Asian Games 2018: Agatha Wong gets third bronze medal for PHL

The Philippines bagged its third medal from the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, Monday morning.

Agatha Wong scored 9.68 in the taijiquan competition and another 9.68 in the taijijian competition.

Her performance with a total score of 19.36 earned her a bronze medal for the women's Taijiquan & Taijijian All-Round competition.

#PSCAsiadUpdates: Agatha Wong scores 9.68 points in the Women's Taijijian to give the Philippines its third bronze medal in #AsianGames2018.#LabanAtletangPilipino #TeamPHIsaAsianGames2018 #parasainangbayan pic.twitter.com/lFC6Dfkvnd

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) August 20, 2018

A martial arts website said taijijian is "a straight, double-edged sword that's often decorated with a colorful tassel at the bottom of the pommel" and is used in taijiquan, a form of martial arts from China.

Lindswell Lindswell from host country Indonesia scored 19.50 to win the gold, while Hong Kong's Juanita Mok Uen Ying bagged the silver with a score of 19.42.

Wong also bagged gold and silver medals in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. — LA, GMA News