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Meggie Ochoa clinches PH's 2nd Asiad gold

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Meggie Ochoa during the gold medal match in the 19th Asian Games. PSC/POC Pool" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/10/05/20231005-meggie-ochoa-pool.jpg"/><figcaption>Meggie Ochoa during the gold medal match in the 19th Asian Games. PSC/POC Pool</figcaption></figure></div>(2nd UPDATE) Jiu-jitsu fighter Margarita &quot;Meggie&quot; Ochoa won the Philippines&#x27; second gold medal in the 19th Asian Games on Thursday at the XSL Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.The Filipina pride, who pulled off a comeback from her previous Asiad appearance, defeated Abdulla Balqees of the United Arab Emirates on points during the gold medal round of the women&#x27;s under-48kg Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition.Ochoa emerged as the victor on advantage after securing a superior position against Abdulla.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/04/22/ochoa-custodio-bag-gold-medals-in-jiu-jitsu-world-tilt">Ochoa, Custodio bag gold medals in 2022 JJIF Jiu-Jitsu World Championships</a></li></ul>On her way to the finals, she beat Mongolia&#x27;s Odgerel Baybayar, Kazahkstan&#x27;s Nazgul Rakhayeva and Thailand&#x27;s Kacie Tan.Ochoa, who settled for a bronze in the 2018 edition of the Games, burst into tears after being announced as the winner.It was the Philippines&#x27; second gold medal after EJ Obiena ruled the Asiad pole vault tournament.&quot;Sobrang overwhelming kasi ang daming nangyari. As in hanggang kahapon may trangkaso ako. Akala ko hindi ko na kaya,&quot; a teary-eyed Ochoa said in an interview on ONE Sports.&quot;Ang dami kong ininom na gamot para lang makalaban.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/13/18/filipina-grappler-meggie-ochoa-bags-gold-in-london">Filipina grappler Meggie Ochoa bags gold in London</a></li></ul>She said most of her teammates faced the same predicament during the Asiad.&quot;Maraming nagkasakit sa team, may mga na-injure din, maraming nag-struggle ng sobra. Pero once na lumaban ka, sulit naman lahat,&quot; said Ochoa, a two-time world champion.The golden finish was an addition to Ochoa&#x27;s numerous achievements in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu which includes a gold medal from the 2023 Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championships, two world titles, two Southeast Asian Games gold medals, and an Asian Indoor Games gold.But winning the Asiad is something special to Ochoa.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/sports/03/16/23/remarkable-women-jiu-jitsu-champ-meggie-ochoa">Remarkable Women: Jiu-jitsu champ Meggie Ochoa</a></li></ul>&quot;Iba ito e, Asian Games. Napakaimportante nito para sa bansa so sobrang laking bagay na nagawa ko ito,&quot; she said.&quot;(Ibinibigay ko ito) No. 1 para sa Diyos kasi hinumble niya ako, He allowed me to experience adversity para sa Kanya ako mag-depend. Sobrang nag-depend ako sa Kanya, almost the whole time nagdadasal ako, para sa Kanya talaga ito.&quot; Her teammate Marc Alexander Lim, meanwhile, failed to nab a bronze medal for the Philippines in the men&#x27;s 62kg category.Lim overpowered Darkhan Nortayev of Kazakhstan in the repechage before bowing to another Kazakh Mansur Khabibulla in the semifinals.

(2nd UPDATE) Jiu-jitsu fighter Margarita 'Meggie' Ochoa won the Philippines' second gold medal in the 19th Asian Games on Thursday at the XSL Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.