MANILA, Philippines—No other Filipino athlete has had a year quite like Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena. Obiena embedded his name in the record books by delivering the Philippines’ first-ever medal at the World Athletics Championships, claiming the bronze in a riveting pole vault final in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Read…
Since recovering from COVID-19, Obiena has participated in three events as he continues to gear up for the World Outdoor Athletics Championship to be held in Oregon, United States from July 15 to 24. The Filipino pole vault star aimed to shatter his Asian record of 5.93m by going for…
PATAFA president Philip Juico confirms EJ Obiena paid his coach, but continues the investigation on the liquidation forms submitted in the last three years Juico also revealed it was pole vault legend Sergey Bubka who reported the incident to him, and he asked the Ukrainian if he was willing to…
MANILA, Philippines – A hefty incentive worth P1.5 million awaits Filipino Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena after he registered a new Asian and national record in the 17th Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck, Austria Sunday. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) decided in its recent board meeting to give the reward…
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 5) — Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena became the first Filipino to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Obiena qualified for the Olympics after clearing 5.81 meters in an athletics meet in Italy on Tuesday night. But with the Olympics still far from sight, the 23-year-old track star…
MANILA, Philippines – Fil-Am Natalie Uy claimed a pole vault bronze medal in the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar Tuesday while breaking the Philippine record she set just more than a month ago in Ilagan City, Isabela. Uy, a 24-year-old former Eastern Michigan standout who went through the…
Ilagan City—After a long wait, Filipino-American pole vaulters Natalie Uy and Alyana Nicolas will finally be out to prove their worth when they compete in the coming 2019 Ayala Philippine Athletics Championships starting this Wednesday here at the Ilagan City Sports Complex. And they vow to make the most out…
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Philippines — Promising pole vaulter Hokket delos Santos couldn’t have used a better venue to dish out his best performance and biggest triumph – at home. Cheered on by his dad and fellow Isabelenoes on the stands of the City of Ilagan Sports Complex, Santa Barbara, Ilagan’s…
Lagan City—Pole vault newcomer Maria Khrizzie Clarisse Ruzol averted a gold-medal shutout for the Philippines in the 14th Southeast Asian Youth Games opener Saturday afternoon here at the Ilagan City Sports Complex. The 16-year old University of Santo Tomas standout leaped to a height of 2.60 meters in the girls’…
Obiena takes back-to-back; NU claims first gold in return The day started bleak for the Maroons; they did not field someone in the season’s opening event: pole vault. Nonetheless, it was a solid start to the competitions. Last year’s Rookie of the Year and pole vault champion Francis Obiena rose…