Melcah Jen Caballero (left) and Joanie Delgaco hope to row their technique to Tokyo. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
Rower Melcah Jen Caballero was a cinch to efficiently defend her a double-gold output within the forthcoming thirty first Southeast Asian Video games (SEA).
However she received’t be round for a repeat efficiency within the Hanoi, Vietnam, sportsfest after saying her surprising retirement from the nationwide crew on Sunday.
The 25-year-old Caballero, a Seaman Second Class, prefers to pursue her profession on the Philippine Navy after rewarding Workforce Philippines with gold medals in ladies’s light-weight single sculls and double sculls with Joanie Delgaco through the 2019 SEA Video games held in Subic.
“Each stroke opened totally different chapters of my life to which I can say that I’ve now reached the shore,” mentioned Caballero in her resignation letter to Philippine Rowing Affiliation (PRA) president Patrick “Pato” Gregorio.
Caballero mentioned the choice to retire on the peak of her athletic profession was a troublesome determination to make.
“I concluded that now could be the precise time for me to deal with my naval profession development and to take the possibility to use as a army officer,” mentioned Caballero.
“By this, I wish to inform you (Gregorio) of my intention to retire as an athlete of the Philippine Rowing Affiliation efficient December 1, 2021.”
The PRA accepted her retirement with a heavy coronary heart. INQ
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