Pole vault star EJ Obiena receives the Athlete of the Year award from the Philippine Sportswriters Association.
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00:00 PoVault star EJ Obiena receives the Athlete of the Year Award from the Philippine Sportswriters
00:05 Association. Obiena earns the highest individual honor from the Philippines' oldest media organization
00:11 during the PSA Awards night on Monday, January 29. Ranked second in the world, Obiena reached
00:17 greater heights in 2023 as he became the first Asian to clear the six-meter barrier. Obiena
00:22 also completed a Southeast Asian Games three-peat in Cambodia in May, retained his Asian Athletics
00:27 Championship crown in Thailand in July, and won a Made in Asian Games title in China in September.
00:33 In total, Obiena won nine golds, seven silvers, and five bronzes in 2023.
00:38 "This award suggests I've been successful in leveraging my craft
00:42 to help shape a better Philippines, and I would say a stronger Philippines."