Delgaco winds up 6th place

KAIZU, Japan — Joanie Delgaco wrapped up her women’s single sculls campaign in the 20th Asian Games with a sixth-place finish in Final A on Thursday at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course here.

Delgaco clocked 8:01.63 in the medal race, while China’s Zhang Xinyu dominated the field to capture the gold medal in 7:21.53. Uzbekistan’s Anna Prakaten claimed silver, while Iran’s Fatemeh Mojallal Topraghhale took bronze.

Despite missing the podium, Delgaco said she was thankful to have completed the race and was satisfied that she had given her best.

“Even though I didn’t make it to the podium, I’m thankful because I finished the race. My performance turned out well, and I have no regrets because I gave it my absolute best,” Delgaco said.

The Filipina rower recalled thinking about the sacrifices and preparations that brought her to the Asian Games, including a two-and-a-half-month training camp in Germany following their initial preparations in the Philippines.

“Even at the starting line, I was already thinking about everything we put into our training. We started in the Philippines, then went to Germany where we trained for two and a half months. That’s where I was based, and I really held onto all the hard work we put in. I was hoping I could carry that through here, but unfortunately, it still wasn’t enough,” she said.