Bryan beats the odds to win Asian gold, the nation’s first after 20 years

Fine run: Bryan Ti Kai Jie strikes a pose en route to winning the nanquan gold for Melaka at the Sarawak Sukma last month. Yesterday, he won gold in the same event at the Asian Wushu Championships in Macau. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

PETALING JAYA: From a Malaysia Games (Sukma) gold medallist to an Asian champion, wushu exponent Bryan Ti Kai Jie is having the time of his life.

The 20-year-old Bryan may have been a last minute inclusion but he made an instant impact by striking gold for Malaysia at the Asian Championships in Macau yesterday.