Head Topics

EJ plans run-up to Paris

  • 📰 PhilstarNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 43 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 94%

Philippines Headlines News

World No. 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena will stay in town until late this week then fly back to his training base in Formia, Italy to begin workouts in preparation for the Paris Olympics in July.

While Obiena’s enjoying family time and fulfilling commercial obligations here since landing from Hanzhou where he took the gold last week, his schedule won’t allow an extension. Obiena is turning 28 on Nov. 17 and he’ll celebrate away from home.

Obiena will host a fund-raising auction at Chili’s in Greenhills today at 1 p.m. He’s putting priceless memorabilia on the table, including his World Championship jersey worn in clearing 6.00 for the silver in Budapest this year. Obiena is hoping to put up a sizable fund to purchase pole vault pits for donation to regions across the country. Each pit, which includes the bar and landing cushion, costs about P500,000. A fiberglass pole costs about P50,000.

In the Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games or perhaps anywhere else, coaches are not awarded any medal — of any color. Gilas... John Bryan Ulanday of The Philippine Star will sit as the new president of the Collegiate Press Corps for the 2023-24 athletic...One man’s heroics served as key to the Cardinals' rise to the top of the standings, and it was no less than Mapua’s...

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in PH

Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Obiena’s Paris Olympics bid gets boost from alma materDefining the News
Source: MlaStandard - 🏆 20. / 55 Read more »

Obiena confident of podium chances in ParisFilipino pole vault ace Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena believes he has better odds of making the podium of the Paris Olympics next year than what he had at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Source: TheManilaTimes - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »

Andrade wins vault’s world title, denies Biles another gold at world championships A broader look at today’s business
Source: BusinessMirror - 🏆 19. / 59 Read more »

EJ Obiena says Lydia De Vega one of his inspirationsAsian Game champion pole vaulter EJ Obiena thanked his supporters for backing him up in his bid to become one of the world's best.
Source: ANCALERTS - 🏆 26. / 50 Read more »

Obiena gets unexpected crowd support from Chinese fans in AsiadPole vaulter EJ Obiena had so many good experiences in Hangzhou, China during his 19th Asian Games campaign.
Source: ABSCBNNews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

2nd ASIAD gold nagmula kay OchoaDinuplika ni world jiu-jitsu champion Meggie Ochoa ang gold medal ni World No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena habang target ng Gilas Pilipinas ang korona ng men\u2019s basketball sa 19th Asian Game
Source: PhilstarNews - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »