Teacher-pupil pair shine at World Taijiquan C'ships
The Straits Times|August 28, 2024
When she was nine, Charlotte Ng learnt taijiquan from national wushu exponent Vera Tan.
Teacher-pupil pair shine at World Taijiquan C'ships

In a poignant moment eight years later, master and pupil both topped the podium on the final day of the World Taijiquan Championships at OCBC Arena on Aug 27.

Charlotte posted a score of 9.160 to finish first among the five athletes in the women's third set taijiquan (39 movements). Malaysia's Kwan Yong Xin (9.023) and American Priscilla Zou (9.010) claimed the silver and bronze respectively.

The 17-year-old student from the Singapore Sports School attributed her victory to her good execution of a 180-degree spinning kick before a one-leg landing.

She said: "Vera used to coach me and it feels quite crazy to be competing and winning alongside her.

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