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| Joanie Delgaco will miss out on an Olympic medal. Reuters (file photo) |
MANILA--Joanie Delgaco's hopes of landing a Paris Olympics medal came to an end on Tuesday after crashing out in the quarterfinals of the women's single sculls rowing event at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in France.
Delgaco finished last in Heat 3 of the quarterfinal round at the time of seven minutes and 58.3 seconds, slower than her first two runs over the weekend.
As expected, defending champion Emma Twigg ruled Heat 3 after finishing at 7:26.89, while former under-23 world champ Katharina Janzen of Switzerland was second at 7:31.12.
Drama, however, unfolded in the battle for third as Spain's Virginia Diaz blitzed within the last 500 meters to steal the last Division A semifinal spot away from Serbia's Jovana Arsic.
Diaz clocked in at 7:34.01, while Arsic, visibly frustrated, dropped to fifth at 7:56.18.
Delgaco, Arsic, and fourth placer Diana Dymchenko of Azerbaijan are playing in the Division C semifinals as they now look to finish their campaign strong even without a medal.
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