'This sport has given me a lot, and I really hope that it can do the same to other Filipino kids,' says pole vault ace EJ Obiena
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“My goal is to make sure that anyone in the corner of the Philippines who to do pole vault should be able to have the facilities, should be able to have the opportunity, the knowledge to do it, to try it,” Obiena said. Gymnast Carlos Yulo became the Philippines’ first Olympic double gold medalist, while boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas each won a bronze.
“I hope the agencies that are responsible take advantage of this and really capitalize on the interest of this next generation of athletes to try different sports.”, and he has made the most of his brief stay.
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