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    Ken’s World team bronze, shared with two Malaysian team-mates

    Chin Ken Haw, Augustine Linggi Randy Owen A. and Yeap Zhi Bin won bronze for Malaysia in Male Team Under 30 at the 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. They shared the podium on 19 September in Chuncheon, South Korea.

    Chuncheon, South Korea · 16–20 September 2026

    World Championship moments

    Two athletes in white jackets and coloured trousers balance with one knee lifted on the competition floor.
    A pair moves together at the 2026 World Poomsae Championships. WTA archive.
    An athlete is airborne above the competition mat, with one leg extended in a kick.
    An airborne kick at the 2026 World Poomsae Championships. WTA archive.

    Three athletes, one team result

    In team Poomsae, athletes perform taekwondo patterns together. All three athletes share the result for Malaysia.

    Ken is part of a younger generation at WTA than Jin Kun, Sara Yap and Kok Jun Ee. His bronze connects those earlier national-team stories to the 2026 World Championships.

    A connection across WTA generations

    WTA’s early seniors trained under Grandmaster Eng-Sin Tan, helped teach and rehearsed demonstrations before they joined national Poomsae training.

    Athletes and coaches from other clubs also contributed to Malaysia’s team in Chuncheon.

    Early WTA training history: Jin Kun Yong’s October 2026 account.

    Four WTA students in three age divisions

    WTA’s championship message named four students representing Malaysia: Chin Ken Haw in senior, Wong Jia Ying in junior, and Chung Ming Ya and Mah Qing En in cadet.

    On 16 September, Wong Jia Ying met Mexico’s Brisa A. ALEKC HERNAN in the Female Junior round of 64. Jia Ying scored 8.690; her opponent advanced with 8.980.

    Athletes perform on blue and red mats at the World Poomsae Championships.
    A competition moment from the 2026 World Poomsae Championships. WTA archive.
    A competitor in a white jacket and dark trousers holds a wide stance on the blue competition mat.
    A moment on the mat at World Poomsae 2026. WTA archive.

    Malaysia’s four podium results

    Malaysia finished with one silver and three bronzes across four categories. An athlete can appear in more than one category.

    Ester Salimun earned silver on the opening day. Cheong Pui Kei and Chew Wei Yan followed with pair bronze, before Ken’s Male Team Under 30 entry added bronze. Chew Wei Yan also reached the Male Under 40 podium on the final day.

    Malaysia had 20 category entries: 12 individual, four pair and four team. This is a count of entries across the programme, rather than the number of different athletes.

    Malaysia · 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, Chuncheon
    DateCategoryMalaysian athlete or teamResultOfficial result
    16 September 2026Female Under 50Ester SalimunSilverWorld Taekwondo · PDF p.5
    18 September 2026Pair Under 50Cheong Pui Kei, Chew Wei YanBronzeWorld Taekwondo · PDF p.5
    19 September 2026Male Team Under 30Chin Ken Haw, Augustine Linggi Randy Owen A., Yeap Zhi BinBronzeWorld Taekwondo · PDF p.5
    20 September 2026Male Under 40Chew Wei YanBronzeWorld Taekwondo · PDF p.1

    Read the official results

    Each podium entry links to its page in World Taekwondo’s daily medallist books. Those records also show the other countries and categories from the day.