Golden homecoming for Angie

National muay thai athlete Yan Jia Chi in action in the women’s individual waikru final event during the 33rd SEA Games at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok yesterday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

BANGKOK: She stayed away from her family in Sabah for a whole year to hone her technique in Thailand.

And it paid off handsomely. Muay thai exponent Angie Yan Jia Chi (pic) not only delivered gold for Malaysia, she even stunned world champion Thongduang Thanawan in the final, scoring 9.33 points to take the women’s wai kru (non sparring) gold at Lumpini Stadium yesterday.