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SEA Games: Agatha Wong secures gold in wushu, 2nd overall for Team PH

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/12/01/20191201-sea-games-taijiquan-gc-9294.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Agatha Wong of the Philippines performs in SEA Games women’s Taijiquan on December 1, 2019 at the World Trade Center in Pasay. Wong garnered a score of 9.67 to take home wushu gold. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE)— Agatha Wong produced an impressive display to retain the gold medal in the taolu taijiquan event of wushu Sunday morning at the World Trade Center.Wong joined John Chicano of triathlon as an early gold medal winner for the Philippines in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.Performing fifth among nine athletes, Wong garnered a score of 9.67 to set the standard.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en">Year-round training paid off for Agatha Wong. <a href="https://t.co/AJ4VmLdD1t">pic.twitter.com/AJ4VmLdD1t</a>— Camille B. Naredo || SEAG 🥴 (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/1200967841215733761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>“I didn’t really imagine anything,” said Wong after her golden performance. “I didn’t expect anything, maski na they’ve written articles about me na parang, double gold standard.”“I’m really happy na I delivered the gold, and I have no regrets for today,” she addedFinishing in second place with a score of 9.55 was Brunei’s Lachkar Basma. Vietnam’s Tran Thi Minh Huyen completed the podium, with 9.53.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/20/18/asian-games-wong-gets-phs-third-bronze">2018 Asian Games: Wong gets Philippines&#x27; third bronze</a></li></ul>Wong had also ruled the event in the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur and won bronze in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.Wong will also compete in the women’s taijijian event on December 3. She won silver in that category in Kuala Lumpur.Meanwhile, Daniel Parantac of the Philippines settled for the bronze medal in the men’s taijiquan. He performed first, and garnered a score of 9.56.He was immediately surpassed by Loh Choon How of Malaysia, who got a score of 9.68 after performing second.Another Filipino, Jones Inso, was in the running for the podium after tallying a score of 9.54. However, Brunei’s Zheng Yu Hosea Wong, who performed last, surpassed him with a score of 9.59.In other results, the Philippines failed to reach the podium in men&#x27;s changquan. Johnzenth Gajo could only finish in seventh place with a score of 9.51; Singapore&#x27;s Yong Yi Xiang (9.7), Malaysia&#x27;s Wong Weng Son (9.68), and Vietnam&#x27;s Tran Xuan Hiep (9.6) took home the medals. In men&#x27;s nandao, Thornton Sayan is currently in sixth place with a score of 9.59. The nangun portion of the event will be held tomorrow, still at Hall A at World Trade Center. For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Agatha Wong produced an impressive display to retain the gold medal in the taolu taijiquan event of wushu Sunday morning at the World Trade Center.

Agatha Wong produced an impressive display to retain the gold medal in the taolu taijiquan event of wushu Sunday morning at the World Trade Center.

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SEA Games: Agatha Wong secures gold in wushu, 2nd overall for Team PH

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Dec 01, 2019 09:55 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 01, 2019 05:46 PM PHT

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