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.

The 26-year-old scored 9.680 to take the gold ahead of Brunei’s Hosea Zheng, who finished with 9.590.

Two-time former SEA Games champion Daniel Parantac settled for bronze for the Philippines with 9.560.