Mandy's Asian Games medal quest falls short by a fraction
KUALA LUMPUR: Wushu exponent Mandy Cebelle Chen finished sixth in the women's taijiquan-taijijian combined event on her Asian Games debut at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall today.
Mandy Cebelle Chen, an 23-year-old wushu exponent from Malaysia, competed in the women's taijiquan-taijijian combined event at the Asian Games in Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall. Despite her best efforts, she finished sixth, missing out on a medal by a sliver of 0.007 points. Chen started the day strong, securing the joint-fifth position with Hong Kong's Juanita Mok Uen Ying, just 0.017 points behind the provisional bronze spot.
However, China's Tong Xin claimed gold after outperforming her in the afternoon sword discipline, followed by Japan's Shiho Saito taking silver and Singapore's Zeanne Law clinching bronze. Juanita Mok secured the fifth position, narrowly edging out Mandy by 0.007 points. This was another positive performance for Mandy, who has already achieved numerous accolades, including two gold medals at the 2018 World Taijiquan Championships and two silver medals at the World Taijiquan Championships.
She has also won multiple Malaysia Games (Sukma) titles and the duilian event at the Thailand SEA Games.
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