(UPDATE) FILIPINO rower Joanie Delgaco qualified for the Paris Olympics on Sunday, April 21, as she made history as the first female rower from the Philippines to compete in the Games.
IT’S now 11 and counting for Team Philippines to the Paris Olympics after rower Joanie Delgaco made it a 1-2 weekend punch on Sunday morning in Korea with gymnast Levi Jung-Ruivivar, who got herself qualified in Doha on Friday night. Neither was actually on the radar but both turned out…
LEVI JUNG-RUIVIVAR surprised everyone including the Philippine fans at the Aspire Ladies Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar when she grabbed the silver medal in the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. She also obtained huge qualifying points to become the country’s third Filipino gymnast qualified for Paris Olympics slot…
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HANGZHOU Joanie Delgaco was fifth in the final of the 19th Asian Games women’s singles scull of rowing where height determines who wins and who doesn’t. Ranged against grizzled rowers who all stand close to 6 feet, the 5-foot-5 Delgaco, the only Southeast Asian in the final round, clocked eight minutes and 5.93 seconds to finish