KUCHING: Walid Lachkar has achieved a feat that no other Brunei wushu athlete has ever accomplished in the history of the Malaysia Games (Sukma).
The exponent clinched Brunei's first-ever wushu gold medal in men's daoshu in the 21st edition of the Games here today.
In the wushu action at the SSC Wushu Hall here, the 19-year-old was clearly in a class of his own, accumulating 9.613 points to bag the historic wushu gold.
"I feel happy because not only is it the first gold medal for Brunei in Sukma 2024, but it's also my country's first-ever in wushu in Sukma.
"Since we (wushu) are the first sport to compete, I hope my compatriots will do their best in other sports," he said.
Melaka's Lee Ronn (9.593 points) took silver, while Kwan Yin Jie (9.590 points) settled for bronze.
Commenting on his performance, Walid, who is making his second Sukma appearance, said: "I think I did well, but I feel like there's still more room for improvement. I hope I can continue to improve."
Meanwhile, Melaka's Wong Kai Xin bagged the women's daoshu gold medal after scoring 9.600 points to leave Penang's Coleen Cheah Weiqi (9.586 points) and Johor's Lee Jia Rong (9.520 points) to settle for silver and bronze respectively.
Wushu offers 28 gold medals, and the three-day competition ends tomorrow. – BERNAMA