It was a gold medal performance for Richmond wushu standouts Bianca Go and Lissy Liu on the weekend at the 7th Traditional World Kung Fu Championships in Emeishan, China
The pair to capture gold in the Duelian (international weapon versus weapon routine) event. The girls, coached by Wang Heng, were up against 16 other entries.
The Canadian team returned home with two gold medals and five bronze.
The result capped an impressive return to competition for Go after recovering from injuries following her 10th place finish a year earlier in single straight sword at the Wushu Junior World Championships.
She will now focus on her studies at Langara, starting in January, where she is enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program. Go will also continue to train at the local Wang Heng Wushu Taichi Institute, as well as lead junior classes. She also will teach ballet and hip hop at Richmond community centres.
