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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. ....
Published January 17, 2021, 2:23 PM Four national rowers will be competing in the Asian Continental Qualifier event on Jan. 24 for the 2021 World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships. The continental qualifier will be held virtually where participants will use rowing machines connected to a laptop as health restrictions brought by the pandemic continue to ground some actual competitions. The Hong Kong Rowing Association is hosting the tournament on behalf of the Asian Rowing Federation. Double gold medalist at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Melcah Jen Caballero banners the small crew composed of fellow SEAG gold winner Cris Nievarez, Roque Abala Jr. and Zuriel Sumintac. Caballero will compete in the women’s lightweight 500 meters, while Nievarez will participate in the men’s open 2000m. Abala Jr. and Sumintac are lined up in the men’s lightweight 2000m and men’s lightweight 500m, respectively. ....