EJ Obiena and her mother Jeanette (Screenshot from The Chasedown) Ahead of the highly anticipated men’s final of pole vault event in athletics of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Jeanette Obiena thinks her son, Ernest John Obiena, is already a champion by being an Olympian. The elder Obiena said it was a...
Photo from AFP Hidilyn Diaz is already in the country since Wednesday, but she remains glued to the television and has regularly been updating on social media on the developments with regards to the campaign of Team Philippines in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Diaz, the first gold medal winner...
Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook account EJ Obiena admitted that nerves got in the way during his successful bid to barge into the pole vault finals of the Tokyo Olympics Saturday at the Olympic Track Stadium. The 25-year-old Tondo native earned a place in the finals after clearing 5.75 meters on...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) community has praised EJ Obiena after leaping into the finals of the Men's Pole Vault. EJ Obiena (AFP file photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Our very own Obiena has made it to the finals on August 3. Let us include his success and safety in our petitions for the coming...
Winner Philippines' Nesthy Petecio (red) and Italy's Irma Testa shake hands after their women's feather (54-57kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) TOKYO — Boxing, the bulwark of Philippine...
Vice President Leni Robredo is one big fan of the Filipino athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. Filipino Olympians Nesthy Petecio, EJ Obiena, and Carlo Paalam (Manila Bulletin/AFP photos) Robredo first sent her congratulations to Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio after she defeated her Italian...
Malacañang was filled with glee as Filipino athletes shone in Saturday's Tokyo 2020 Olympics games with the Philippines getting a shot at another gold medal in the prestigious sports event. Filipino Olympians Nesthy Petecio, EJ Obiena, and Carlo Paalam (Manila Bulletin/AFP photos) Presidential...
EJ Obiena (File Photo/AFP) By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena kept his Olympic medal bid alive on Saturday after barging into the pole vault finals of the Tokyo Games at the Olympic Track Stadium. Obiena finished inside the Top 12 after clearing 5.75 meters on his third attempt to join fellow...
EJ Obiena Pole vaulter EJ Obiena is saddened by the news that world No. 2 Sam Kendricks of United States wouldn’t be competing in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) spokesman Edward Kho said it was unfortunate that...
Two-time world pole vault champion Sam Kendricks, one of EJ Obiena’s toughest rivals in pole vault, was ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics competitions on Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19. Sam Kendricks (Photo from World Athletics) The United States Olympics and Paralympic...
Photo from AFP TOKYO — Emerson Obiena realized early that he had a second pole vaulter in the family when his son EJ was barely three. “Bata pa si EJ nagpakita na siya ng curiosity sa pole na gamit ko pagkatapos kong mag-ensayo,” says the elder Obiena, 56, a double-silver, double-bronze...
Prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez said that weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has the best chance to win the country’s gold medal. His basis? “This is her fourth stint in the Olympics. Hidilyn Diaz is our most experienced athlete...
