Jakarta: Sun Peiyuan won the first gold medal of the Asian Games in Wushu to give powerhouse China a perfect start to their campaign here Sunday.
The 29-year-old clinched the men’s changquan gold with 9.75 points after impressing with his acrobatic moves at the Jakarta International Expo at Kemayoran.
Hosts Indonesia also opened their medal account with Edgar Marvelo (9.72 points) claiming silver ahead of Tsai Tsemin (9.70 points) of Taiwan. However, it was disappointment for defending champion Lee Ha-sung as the Koream finishing at poor 12th with 9.31 points.
It was a happy return to Indonesia for Sun, who won the changquan 2015 World Championship gold in Jakarta, a year after claiming the daoshu gold in the Incheon Asian Games. The Chinese are the undisputed leaders in wushu, having won 12 of the 15 world titles, including the last four.