In a press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 7, Obiena revealed that he had been dealing with the injury that particularly affected the lumbar area of his spine which resulted in pain on his back and restricted movements.
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While Obiena looked good in the finals – still clearing 5.90 meters on his way to a fourth place finish which was a significant improvement to his 11th place in Tokyo, the 28-year-old Tondo native believed it certainly affected his preparations. Longtime advisor and good friend Jim Lafferty, who was with Obiena during the press conference, revealed that the injury disrupted Obiena’s preparations to the point that he had to stop his training and fly to Italy to get a procedure done on his back.
The injury, turned out, was not entirely new to Obiena having dealt with it two years ago before a procedure called"denervation" allowed him to compete at a high level. The injury, however, suddenly recurred this year and has been bothering him since the indoor season.
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