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EJ Obiena aims to hold pole vault event with Olympic finalists in Manila in September

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<p>Filipino athlete EJ Obiena revealed that he is aiming to hold a pole vault event in Manila in September.</p><p>&quot;I’m going to be able to bring an international competition. It’s already registered, sanctioned by the World Athletics,&quot; the Olympian said as reported by PhilStar Global.</p><p>He said he is eyeing to hold the event at the Ayala Triangle Gardens on September 20. The pole vaulter shared they have a European consultant onboard to ensure that everything is up to standard.</p><p>EJ remarked that Filipinos can look forward to a world-class competition in the country if it pushes through. &quot;The surface that we’re using is the same as what surface here in Paris and Tokyo,&quot; he said.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-USzGNIbfI/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A296363%2C%22ls%22%3A86886.79999995232%2C%22le%22%3A86897.29999995232%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="567" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The athlete further relayed that he extended invitations to some of the biggest pole vaulters in the world to join the event.</p><p>“I hope Oleg (Zernikel) will come, I think Emmanouil (Karalis) will come, (Huang) Bokai will come. So, we’ll see,&quot; he shared.</p><p>The athlete added: &quot;I will try to get the Olympic finalists and have a really good competition in the Philippines. I think the country deserves that.&quot;</p><p>EJ finished fourth place in the recent Olympics in Paris.</p><p>The athlete became candid about the pain he felt of not being able to clinch a medal.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s a lot of things that happened this year. I&#x27;m thankful that I got to the finals definitely but at the same time I&#x27;m disappointed because it wasn&#x27;t far, it was literally the same height and I missed it by one attempt, one attempt on an Olympic medal,&quot; he said in an interview with One Sports following the pole vault finals in the Olympics.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-lhIcJSs07/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A297353.1999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A86886.79999995232%2C%22le%22%3A86897.29999995232%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="567" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>He went on: &quot;It took a little bit of time to kind of reflect into it. He said that it&#x27;s not the end of the world, but it did feel like it&#x27;s the end of the world. I needed to take time to kind of reflect in the whole thing and everything that I&#x27;ve been through.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/6/-it-s-painful-ej-obiena-heartbroken-over-men-s-pole-vault-finals-results-1434"><strong>READ: &#x27;It&#x27;s painful&#x27;: EJ Obiena heartbroken over men&#x27;s pole vault finals results</strong></a></div><p>In a social media post following the event, EJ vowed that he would get back up.</p><p>“I learned a long time ago to take one day at a time, and that’s exactly what I am going to do. Thank you again for your support and standing by me. I love you all, and we all share a common love and pride for the Philippines…&#x27;The good get up&#x27; as they say. I have been knocked down. But I will get back up,” he wrote.</p>

<p>EJ Obiena shares that he is eyeing to hold the event at the Ayala Triangle Gardens on September 20. The pole vaulter says they have a European consultant onboard to ensure that everything is up to standard.</p>

EJ Obiena shares that he is eyeing to hold the event at the Ayala Triangle Gardens on September 20. The pole vaulter says they have a European consultant onboard to ensure that everything is up to standard.

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EJ Obiena aims to hold pole vault event with Olympic finalists in Manila in September

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Published Aug 16, 2024 10:24 AM PHT

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