The Philippines' Asian Games golden girl Meggie Ochoa admitted having to power through all the pain and hurt.
Struggling with a flu a day before her matches and a hip injury in the semifinals, the ju-jitsu fighter hurdled all these and took home the Philippines’ second gold medal in the 19th Asiad.
The two started their bout strong, but the Filipina scored an advantage early on after securing a mount. She even attempted some submission holds against the Filipina, but it did not pan out as the latter secured the gold. Ricky Vargas, who for years was on top of Philippine amateur boxing, looked at Eumir Marcial as the team’s saving grace...
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