Chai Fong Ying was a picture of concentration in the Taijijian/ Taijiquan combination event in the wushu competition of the

16th Asian Games at the Nansha Gymnasium in Guangzhou today.

When it was all over, she collected 19.36 points overall to contribute Malaysia's first gold in this Asiad, much to the delight of the Malaysian camp here.

And after four days of competition, her success is seen as a positive sign to spur the other athletes in the national contingent to follow in her shoes.

"I myself cannot believe I won the gold. I am at a loss for words.

"I never expected to repeat the success I achieved in my Asian Games debut in Doha four years ago," said the 24-year-old who hails from Batu Berendam, Melaka.

Not only that, her success was witnessed by none other than Youth and Sporst Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek as well as National Sports Council director Zolkples Embong who is also Malaysia's chef-de-mission to the Guongzhou Games.

In the Taijijian discipline, Fong Ying - the World Champion in 2005 and 2007 and also gold medallist in the event at the last SEA Games in Laos -  was tied with Ai Miyaoka of Japan and Lindswell Li of Indonesia with 9.67 points.

However, Fong Ying dominated the Taijiquan discipline and scored the highest points - 9.69.

Ai Miyaoka had to settle for the silver after she collected 19.34 points overall while Taiwan's Wen Ching Ni took the bronze (19.33 points).

Another Malaysian exponent in the event, Ng Shin Yi, had to be satisfied with fifth position after collecting 19.22 points overall.

Prior to coming to Guongzhou, the national wushu squad had undergone two months of intensive training in Fuzhou, China.

- Bernama