KUALA LUMPUR: National wushu athlete Lee Jia Rong secured an unprecedented fourth gold medal for Malaysia at the 17th World Wushu Championships in Brasilia, Brazil, on Saturday.
Competing in the Daoshu event, Jia Rong scored 9.776 points to clinch her first individual gold at the tournament.
Despite tying on points with Hong Kong’s Michelle Yeung, she was awarded first place due to a higher degree of difficulty in her routine.
It was Jia Rong’s second medal at the championship, adding to the bronze she won in the Gunshu event earlier.
Malaysia’s three other gold medals came from Tan Cheong Min in the women’s Nangun event, and Si Shin Peng in the men’s Jianshu event on Friday, and Shin Peng in the Qiangshu event on Thursday.