MANILA: It’s a first medal and a gold as wushu exponent Loh Choon How won the men’s taijiquan event to give Malaysia a perfect start at the Philippines SEA Games.

Sixteen-year-old Kanthida Saengsin has produced the first gold medal for Thailand at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympics, beating Safia Salih of Morocco 10-6 in the final round of taekwondo girls-under 55kg on Wednesday.