Tabugara, Wong grab silver medals in Riyadh

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Agatha Wong and Clemente Tabugara Jr. each copped a silver medal in wushu at the World Combat Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over the weekend.

Wong elicited 19.486 points for the silver in the women’s Taolu Taijiquan and Taijijian where she had identical 9.743s in finishing behind eventual winner Hu Shuting of China, who mustered a 19.533.

The effort made up for Wong’s heartbreaking efforts in last May’s Phnom Penh Southeast Asian Games where she wound up seventh and medal-less for the first time after winning five gold medals, and the recent Hangzhou Asian Games.

Tagubara, for his part, succumbed to Egyptian Elsayed Mohsen in the men’s 65kg finale, 2-0.

Jones Llabres Inso and Thornton Sayan delivered a bronze apiece in the men’s Taolu Taijiquan and Taijijian and men’s Taolu Nanquan and Nangun, respectively.

And possibly, there’s more coming from SEA Games gold winners Jenna Kaila Napolis from jiu-jitsu and Gretel de Paz from kickboxing and world champion Philip Delarmino of muay Thai.