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HANGZHOU – Filipina rower Joanie Delgaco found the waters of Hangzhou to her liking as she finished second in her semifinal heat Friday and advanced to the medal race on Monday at the Fuyang Water Sports Center. Delgaco, a gold medalist in the 2019 SEA Games, crossed the finish line of the 2,000-meter race in 8:18.30 behind Japan’s Shiho Yonekawa (8:06.32) and just ahead of Win Wun Leung of Hong Kong (8:20.35).
HANGZHOU – As the drums rolled heading to Saturday’s big event, which is the grand opening, Filipino athletes encountered some rough sailing Thursday in the 19th Asian Games here.
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – The meeting held in Tajikistan by the Executive Committee International Fund of Saving the Aral Sea brought up the biggest environmental disaster of Central Asia, which occurred with the drying up of the lake, on the agenda again.
HANGZHOU, China – The 19th Asian Games take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from Saturday after a delay of a year caused by China's strict zero-Covid rules.