Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) student, Wong Weng Ian helped Macao win its second gold medal by coming out on top in a wushu event at the inaugural Student (Youth) Games yesterday.
She took part in the university division of the women’s optional qiang (spear) competition and bagged gold with a score of 9.663 – a difference of just 0.003 compared to the runner-up from Jiangxi province.
In an interview with TDM after the event, Wong said, “I think I performed very well.”
She added: “This competition was preparation or a test for myself for the (upcoming) World Championships. I didn’t think too much about it. My hope was simply to bring out what I had practised into my performance”
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Wong is a rising talent, having won two silver medals at the 31st World University Games earlier this year in wushu – a codified exhibition sport based on Chinese martial arts.
Macao has two gold medals at the games so far, with swimmer Lancy Chen winning the first one in the 50m breaststroke.
The inaugural Student (Youth) Games are currently taking place in Guangxi province between 5 to 15 of November. Macao has sent a team of 174 to take part in 17 events.
Overall, the ten-day sports competition features more than 20,000 participants who are taking part in 57 competitions that are held in a host of venues across Guangxi.
