'He's making sure he'll get there,' said Tolentino Monday, a day after Obiena cleared 6.0 meters for the second time this year to finish with a silver medal at the world athletics championships in Budapest on Sunday.'It's not only skills and physicality that's gone elite on EJ, but his focus and mental approach to his sport,' Tolentino added.
'Obiena almost went perfect in the current season by making the podium in 19 of 20 indoor and outdoor competitions he participated in.The Asian and Southeast Asian Games champion Obiena has also already beaten Duplantis at the Diamond League's leg September last year in Brussels where he won the gold with 5.91m with Duplantis finishing with the silver after clearing only 5.81m.Obiena also bagged silver at Monaco Diamond League last July 23 when Duplantis settled for fourth place.
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