Filipina jiu-jitsu bet Meggie Ochoa snags the Philippines' second gold in the 19th Asian Games, giving the country a massive boost in tying or beating its four-gold haul in 2018
MANILA, Philippines – Meggie Ochoa earned her first-ever Asian Games gold medal after ruling the women’s 48kg jiu-jitsu event at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in China on Thursday, October 5.
The 2018 Asian Games bronze medalist broke through a new milestone in her career after a masterful run in the one-day tournament, culminating in a gold-medal win via advantage over Balqees Abdulla of the United Arab Emirates. On her way to the final, Ochoa downed Odgerel Batbayar of Mongolia in the preliminaries and Nazkul Rakhayeva of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals, both via submission.
The 32-year-old veteran then prevailed over Pechrada Kacie Tan of Thailand via points, 4-2, in the semifinal match. Ochoa is the first Filipina to cop gold in the Games’ 19th edition and the second after world No. 2 pole vaulterThanks to Ochoa’s win, the Philippines now has a chance to tie or even surpass its four-gold haul in 2018, as the likes of boxer
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