KUALA LUMPUR: The national wushu exponents need to refocus for the World Championships in Texas from Nov 16-20 after the high of recent results.
They did well at the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Riyadh World Combat Games in the past month.
National coach Loh Choon How wants them to move on to the challenges ahead.
Tan Cheong Min, who won the nanquan-nandao silver in Hangzhou, later captured the gold in Riyadh while Pang Pui Yee bagged bronze in the women's jianshu-qiangshu.
"The World Combat Games was a good platform for the athletes to show their abilities. Only the best six athletes in each category were selected for the event based on their 2019 World Championship result," said Choon How.
"Cheong Min was the world champion in 2019 and at the World Combat Games, she proved that she's on the same level.
"Pui Yee competed for the first time in a world-class competition, and I'm very happy with her performance."
At the 2019 Shanghai World Championships, the national team finished sixth overall from 37 countries and returned with two gold, five silver and one bronze.
The gold medals came from Cheong Min in taolu and Chuah Shangyang (men's Xingyiquan), while the five silver were delivered by Wong Weng Soon ( men's Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu), Cheong Min (women's Nanquan) and women's team Duilian (Phoon Eyin, Loh Ting Ting and Cheong Min). The bronze medal was won by Loh Choon How (men's Taijiquan).
Choon How said the signs are positive for another good showing from the national team in the World Championships.
"This is the first World Championships since the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I expect Cheong Min and Pui Yee to be more confident following their results in Riyadh," said Choon How.
"For the other athletes, they need to take their failure to finish on the podium as a learning process and gain valuable experience."
