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Philippine bet and world no. 2 EJ Obiena apologized for falling just short in his campaign in the 2024 Paris Olympics .Obiena finished fourth in the pole vault finals as he cleared 5.90 meters, which was also the same height cleared by Greece's Emmanouil Karalis who claimed the bronze medal. However, Obiena fell short of the medal as the Greek bet had less attempts in the first four heights.In a post, Obiena described being fourth in sports as 'the harshest place to be.
I have experienced both and unfortunately today I am on the other side of it!"Despite what happened, Obiena highlighted one positive thing from the campaign."On a positive note I am proud of what I was actually able to stitch together for this Olympics, with all the struggles that came with this year; but still it hurts to be this close to an Olympic Medal," he said."As anyone can imagine the reality is still sinking in and I am processing the outcome.
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