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May 10, 2021 | 6:51 pm
MAKE it eight Filipino athletes now representing the country in the Tokyo Olympics later this year.
This, after national rowing team member Cris Nievarez earned a spot in the rescheduled Games where he will be competing in the men’s single sculls.
The welcome news was announced by the Philippine Rowing Association (PRA) on Monday after getting official communication from the World Rowing Federation.
“We are happy to share that the Philippine Rowing Association received confirmation from World Rowing that we have qualified for the Men’s Single Sculls (M1x) for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Congratulations, Cris!” wrote the PRA on its official Facebook page.
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Romanian canoeist Simona Radis, gold medalist at this year s European Under-23 and Senior Championships, was named Rising Star of December by the World Rowing Federation, according to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Wednesday. Canoeist Simona Geanina Radis, 21, was named The Rising Star of December 2020 by World Rowing Federation. Simona Radis won two gold medals this year in extremely important competitions with her colleague in the women s double rowing boat, Nicoleta Ancuta Bodnar. In September, the two sportswomen grabbed the gold at the European Under-23 Rowing Championships in Duisburg, Germany. A month later, in October, Simona Radis and Ancuta Bodnar won the gold medal at the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland, reads the Romanian Rowing Federation s release.