Asian Games: Philippines assured of at least two medals from wushu men

The Philippines is assured of at least two medals in the Asian Games after its bets ran the table in the wushu quarterfinals on Monday in Incheon, South Korea.

 

Jean Claude Saclag (men's Sanda -60 kg.) and Francisco Solis (men's Sanda -56 kg.) are bith assured of at least a bronze after dispatching their respective opponents to enter the semifinals. 

 

Saclag defeated Hendrik Tarigan of Indonesia, 2-0, while Solis fashioned out an identical result against Wong Ting Hong of Hong Kong.

 

But the the wushu team's female bet Divine Wally bowed to the host nation's Kim Hyebin, 2-0, in the women's Sanda -52 kg.

 

Saclag will try to crash the medal round against Narender Grewal of India in the semis, while Solis will battle Zhao Fuxiang of China. — JST, GMA News