11/09/2026
Wong hopes to continue her Asian Games medal streak in wushu
By Gab Ferreras
Six-time SEA Games gold medalist Agatha Wong is looking to make another podium push as she returns for her third consecutive Asian Games appearance at the 20th Asian Games, set for September 20-24 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The 28-year-old pride of Quezon City and Pangasinan is determined to bounce back from her fifth-place finish in the previous edition in Hangzhou, China, as she aims to keep her medal streak alive in the quadrennial meet.
Wong has been ramping up her preparations through a two-month training camp, which included her participation in the 4th IWUF Taolu World Cup in China alongside her fellow members of the Philippine national wushu team.
The intensive training and competition served as an important part of her build-up toward her third straight Asian Games stint, allowing her to assess her current form and techniques against some of the top best wushu athletes from Asia.
"We went from Fujian, tapos we traveled to Hainan for the World Cup. For us, the World Cup is kinda like to test where we stand before Nagoya.", Wong said in an interview with People's Journal Tonight.
Coming off a strong showing in her previous competitions, including a bronze-medal finish at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, the UERM medical student-athlete is focused on fine-tuning the final details of her preparation as she targets another podium finish in Nagoya.
"I think, more of polishing of my form and getting the body more conditioned for the competition. Yung event ko pala is women's taijiquan and taijijian combined. Yung alis namin is September 16 before ang September 20-25 na start. Were all conditioned na, are we are ready for our flight to Japan.", she added.
Aside from Wong, the Wushu Federation - Philippines will be fielding in Alexander Delos Reyes, Sandrex Gainsan, Jones Inso, Mark Anthony Polo and Mark Lester Ragay in Taolu, while Xander Alipio, Carlos Baylon, Jr., Gideon Padua and Jenifer Kilapio will bannered the Sanda team.
"Hopefully. Parang this time, okay siguro yung kalagayan ng katawan namin lahat kasi usually full of injuries pero di naman masyado.", Wong explained.
Dubbed the countryโs queen of wushu, Wong also hopes that her Asian Games stint will inspire more young Filipinos to take up the sport and pursue their own athletic dreams.
"I think its really inspiring a lot getting in sports, not only wushu. Its really a big step for Philippine sports, because this give us the opportunity to develop more athletes to become champions in the future.", Wong ended.