Citing extensive testing, Obiena camp insists pole vault star is clean amid doping accusation

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The camp of Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena reiterated on Thursday that he has never doped, and that he has polygraph and even eye behavior-related lie detector test results to prove it.

The issue stemmed from Anais Lavillenie, the wife of Olympic gold medalist Renaud Lavillenie of France, who commented on a Facebook post by Vaulter Magazine-Vaulter Club Inc.

Hester du Plessis, a certified polygraph examiner according to Obiena’s camp, bared that the pole vaulter passed both a polygraph test and EyeDetect — described as a “next-generation lie detector test” based on eye movement, per its official website. The EyeDetect report provided to members of the media bared that Obiena was tested on October 18, and resulted in a “credible” Converus Credibility Score of 80 and 99 for doping and match fixing, respectively, which “indicates unlikely involvement or participation.”“For me, personally, the accusations were made pretty baseless. It did not just affect me, personally, but the team and my coach, personally as well, and people I work with,” he said.

The team is still unsure of whether they will be pursuing legal action against Lavillenie, saying they have to look into the pros and cons of the matter before ultimately deciding. The National University Bulldogs pulled away in the middle quarters and secured their third straight win in the UAAP Season...

 

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