Beijing Olympiad/Wushu - Another silver for Malaysia

Woman exponent Chai Fong Ying added a silver in a third medal for Malaysia at the Wushu tournament Beijing 2008 this morning.

She pipped Japanese Ai Miyoka by four-hundreth of a point for second place behind China’s Cui Wenjuan in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event at the Olympics Sports Centre gymnasium.

Fong Ying scored a 9.70 in the taijijian this morning to add to her overnight 9.64 in the taijiquan for a total of 19.34, while the Chinese gold medallist was ahead with 19.69 points.

For the tournament here, the taijiquan, a soft and slow fluent movement martial art, is combined with the taijijian, which involves taijiquan and swordplay, as one event.

Yesterday, Malaysia gained two bronzes from Pui Fook Chien and Diana Bong.
The three-day wushu tournament is held in conjunction with the Olympic Games.

The medals are not counted in the Olympic tally.

A total of 10 gold medals are at stake in the tournament which is split into floor disciplines called “taolu” and combat fighting known as “sanshou”. China has won five golds, so far.

Malaysia’s seven competitors here are Ang Eng Chong (men’s changquan), Lee Yang (men’s taijiquan and taijijian combined), Lim Yew Fai (men’s jianshu and qiangshu combined), Pui Fook Chien (men’s nanquan and nangun combined), Diana Bong (women’s nanquan and nandao combined), Chai Fong Wei (women’s daoshu and gunshu combined) and Chai Fong Ying (women’s taijiquan and taijijuan combined).