Championships.

The 31-year-old bagged silver in the men’s qiangshu (spear) event with a power-packed performance, scoring 9.800 points.

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