Philippine rowing team, pinakaunang koponan na sasalang sa 2023 Asian Games
Philippine rowing team, pinakaunang koponan na sasalang sa 2023 Asian Games
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00:00 The national rowing team will start their match in the Philippines on Wednesday.
00:05 A few days earlier, the official opening of the so-called quadrennial meet will take place.
00:10 Details in this episode of KASPOR.
00:14 The Philippine rowing team will fly to Hangzhou, China tomorrow morning for the 2023 Asian Games.
00:22 They are the first team to fly from the Philippines to the Asian Sub-box
00:27 because the heat round of lightweight men and women's double sculls will start on September 15 at Fuyang Water Sports Center.
00:35 The national battery will be led by Faisal Anton and Tommy Sha,
00:39 and by Edgar Ilas and Zulia Solintak.
00:42 We are doing speed training.
00:44 We can see that their skills are good.
00:48 And the team's tandem is also good.
00:52 We can see that their body positions are good.
00:55 So, it will depend on the competition if they can apply for it.
01:00 The first team to fly is Tokyo Olympics rower Chris Nevarez
01:03 and national team veteran Joani Delgaco.
01:06 The national squad will be the 6-man team for their return to the Continental Sports Fest.
01:12 The two will compete in the men's and women's single sculls event on Wednesday.
01:17 We can see that Chris Nevarez is the most likely to make it to the finals.
01:25 And because of his experience, and he is an Olympian, we expect him to make it.
01:32 The second team to fly is Joani Delgaco, our single sculler.
01:36 She is also the partner of Mirka Jim Caballero.
01:40 But she is now single in the official games.
01:43 Her event was in the Pro Doubles.
01:47 In 2014, they were the last to play in the Asian Games.
01:50 And in 2002, they were the last to win a medal.
01:54 They won the medal from the third-phase finish
01:56 when Alvin Amposta and Nestor Cordova won the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls event.
02:02 KSN Show for the country.
02:04 (upbeat music)