(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.
TOKYO Olympics veteran Cris Nievarez led a six-silver and two-bronze medal haul in the Asian Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships held over the weekend to drumbeat a potential Philippine participation in the World Indoor Championships set late next month. Nievarez clocked six minutes and 25.90 seconds to bag silver in the…
It's all systems go for the Philippine rowing team ahead of its first competition of the year in the 2022 Asian Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships this month.
Tokyo Olympian Cris Nievarez Leading the pack from Jan. 15 to 22 is Tokyo Olympian Cris Nievarez who will compete in the U-23 men's ligh
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Published July 20, 2021, 8:59 AM
Magnum Mebrere (MB Photo)
TOKYO Magnum Membrere, the former Ateneo Blue Eagle sharpshooter, polished off his breakfast omelet, answered a few questions, allowed two quick photos and was off to watch national rower Cris Nievarez in practice early Sunday at the Sea Forest Waterway in Koto City.
Nievarez, 21, will compete for a berth in the final of the men’s single sculls on July 23, Friday, a few hours before the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympic Games opens at the multi-billion Olympic Stadium without fanfare, without spectators and without any guarantee the most stringent health protocols ever enforced in a major sporting event will not result in a super-spreader disaster.