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Petecio, Obiena top vote getters in Athletes’ Commission

Boxer Nesthy Petecio and pole vaulter EJ Obiena were not around, but they still got the most votes in the five-member Philippine Olympic Committee’s...

EJ Obiena is 2nd recipient of ‘Gold, Grit, Glory Award’

EJ Obiena will be honored not just twice but thrice during the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night. In celebration of its 60th...

4 more track and field athletes seek Olympic qualification

Decathlete and long jumper Janry Ubas has a big chance of joining the country’s top pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena in the Paris...

Obiena’s Paris Olympic Games’ preparations kick into high gear

Asia’s top pole vaulter and world’s no. 2 Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has seven months to prepare for the Paris Olympics. A series of indoor...

Obiena’s fundraising project aims to aid PH pole vaulters

In the midst of his Paris Olympics’ preparations, Filipino top pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena still exemplifies dedication beyond the athletic field. In a...

Obiena, Gilas lead PSA Athlete of Year candidates

The top performers in Philippine sports in the year that’s about to end will be honored by the Philippine Sportswriters Association as it holds...

Obiena leads PSA’s Top Achievers in September

Pole vault star EJ Obiena carried the cudgels in a ‘September to remember’ for the Philippines’ sporting warriors. Obiena, the world’s No. 2 pole vaulter,...

Tough life in Tondo made me stronger, says Obiena

There was a time when amid EJ Obiena’s struggles to make it big in the world stage of pole vault, near-irresistible offers poured in...

Financial support pours in for Obiena

Expect Ernest John “EJ” Obiena to bring in new poles and additional manpower support when he prepares for the Paris Olympics in the coming...

Cabanatuan teacher names class after Asiad gold medalist Obiena

Hoping to inspire his students to aspire to great heights, a public school teacher in Cabanatuan City has named his Grade 8 class after...

Chinese envoy hails EJ Obiena’s gold medal victory at Asian Games

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian applauded Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena for clinching the country’s first gold medal at the 19th Asian...

Marcos lauds EJ, PH athletes for performance in Asian Games

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday congratulated Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena for bagging a gold medal for the country in the 19th Asian...

Newly minted Asian Games’ champion Obiena plans to rest

Hangzhou—After a whirlwind 2023 that catapulted Ernest John Obiena to world no. 2, a silver in the World Athletics Championships, a seat in the...

How high will Obiena fly?

Hangzhou—I guess the only question left now is, how high will EJ fly? With the gold medal—which would be the Philippines’ first here—a virtual lock...
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