EJ Obiena focuses on healing from his back injury and expresses gratitude for the funds raised to build pole vaulting facilities and conduct clinics for aspiring athletes.
September 15, 2024, 10:27 pmCompletely healing from a back injury is his priority and the sense of achievement he feels after raising around P1.5-million to build to pole vault ing pits is among his priorities at the moment.
The night before, Obiena welcomed Petrov to Manila, who came to Manila late Saturday evening with Bubka, a multi-titled Ukrainian world champion. Obiena, whose world ranking has stayed at no. 3 since July 23, said he needs to fully recover before he can go back to training and compete for the indoor season. For now, he expressed gladness over the funding he was able to gather in order to build facilities, and be able to help interested kids undergo pole vault clinics that he will organize in the coming months.
His painful back forced Obiena to call it a season days after clearing 5.82 meter to settle for fifth place in the Silesia Diamond League at the Stadion Śląski in Poland.
EJ Obiena Pole Vault Back Injury Recovery Funding
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