Tracie Ang of Malaysia settled for the silver medal with 12.550 points, while Rifda Irfanaluthfi of Indonesia grabbed the bronze medal with 12.075 points. “I am so happy now that I won a gold medal representing the Philippines,” said De Guzman, a senior at Epic Charter Home School in Dallas, Texas. Her mother, Cintamoni Dela Cruz, ruled the same event in the 1995 SEA Games in Chiang Mai and was part of the squad that emerged with a bronze medal in team event in the Jakarta SEA Games in 1997. “We were not expecting her to win (the gold medal) since this is just her first SEA Games,” said Dela Cruz. Also emerging with a gold medal Tuesday when 45 gold medals were disputed are wushu artist Agatha Won and fencer Brennan Wayne Louie.

Source: The Standard August 22, 2017 13:07 UTC