WHILE wushu was marred by judging controversies in previous editions of the Sea Games, it was not the case in Manila.
Malaysian exponents gave the thumbs-up to the judges and the organisers for their professionalism as they finished their Sea Games campaign with two gold through Loh Choon How in taijiquan and taijijian and one silver from Wong Weng Son in changquan.
The Malaysian Wushu Federation (MWF) had earlier feared that there would be biased judging due to past incidents.
In 2005 in Manila, the national exponents, led by former world champion Ho Ro Bin, were victims of biased judging, losing in the final to Filipino exponents.
National coach Lim Yew Fai, who was part of the 2005 team, said the judges were fair in awarding points to the exponents this time.
‘Everyone here is happy. However, I did remind our exponents not to make mistakes on the carpet and give a reason for the judges to deduct points.
Malaysia finished third overall behind champions Indonesia (2-2-1) and the Philippines (2-1-2) in the Sea Games.