Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena ends his 2024 campaign to avoid aggravating a spine injury that’s been pestering him for months.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/ej-obiena-calls-off-rest-season-spine-injury-2024/
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00:00Filipino pole vaulter E.J. Obiena ends his 2024 campaign to avoid aggravating a spinal
00:06injury that's been pestering him for months.
00:09Obiena announces he will miss the ISTAF Berlin in Germany, world-class Zurich in Switzerland,
00:14and the Diamond League final in Belgium after being diagnosed with a fractured L5 vertebra.
00:20Back issues have bothered Obiena in recent months as he struggled to gear up for the
00:23Paris Olympics where he fell short of a medal placing fourth.
00:27Obiena bounced back by landing joint third in the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland
00:32but said his back pain flared up during the competition in Poland, resulting in a fifth-place
00:36finish.
00:37Obiena will also sit out the Philippine International Pole Vault Challenge, set to be staged at
00:42the Ayala Triangle Garden on September 20.
00:45It is uncertain whether the meet will push through, but Obiena says he'll post more information
00:49soon.