MANILA, Philippines–Rowing ace Cris Nievarez fully understands the challenges that he must hurdle to flourish in the coming Tokyo Olympics.
Besides his familiarity with the water and windy conditions at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, where the rowing competitions have been calendared, Nievarez sees the need to build muscle strength, endurance and hone his technique to be at par with the world’s best.
“These are things that I have to improve on, so I could keep up with the stronger rowers from other countries,” said Nievarez during the Philippine Sportswriters Association forum on Tuesday.
He will be the country’s entry in the men’s single sculls (M1x) in the Olympics, a…
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