EJ Obiena, naka-4th place sa 2024 Paris Olympics mula 11th rank sa Tokyo Olympics | Saksi - video Dailymotion

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00:00Later in the semifinal match of the 50kg women's event,

00:05we will battle Ira Villegas.

00:07And after a 4th place finish in the men's pole vault competition,

00:12what is EJ Obviana's next plan?

00:16Let's watch JP Soriano.

00:19At an opening height of 5.5 meters,

00:22EJ Obviana's determination to be a Filipino pole vaulter is already high.

00:27His flyaway is also effortless above the 5.7-meter bar.

00:32And he reached 5.9 meters

00:36before competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

00:39EJ is the world's number 2 pole vaulter in the World Athletic Rankings.

00:44But when it comes to the 5.95-meter height,

00:47EJ is already determined to clear it within 3 attempts.

00:52Even though he did not finish in the Podium,

00:54EJ's 4th place landing in the Paris Olympics is already far away.

00:58From his 11th rank in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,

01:02in his IG post, EJ depicted the 4th place as the harshest place to be.

01:08I see it very differently.

01:10If I'm being honest, it's still short.

01:12And this means what matters in medals.

01:144th place is the same as 11th, 12th, whichever.

01:16So it's not that...

01:18For me, it's not that big of a difference.

01:20I fell short.

01:22And that's it.

01:24The reality of the sport is,

01:26it's not every day you're going to jump high.

01:28When he left the stadium,

01:30EJ was greeted with a smile.

01:32From his parents,

01:34everyone supported him.

01:36He gave a good fight.

01:38I know my son.

01:40He will bounce back better.

01:42For me, you did your best.

01:44If he needs to show his inner strength,

01:48if he needs to cry,

01:50he will cry.

01:52My advice is,

01:54after that,

01:56stand up again.

01:58And try again.

02:00It's not yet clear to EJ,

02:02the next steps.

02:04One day at a time, he said.

02:06I need time to process a little bit of this

02:08and absorb everything

02:10and see if I can commit another 4 years of my life to the sport.

02:15Go through all the things I've went through

02:18to be at this stage again.

02:20EJ admitted in an interview with POC Media

02:23that he is suffering from an illness.

02:25I'm currently in a lot of pain meds

02:27and anti-inflammatory.

02:32This problem, I didn't really expect to happen.

02:37If I'm being honest, it didn't bother me in the competition.

02:39I felt fine.

02:42I didn't feel it.

02:44EJ is very thankful to those who supported him,

02:47especially the Filipinos.

02:49Thank you to everyone who's been supporting me.

02:52Everybody who's cheering me on

02:54and giving me all these very positive emotions.

03:01I do apologize for coming short.

03:04We'll see. We'll see how it goes.

03:06The world number one, Armando Duplantis of Sweden,

03:09won the gold medal.

03:11He also set a new Olympic record

03:14that he used to hold.

03:16EJ will receive a 500,000 pesos gift from the Manila LGU.

03:21Manila City Hall is also preparing

03:24the Heroes Welcome Parade

03:26for the Manila Olympics

03:28with EJ and the double gold medalist, Carlos Yulo.

03:33The men's 110-meter hurdle,

03:35John Camang Torrentino,

03:37is also preparing for the event.

03:39But before the event,

03:41John apologized for not being able to run

03:43because of his injury.

03:45He thanked everyone who supported him.

03:48Vanessa Sarno's family is also looking forward

03:51to attending the weightlifting event

03:53in Tagbilaran City.

03:55Thank you to everyone who's been supporting me.

03:58I'm very thankful.

04:00I'm very happy.

04:02I'm very excited.

04:05I'm very happy to receive this gold medal.

04:10Aira Villegas will soon face

04:13the Turkish boxer

04:15who defeated her

04:17in the 2022 World Boxing Championships.

04:20The winner will advance to the finals.

04:23From here in Paris, France,

04:25as part of the Philippine Olympic Committee Media,

04:28I am JP Soriano.

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