Golden start for Team Philippines as Olympian Joanie Delgaco and partner Kristine Paraon conquered the women’s double sculls at the 2025 SEA Games.
Row, row, row your boat… gently down the gold.
Paris Olympian Joanie Delgaco and fellow rower Kristine Paraon delivered a golden performance in the women’s double sculls rowing event at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday, December 16.
The Philippine duo crossed the finish line in 8:16.976 seconds, securing the country’s 26th gold medal and giving Day 7 of competition a high start.
Thailand’s Sukkaew Rawiwan and Chaempudsa Parisa took silver in 8:21.634, while Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Van Anh and Pham Thi Bich Ngoh claimed bronze with a time of 8:26.447.
Delgaco had already shown strong form the day before, powering through the Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls (LW1X) preliminaries with a second-place finish in 9:14.970 to advance to the medal rounds.
(With reports from Denise Tan/Cignal)
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a second-place finish in 9:14.970 to advance to the medal rounds.