Published May 1, 2021, 4:30 PM
The five-man Philippine rowing team together with head coach Ed Mayrina (Photo from Philippine Rowing Association)
The five-man Philippine rowing team left for Tokyo, Japan early Saturday, May 1, to vie for Olympic berths in the Asia Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta set May 5 to 7.
The team composed of Melcah Jean Caballero, Joanie Delgaco, Roque Abala Jr, Zuriel Sumintac and Cris Nievarez hopes to end the two-decade-old drought in the Olympics where the last rower to qualify was Benjie Tolentino at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Caballero and Delgaco will compete in the lightweight women’s double sculls, Nievarez in men’s single sculls, and Abala and Sumintac and the lightweight men’s double sculls where three tickets in the doubles events and five in the singles will advance to the Tokyo Olympics slated late July.
Published April 19, 2021, 3:10 PM
The Philippine rowing team will vie for three berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics when they compete in the Asia Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta on May 5 to 7 in Tokyo, Japan.
Melcah Jen Caballero and Joanie Delgaco hope their golden success as a pair at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games will translate into the qualifiers when they compete in one of the three slots at stake in the lightweight women’s double sculls.
The same also holds for Cris Nievarez, a 2019 SEAG gold medalist, when he competes for one of the five tickets in the men’s single sculls.
Roque Abala Jr. and Zuriel Sumintac’s tandem will be also put to test when they battle for one of the three seats in the lightweight men’s double sculls.