NIEVAREZ Cris

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	L1x
2019	Sarasota, FL, USA	18

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	1x
2018	Racice, CZE	28

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Athlete

Filipino

Ed Maerina [national]; Shukhrat Ganiev [national] UZB

He played basketball and athletics from age seven, before being recruited by the Philippines Rowing Association in 2015. "Back then, I had no idea what rowing was all about. After three months of trying to learn, I began to enjoy and soon realised the potential of me being good at it." (sports.inquirer.net, 11 May 2021; cnnphilippines.com, 10 May 2021; philstar.com, 08 Dec 2019)

He was scouted by rowing coach Justine Kyle Vinas, who invited him to join the national team. "I always grab those opportunities to be invited to play. If I couldn't perform well in the tryouts and enjoy the sport, then I'd return home. But the opposite happened with rowing. I love the sport because it gives me freedom and happiness." (cnnphilippines.com, 10 May 2021; MVP Sports Foundation, Inc. Facebook page, 03 May 2021)

Winning a gold medal in single sculls at the 2019 South East Asian Games in the Philippines. (MVP Sports Foundation, Inc. Facebook page, 03 May 2021)

His family. (MVP Sports Foundation, Inc. Facebook page, 03 May 2021)