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Hangzhou—Fighting hurt, but with God as her motivation, Margarita “Meggie” Ochoa delivered the Philippines’ second gold in the 19th Asian Games by defeating a familiar foe in United Arab Emirates’ Balqees Abdulla in the 48kg ju-jitsu finals at the XSL Gymnasium JJI Mat 1 here on Thursday.
Ochoa said the finale could have gone either way, but it was she who did just enough to get the nod of the judges. It was in the semifinals, though, where she got hurt in a scrambling 4-2 triumph over Thailand’s Pechrada Kacie Tan.
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