Philippine Rowers Deliver Gold, Bronze at SEA Games

Philippine rowers deliver gold, bronze at SEA Games

BANGKOK — Paris Olympic rower Joanie Delgaco and partner Kristine Paraon, as well as substitute Feiza Jane Lenton, topped the 33rd Southeast Asian Games women’s double sculls Tuesday morning, to spearhead the Philippine campaign on Day 7 of the biennial meet with a gold medal at the Royal Thai Navy Rowing and Canoeing Training Center in Rayong Province, Bang Phai Reservoir.Delgaco and Paraon clocked eight minutes and 16.976 seconds, defeating ho…

Olympian Delgaco, Paraon row way to SEA Games gold

Rowers Joanie Delgaco and Kristine Paraon defied their own expectations and captured the Philippines’ 26th gold medal.

Delgaco, Paraon row Philippines to women’s double sculls gold at SEA Games

Olympian Joanie Delgaco and Kristine Paraon soared to an impressive gold in the women’s double sculls on the final day of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday at The Royal Thai Navy Rowing and Canoeing Training Center in Rayong, Thailand. Delgaco and Paraon reclaimed the gold in this event for the Philippines, a feat last achieved in the 2019 Games when Delgaco and double-gold medalist Melcah Caballero triumphed on home waters in Subic. “In…