Bigo mang maka-podium finish, wagi pa rin para sa mga Pilipino ang Pinoy pole vaulter EJ Obiena na nag-improve ang olympic ranking. Lalaban pa kaya siya sa susunod na Olympics?
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00:00Despite being able to reach the podium finish,
00:02the Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena is still the best for the Filipinos.
00:07He improved his Olympic ranking.
00:10Will he be able to compete in the next Olympics?
00:13J.P. Soriano will find out.
00:17EJ Obiena is one of the best Filipino pole vaulters.
00:22He was the world number two pole vaulter in the 2023 World Athletics Rankings
00:26when he competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
00:30EJ easily cleared the 5.5 and 5.7 meters
00:35and reached the 5.9 meters.
00:38They were only four pole vaulters back then.
00:41But EJ managed to clear the 5.95 meters in three attempts.
00:48Despite struggling in the podium finish and finishing fourth,
00:52it was a huge achievement since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
00:56where he ranked 11th.
00:59But EJ's sadness and frustration will not be hidden.
01:04The next steps are not yet clear to EJ.
01:07One day at a time, he said.
01:10In our interview with EJ, he said he has a disease.
01:13EJ is very grateful to those who support him,
01:17especially the Filipinos.
01:20The world number one, Armando Duplantis of Sweden,
01:24was able to achieve this and set a new Olympic record
01:29that he used to hold.
01:32From Paris, France and part of the Philippine Olympic Committee Media,
01:36JP Soriano, Naguulat.