The Malaysia DanceSport Federation, in a statement today, said the golds were obtained through Cherry Yeo, who participated in the Adult Female Solo Latin event, and Yap Wan Xin in the Youth Female Solo Latin category. Kimberly Chew contributed the bronze through the Junior ll Female Solo Latin event.

Cherry, who stole the spotlight last year after winning three gold medals at the Mallorca Dance Festival in Spain, is now ranked No 6 in the world under the Adult Female Solo Latin category.

Wan Xin, meanwhile, is now ranked top 3 in the world for the Youth Female Solo Latin category.

The world-ranking event, sanctioned by the World DanceSport Federation, from May 31 to June 2 attracted about 2500 athletes from 46 countries, including Croatia, Georgia and China.

“The success of the Malaysian DanceSport team would not have been possible without the dedicated support and expert guidance of their coaches, Chua Zjen Fong and Evon Chong, from MY DanceSport Academy.

“Their commitment to nurturing these athletes’ talents has been instrumental in achieving these remarkable results.

“Additionally, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to (youth and sports minister) Hannah Yeoh and the ministry for their generous funding and unwavering support, which has played a crucial role in enabling the team to compete on the world stage and bring pride to our nation,” read the statement.