Brunei Darussalam wushu exponent Yee Sean Lim secured a bronze medal in the Girl’s Taijijian ‘A’ event during the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex yesterday.
The wushu sensation amassed a total of 9.083 points behind eventual gold medallist China’s Yilin Zhang who posted a score of 9.243 points and silver medallist Chinese Taipei’s Yu Tzu Liu who managed 9.150 points.
Yee, who took bronze in the Girl’s Taichi Sword event during the previous edition in Tangerang, Indonesia two years ago, added to her country’s overall medal tally of three gold medals, three silver and one bronze.
Her podium finish ensured the country’s consistent showing in the championship having won a medal every day since it was opened last Wednesday.
Meanwhile in the Boy’s Nangun ‘A’ event, Abel Wee Yuen Lim finished ninth out of 19 entrants while Quintus Ming Jun Yii was placed fifth in Boy’s Nangun ‘B’. In the afternoon session, Walid Lachkar competed in the Boy’s Gunshu ‘A’ event and finished in seventh spot. – Fadhil Yunus
