Joanie Delgaco will be the Philippines’ first female rower in the Olympics as the Philippines celebrates its 100th year participating in the Summer Games.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/results-joanie-delgaco-final-world-rowing-asian-oceanian-qualification-regatta-korea-april-21-2024/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/results-joanie-delgaco-final-world-rowing-asian-oceanian-qualification-regatta-korea-april-21-2024/
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Joni Delgajo will be the Philippines' first female rower in the Olympics, as the Philippines
00:05celebrates its 100th year participating in the Summer Games.
00:09Delgajo placed 4th in the Final A of the Women's Single Skulls in the world-growing Asian and
00:14Oceanian Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea on Sunday, April 21.
00:19Clocking 7 minutes and 49.39 seconds as she secures one of the five Paris berths up for
00:25grabs in the event.
00:26Overall, Delgajo becomes the fourth Filipino rower to qualify for the Olympics after Edgardo
00:31Meirina at the 1988 Seoul Games, Benjamin Tolentino Jr. in the 2000 Sydney Games, and
00:37Chris Nievares for the 2022 Tokyo Games.
00:40She joins Paul Volter, E.J. Obiena, Jim Nass, Carlos Yulo, Aleja Finnegan, and Levijung
00:46Ruvivar, boxers Yumir Marshal, Nesty Pateso, and Ira Villegas, and weightlifters Elrin
00:51Ando, John Ceniza, and Vanessa Sarno in Paris.