HANGZHOU - Jones Inso answered the call for wushu as he bagged a bronze medal in the men's taijiquan-taijijan event of the 19th Asian Games on Monday.
The native of La Trinidad, Benguet achieved a podium finish by tallying 9.470 in the swordplay discipline and 9.746 points in the barehand taijiquan for a combined 19.216.
The bronze finish somehow atoned for the early exit of top wushu prospet Agatha Wong in the same event for women on Sunday.
Gao Haonan of China took home the gold with a combined output of 19.666 points, while the silver went to Hui Tak Yan of Hong Kong (19.494).
Inso missed out on a podium finish in the last Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, an outcome that motivated him to do even better in the Asiad.
“Pinag-igihan ko ang training ko. Binalikan ko mga past performances ko, and today naka-bronze nga tayo,” said Inso, a mechanical engineer.
After the Asiad, Inso is next setting his sight in the World Combat Games and the World Wushu Championship.
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