ROWER Joanie Delgaco and gymnast Carlos Yulo kick off today, July 27, the Philippine campaign in the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.
Delgaco will race in the women's single sculls heats at 4:12 p.m. at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.The 26-year-old is on lane 4 in Heat 2 competing against Slovenian Kostanjsek, Algerian Nihed Benchadli, Dutch Karolien Florijn, Swedish Aurelia-Maxima Katharina, and Moroccan Majdouline El Allaoui.There are 32 rowers in the 2,000-meter race, but only the first three in each of the six heats advance to the quarterfinals.
Rowers outside the top three will compete in the Repechage — an additional race given to advance to the next round.'It is really an honor to qualify for the Olympics since not all athletes are able to compete in this higher ,' said Delgaco in a previous interview with The Manila Times. 'I am not pressured; in fact, I am excited because I will compete with tougher opponents.
was frustrated at that time since I did not perform the way I wanted to perform, but now I am learning with every mistake, and with every competition that I join,' he said.International Gymnast Media , an international gymnastics e-zine, predicted that Yulo will win the gold in the floor exercise and the silver in vault.The next Philippine athletes won't be seeing action until Monday, when the boxing team makes its debut.First up is Aira Villegas, who is competing in her first Olympics.
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