Joanie Delgaco maintained third place through the first 1,000-meters of her race before ultimately falling 10 seconds short of an outright quarterfinals berth in women's singles sculls in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The Philippine Centennial Team is off to a tough start in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Joanie Delgaco was relegated to the repechage of the women’s single sculls following her heat Saturday (PHL time).
In her first taste of Olympic action, Delgaco started off strong and finished third in heat 2 through the 500 and 1,000 meters of the race.
However, Joanie started to slow down in the second half of the race, with Slovenia’s Nina Kostanjsek taking over at the 1,500-meter mark.
Eventually, Delgaco finished with a time of 7:56.26 for fourth, around 10 seconds back of Kostanjsek. Top medal contender Karolien Florijin was first in the heat with a time of 7:36.90.
Only the top-3 per heat advance to the quarterfinals outright. Still, Delgaco can still make it to the next phase of the tournament via the repechage.
Qualification will be tougher in the repechage, as only the top-2 per heat will make the quarterfinals.
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Story summary:
- Joanie Delgaco Faces Repechage at Paris 2024: Philippine rower Joanie Delgaco finished fourth in her women’s single sculls heat, narrowly missing direct qualification for the quarterfinals with a time of 7:56.26.
- Strong Start, Tough Finish: Delgaco was third through the first half of the race but was overtaken by Slovenia’s Nina Kostanjsek in the latter part.
- Repechage Challenge Ahead: Delgaco will need to secure a top-2 finish in the repechage round to advance to the quarterfinals, making her path to the next stage more competitive.
[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital team. The summary was generated by AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]