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Delgaco misses podium finish

HANGZHOU: Rower Joanie Delgaco fell short of winning a medal as she settled for fifth in the women's single sculls event of the 19th Asian Games on Monday at the Fuyang Water Sports Centre here.

Delgaco, the only Southeast Asian in the final round, clocked eight minutes and 5.93 seconds to finish fifth behind Anna Prakaten of Uzbekistan, Liu Ruiqi of China, Shiho Yonekawa of Japan, and Huang Yi Ting of Chinese Taipei.