[HOMESTRETCH] Grace below strain: Agatha Wong’s wushu journey

The six-time SEA Video games gold medalist talks about her experiences and the teachings she has discovered

MANILA, Philippines – Get to know this Philippine icon of wushu – from successful six SEA Video games gold medals to juggling medical college and coaching.

Present host Pato Gregorio sits down with Agatha, contemporary from her sixth gold on the 2025 SEA Video games in Bangkok, Thailand. She appears again into how she began within the sport, and the way she has been balancing being a nationwide athlete and finding out to change into a health care provider.

On this episode, we be taught to understand wushu via Agatha’s eyes — that this sport just isn’t solely about athleticism but additionally as an artwork. 

Homestretch goals to inform the tales of people that encourage us with their struggles and triumphs, and the locations that assist outline our spirit as a nation.

Watch on Sunday, January 25, at 8 pm on Rappler’s YouTube channel. – Rappler.com