Kaelin Cox added to an already impressive resumé after securing a gold medal at the Pan American Kung Fu Championships in Argentina.

The 39-year-old claimed top spot on the podium after winning age group honours in the traditional other southern form competition with a polished display on the mat.

Cox was delighted to come away victorious, citing training, experience and clinical execution in front of the judges as the key to success.

“I was pretty pleased with my performance. Overall it was a strong performance, the strongest performance in my category,” he told The Royal Gazette.

“Came away with the win and that just comes from experience and training and dialling in on the competition.”

It is the fourth time Cox has savoured glory competing on the international scene this year after topping the podium in the southern first, southern broadsword and southern staff disciplines at Presidential Wushu Cup in Maryland in June.

The Pan American Kung Fu Championships is being held in conjunction with the Pan American Wushu Championships.

“This is the first time that the regional kung fu championships as well as the wushu championships are being held in the same event. Logistically it’s a bit challenging, but all of our athletes, coaches, judges and officials are ready,” said Garon Wilkinson, Bermuda Sanshou Association president, team coach and fellow athlete.

Bermuda is also being represented by Jecoa Burrows, Talia Iris, Jashae Allen-Lamontagne, Geraldine Sidders, Tristan Robinson, Yara Robinson, Krista Dyer, Michael Tristan-Burgess, Jacob Goodwin and Wilkinson, who are competing in traditional kung fu, modern wushu taolu as well as sanda.

The team is being accompanied by judges and course participants Oscar Lightbourne, Nolette Webb, Chaquita Simmons, Jason Dill, Adriano Lourenco da Silva, Burrows and Iris.

Burrows, Wilkinson, da Silva and Cox are also serving as coaches in Argentina.

“The thing about our team that is pretty unique to other teams is that our coaches are also athletes. We have judges that are athletes and judges that are coaches so it creates an interesting dynamic and makes us very busy,” Wilkinson said.