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Nievarez keeps Olympic hopes alive, two PH rowing duos out of contention
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 6) – Cris Nievarez remains the lone Filipino rower in the hunt for a Tokyo Olympics berth in the 2021 World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Olympic Qualification Regatta on Thursday at Tokyo, Japan.
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist registered a total time of 8 minutes and 11.40 seconds to top the men s single sculls repechage ahead of bets from Qatar, Kuwait, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. As the best rower in repechage, Nievarez secured a slot in the semifinals which will be played on Friday morning.
Philippine rowing team vies for slots in Tokyo Games at Asian-Oceanian qualifiers
May 5, 2021 | 7:14 pm
THE Philippine rowing team is currently competing at the 2021 World Rowing Asian-Oceanian Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan. PHILIPPINE ROWING ASSOCIATION FB PAGE
THE quest for Olympic slots of the Philippine rowing team began on Wednesday in the qualification regatta in Tokyo, Japan.
Five rowers, namely: Melcah Jen Caballero and Joanie Delgaco in women’s lightweight women double sculls, Zuriel Sumintac and Roque Abala, Jr. in the men’s lightweight double sculls, and Cris Nievarez in the men’s single sculls are out to see their Olympic dreams through the 2021 World Rowing Asian-Oceanian Olympic Qualification Regatta slated from May 5 to 7.
Published April 11, 2021, 1:39 PM
Melcah Jen Caballero at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (Photo from Melcah Jen Caballero’s Facebook account)
National rowers bound for Olympic qualification to the Tokyo Games are making the most out of their time and resources to prepare amid restrictions brought by the pandemic.
Melcah Jen Caballero, one of the five Olympic hopefuls, said they have been doing mostly indoor training while Metro Manila and nearby provinces were placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine two weeks ago.
All five of them were able to train in water last week.
“Kami lang mga Olympic hopeful ang nakapag-training, single lang sa bangka po, kaya na-allow naman. Malapit na rin po kasi ang qualifying,” said Caballero, a double gold medalist at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.