FILE–Philippines’ Agatha Wong performs throughout the girls’s Taijijian class. INQUIRER PHOTO/ Sherwin Vardeleon
HANOI — Agatha Wong redeemed herself on Sunday displaying a kind becoming for a three-time champion that she is as she dominated the wushu girls’s taijijian within the thirty first Southeast Asian Games right here.
The 23-year-old Filipinao displayed pureness and stability utilizing a sword, an occasion she gained in 2019. Her routine proved plain for the judges amid robust performances from two hometown bets who settled for silver and bronzes, respectively.
Wong, who may solely win silver in taijiquan, scored 9.71 factors to greatest Huyan Tran Thi (9.70) and Trang Tran Thi (9.69).
It was the primary gold for the Philippines within the sport that was a conventional medal supply for the nation.
Sanda (fight) might be performed later within the afternoon with defending champion Divine Wally (48kg) main the Filipinos’ cost.
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