Pole vaulter EJ Obiena said he has been consumed by an “addiction” to keep on winning, a mentality that could land him in the annals of history as the first Filipino pole vaulter to place in the Olympic podium.
“You know, there comes a time – hopefully not soon – that I would not be, but yeah, that’s what I want to achieve in Paris – to get the gold. I know it’s going to be tough and it’s going to be a challenge, but I’m welcoming that challenge straight ahead,” he added. “It’s a [source of] pride of course, but it’s just another win. It’s not because ‘Oh I beat Mondo.’ Maybe it’s special, but it doesn’t mean that much that it’s Mondo,” said Obiena.
Some three years after coach Vitaly Petrov floated the idea, Obiena will now finally be able to buy a portable time measurement device that utilizes the speed of light – at his own expense.
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