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BusinessWorld May 10, 2021 | 6:51 pm MAKE it eight Filipino athletes now representing the country in the Tokyo Olympics later this year. This, after national rowing team member Cris Nievarez earned a spot in the rescheduled Games where he will be competing in the men’s single sculls. The welcome news was announced by the Philippine Rowing Association (PRA) on Monday after getting official communication from the World Rowing Federation. “We are happy to share that the Philippine Rowing Association received confirmation from World Rowing that we have qualified for the Men’...

John B. Kelly: An American Champion Great champion oarsman John B. Kelly, Sr. (1889-1960) appears in a single scull in this bronze monument erected by the Friends of Jack Kelly. A native Philadelphian, Kelly was a three-time Olympic champion in Men’s Rowing, winning the Gold Medal in singles and doubles in 1920 and the doubles in 1924. He was father to actress Princess Grace Kelly. Photo: Caitlin Martin for the Association of Public Art. This story first appeared in Irish America in the summer of 1996 as the games of the Games of the XXVI Olympiad began. John Brendan Kelly, father of Prince...