Even after winning the gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games’ Women’s Wushu Taijiquan event last Sunday, Agatha Wong’s only aim was consistency.
This, as the 21-year-old was set to compete in the Women’s Taijijian category two days later.
Tuesday came and Wong performed, and once again wowed the pro-Filipino crowd that trooped to the World Trade Center. However, she herself felt unsatisfied with her outing.
“For me, parang hindi ko na-meet ‘yung expectations ko sa form,” said the product of Saint Benilde.
Still, Wong — who performed fourth among the nine-woman field — feels extremely happy with the results. She netted 9.65 points, and that proved enough for her to snag the gold medal.
“But results-wise, I’m really happy,” she said. “I’m still trying to think na nanalo ba talaga ako?
“I’ve been through so much, and I’m very grateful to get this opportunity talaga.”
Wong has now struck two golds in this year’s Games after settling for just a silver in Taijijian and a gold also in the Taijiquan in the 2017 edition of the meet held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Asked if the retirement of 2017 Women’s Wushu Taijijian gold medalist Lindswell Kwok made her believe that she has a better chance this year, the soft-spoken Wong said otherwise.
“No. Sa wushu, you’re not always going to be consistent with your world rankings or regional rankings. Every year, we have to really train hard just to retain ‘yung kailangan naming level for this year.
“When Lindswell retired, alam kong meron pa akong ibang kalaban na mas matindi like Vietnam, Japan. Hindi lang si Lindswell maski siya lagi ang nananalo,” she said.
Now that she has reigned victorious in this campaign of hers, people asked: what’s next for Agatha Wong?
“Mag-hibernate na ako. Medyo marami na akong pinagdaanan this year.”
