On Gold Medals In Women 39s Lightweight Single Sculls And Doubles With Joanie Delgaco At The 2019 30th Sea Games Subic Quot Every Stroke Opened Different Chapters Of My Life To Whichi Can Say Thati Have Now Reached Shore News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

MANILA - Melcah Jen Caballero won't be around to defend her two gold medals in rowing at the Hanoi 31st Southeast Asian Games in May 2022 after she preferred to retire from the national team to focus on her career with the Philippine Navy. The 25-year-old Caballero, a Seaman Second Class, won gold medals in women's lightweight single sculls and doubles sculls with Joanie Delgaco at the 2019 30th SEA Games in Subic. "Every stroke opened different chapters of my life to which I can say that I have now reached the shore," Caballero wrote in her resignation letter to Philippine Rowing Association President Patrick "Pato" Gregorio. "Just like the old saying goes, 'every beginning has its end,' I have finally reached the end of the tunnel and would like to pursue the other story of my career." She said the decision to retire at the peak of her athletic career was a difficult decision to make. "I concluded that now is the right time for me to ....

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