Tag: Rowing
Joanie Delgaco gets shot at 19th place in Paris Olympics rowing
Joanie Delgaco of Team Philippines crosses the finish line in the women’s single scull rowing repechage at the Paris Olympics 2o24, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines rower Joanie Delgaco lost steam anew in the women’s single sculls semifinals C/D classification round of the Paris Olympics…
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Giving up volleyball, Delgaco makes rowing history
Joanie Delgaco will be the lone Filipino competing in the rowing competition of the Paris Olympics 2024. Joanie Delgaco is proof that sometimes, it’s OK to switch paths in sports. The country’s top female rower was initially into volleyball and was on her way to carving her own niche there. “I played in [the] Palaro…
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Asian Games: Joanie Delgaco reaches rowing final
PH rower Joanie Delgaco at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. –JUNE NAVARRO/INQUIRER HANGZHOU, China—Rower Joanie Delgaco stormed out of the gates and wound up second in her semifinal heat on Friday to advance into the medal race of the women’s single sculls in the 19th Asian Games at the Fuyang Water Sports Center. Delgaco,…
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Asian Games: Cris Nievarez, Joanie Delgaco book semis spots in rowing
Photo from Philippine Rowing Association MANILA, Philippines — Cris Nievarez and Joanie Delgaco clinched semifinal berths in their respective single sculls competitions in rowing at the Asian Games on Wednesday at Fuyang Water Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China. Delgaco placed second in Heat 1 of the women’s single sculls, clocking 8:07 behind Anna Prakaten of…
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Steve Redgrave: Rowing seen as ‘very elite, very white’ | Can the sport change?
Britain’s most successful rower Steve Redgrave says rowing is still seen as “very elitist, very white sport” as it works to change its perception. Triple Olympic champion Andy Triggs Hodge is leading efforts to revolutionize the sport’s culture and make it more accessible to a new generation of youngsters. Can rowing move on from its…
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