World No. 2 EJ Obiena bags the Philippines first gold medal in the 19th Asian Games in China
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00:00 As expected, EJ Oviena won the gold medal in the 2023 Asian Games in Men's Pole Vault.
00:09 This was the first gold medal given to the Philippines in Hangzhou, China after a few days of competition between the Filipino athletes.
00:25 Before his 2023 season ended, EJ Oviena flew to China to compete in the Asian Games.
00:34 Before Oviena arrived in Hangzhou, he was already expecting to win this medal.
00:40 Oviena was in second place in the world in Men's Pole Vault and he held the Asian record of 6 meters.
00:50 He did not disappoint the Filipinos. Oviena easily won the gold medal.
00:56 In his first attempt, he immediately surpassed 5.55 meters.
01:01 He needed to surpass 5.75 meters in his second attempt to win the gold medal for the Philippines.
01:10 He tried 5.90 meters to break the Asian Games record.
01:16 He beat the Chinese Wang Bu Kai and the Saudi Arabian Hussain Asim Al Hisam who broke the 5.65 meters.
01:25 Even though Oviena officially won the gold medal, he still managed to surpass 6.02 meters.
01:35 He could have broken a new Asian record.
01:38 According to Oviena, this is what his coach Vitaly Petrov wanted and he accepted the challenge
01:46 so that his coach could also be blessed with a bright future.
01:50 Even though Oviena broke the 6.02 and new Asian record, he was still happy that he gave his country a new glory.
02:01 This is also part of his preparation for the Paris Olympics where he will be able to win the medal again in 2024.
02:10 EJ Oviena, gold medalist for the Philippines in the 19th Asian Games.
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