Wong determinado sa medalya
NAGOYA, Japan — Sasalang si Philippine wushu queen Agatha Chrystenzen Wong sa aksyon ngayong araw sa 20th Asian Games dito.
Determinado ang six-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist na makapagbigay ng medalya para sa Team Philippines sa kanyang pagsabak sa women’s taijiquan at taijijian events sa Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall.
“My goal is simple. I just want to stand on that podium again,” wika ni Wong. “I’ve worked for years to refine every movement, every transition. This is the moment I’ve been preparing for.”
Haharang sa misyon ni Wong si defending Asian Games champion Tong Xin ng China bukod kina Basma Lachkar ng Brunei at 2022 Hangzhou Asian silver medalist Shiho Saito ng host Japan.
Lalaban din para sa medalya ang mga elite contenders mula sa Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand at Pakistan.
Nag-uwi ang 28-anyos na medicine student ng UERM ng bronze medal sa 2018 Asian Games sa Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia matapos ang kanyang third-place finish sa 2016 World Cup sa Fuzhou.
Ngunit nabokya siya sa 2022 Asiad sa Hangzhou, China.
“There were days I felt overwhelmed, juggling classes and training,” ani Wong. “But those difficult days also reminded me why I love this sport. They pushed me to stay focused and fight for this chance.”
Maliban kay Wong, sasalang din sina Sandrex Gainsan at Mark Anthony Polo sa men’s changquan finals, habang haharapin ni Jenifer Kilapio si Tharisa Dea Florentina ng Indonesia sa women’s sanda 52kg quarterfinals.
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