Wushu artist Jones Inso delivers Philppines' second bronze medal in Asian Games 2023
Filipino wushu artist Jones Inso delivered the country's second bronze medal after finishing third in the men's taijiquan and taijijian all-round in the 19th Asian Games on Monday in Hangzhou, China.
Inso collected 9.746 in taijiquan and 9.740 in taijijian for an overall finish of 19.486 behind gold medalist Haonan Gao of host China, who put together 19.666 points off 9.830 and 9.836 in the two disciplines.
Hong Kong's Tak Yan Samuei Hui, meanwhile, copped the silver with a combined score of 19.493.
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— Philippine Olympic Committee - POC (@OlympicPHI) September 25, 2023
Our 2nd Bronze medal courtesy of Jones Inso, WUSHU Men's Taijijian!????
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This is the Philippines' second overall medal in the Asiad after taekwondo ace Patrick King Perez also snared a bronze in the men's individual poomsae on Sunday night.
As of writing, China leads the medal race with 32 golds, 13 silvers, and five bronzes followed by South Korea and Uzbekistan.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News