Ernest John “EJ” Obiena’S mentor Vitaly Petrov has been honored with the Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Diving coach Jane Figueiredo of Zimbabwe was the other coach honored on Sunday at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland. “We are all happy with it.
Ernest John “EJ” Obiena’S mentor Vitaly Petrov has been honored with the Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Olympic Committee .
“We are all happy with it. I attended the awarding ceremony, and it was a great honor to be by his side,” Obiena said.The ceremony attended by IOC President Thomas Bach honored Petrov for elevating the global standard of pole vaulting through his coaching career that spans more than 60 years, shaping the careers of numerous athletes like Sergei Bubka and Obiena.
“He has made me a better vaulter. But he has made me a better human being. Gave me a better shot at life. And this is the ultimate measure of a greatness.”
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