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Putting it briefly: RI’s Lindswell retains wushu world title
Lindswell Kwok (Courtesy of Wushu Indonesia)Indonesia’s top wushu athlete in women’s taijiquan, Lindswell Kwok, has won a gold medal at the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, on Sunday
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Lindswell Kwok (Courtesy of Wushu Indonesia)
Indonesia’s top wushu athlete in women’s taijiquan, Lindswell Kwok, has won a gold medal at the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, on Sunday.
Wushu, taijiquan, also known as tai-chi, is a barehanded event in the taolu discipline, which features compulsory or individual routines.
The 2017 title is the third for Lindswell after winning gold at the 2013 and 2015 editions.
In the Kazan 2017, Lindswell earned a total of 9.67 points. The silver medal went to Vietnam’s Tran Thi Khanh, while the bronze was awarded to Japan’s Saito Shiho.
The 26-year-old wushu athlete expressed her gratitude to Indonesian Wushu (WI) chief Airlangga Hartarto.
“[The victory] is a gift from me to pak Airlangga, who celebrated his 55th birthday last week,” said Lindswell, a gold medalist at the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, on Monday.
Besides the gold medal, the Indonesian team also bagged three silvers from Juwita Niza Wasni in the women’s nanquan, Hulaefi Ahmad in the men’s changquan and Marvelo Edgar Xavier in the men’s daoshu.
Indonesian Wushu head of sport development Herman Wijaya lauded Lindswell’s achievement in Russia.
“[Lindswell] had a slim chance to fail at the championships, because she has a solid fighting spirit and the dedication to do well in the sport — these were key to her success [in Russia],” said Herman.
