Veteran wushu Filipino bet Benjie Rivera claimed his first gold medal after eight years in the 12th World Wushu Championships on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Baguio City native, a gold medal winner in Sanda World Cup, delivered a rousing performance against Vietnamese Hoang Hong Tu for the gold in the 52kg sanshou finals.

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