Pinay jiu jitsu world champ Meggie Ochoa wins ASIAD gold
Pinay jiu jitsu world champ Meggie Ochoa wins ASIAD gold;
Paris Olympian Eumir Marcial settles for silver medal
Paris Olympian Eumir Marcial settles for silver medal
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00:00 Team Philippines bagged another gold medal courtesy of Jiu-Jitsu fighter Meggie Ochoa
00:05 who won in her underwomen's 48kg event in today's 19th Asian Games action.
00:12 This and more with Dennis Principe.
00:15 Jiu-Jitsu fighter Meggie Ochoa bagged the country's second Asian Games gold medal when
00:22 she dominated the women's under 48kg class.
00:26 The 33-year-old Ochoa beat Balkis Abdullah of the United Arab Emirates via a 1-0 advantage
00:33 verdict in their battle held at the Haushan Linpo Gymnasium.
00:38 Ochoa gained the victory when she was able to get a mount over Abdullah at the 4'30"
00:44 mark.
00:45 Abdullah tried to fight back by using a triangle choke.
00:48 Ochoa kept her dominant position to secure the gold.
00:51 The win enabled Ochoa to surpass her bronze medal feat during the 2018 Asian Games in
00:57 Indonesia.
00:58 This is also the country's second Asia gold medal after Paul Volter EJ of Vienna bagged
01:04 the first gold last weekend.
01:07 Meantime, Filipino boxer Yomir Felix Marcial settled for the silver after losing in the
01:13 finals held just moments ago.
01:15 Marcial bowed to Tang Latihan Tuhe Tarbiyeke of China via a 5-0 score.
01:21 While Marcial failed to win the Asian gold, he will claim a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics
01:27 as the Asian Games is serving as an Olympic qualifier where the finalists will be given
01:32 automatic slots in next year's Olympia.
01:36 Dennis Principe for The Nation.
01:38 (upbeat music)