Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:56:23 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena dedicates his latest feat to Ukraine, a country that is fighting off Russia’s invasion. “My heart and thoughts are with you,” Obiena wrote on his Facebook post, accompanying it with an emoji of the Ukrainian flag. “Silence never helped the oppressed or the abused… Stay strong, Ukraine.” Ukraine is very […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:20:12 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena showed why he’s the best pole vaulter in Asia as he bettered his own national indoor record in bagging the silver medal in the Perche Elite Tour in Rouen, France late Saturday (Sunday in Manila). The 26-year-old posted cleared 5.91 meters to finish second behind 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:16:25 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) wailed over the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association’s (Patafa) refusal to endorse world No. 5 pole vaulter EJ Obiena in four major international competitions, including the World Indoor Championships in Serbia later this month. Obiena, the national and Asian record holder, wrote to Patafa on Feb. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:14:45 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino yesterday questioned the motive of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) for not including Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena in the national team pool. Tolentino said that Obiena, who holds the national and Asian record, could easily win the gold medal at the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:54:07 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena matched his season-best and ruled the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland on Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila). The national and Asian record holder vaulted 5.81 meters on his last attempt to dominate the 10-player field that included fellow Tokyo Olympic athletes. His feat equaled his performance […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:52:45 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) will be holding a series of performance trials as part of its selection process for the national team to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. The first tournament is scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at the Baguio Athletic Bowl for multi-events such […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:41:47 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Pole vaulter EJ Obiena suffered his worst showing of the season so far after placing 10th in the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Lievin Thursday, Feb. 17 (Friday in Manila).After dominating the Orlen Cup in Poland last week, where he recorded his season-best of 5.81 meters, Obiena fell out of contention in France […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 04:19:01 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vault star EJ Obiena is slowly getting his rhythm back. Obiena proved this by winning his first title in this year’s indoor season by beating fellow elite athletes in the Orlen Cup 2022 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland Friday (Saturday in Manila). The 26-year-old Tokyo Olympian cleared a season-best […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:11:47 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vault star EJ Obiena is obviously not yet in great form after last month’s knee surgery. Obiena equaled his 5.70-meter effort in placing fourth in last week’s Berlin meet, but against a powerhouse field, it was not enough. So finished 8th this time in an 11-played fiend in the Beijer Stavhoppsgala […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:07:25 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Weightlifting Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz said respect and communication are important in resolving the issue between fellow Olympian EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). Appearing before the Senate hearing Monday to support Obiena, Diaz understood the sentiments of both parties and recalled a similar incident where […]
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