File photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page EJ Obiena settled for eighth against a strong field of fellow Tokyo Olympians in the Beijer Stavhoppsgala at the IFU Arena in Uppsala, Sweden Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila). The national and Asian record holder cleared 5.70 meters along with three...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Weightlifting Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz aired her sentiments in the ongoing rift between fellow Olympian EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) during Monday’s Senate hearing held online. Diaz, who was present to support Obiena,...
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz on Monday admitted that she had faced same problems regarding training expenses with her national sports association (NSA) too. Diaz disclosed the matter during the Senate Committee on Sports hearing into the current rift between the Philippine Athletics Track and...
Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena on Monday told the Senate that all he wanted is to be able to clear his name and be reinstated as a national athlete. “What I really just want is to be reinstated as a national athlete; to be able to represent the Philippines,” Obiena told the Senate Committee on...
Senators on Monday chided top officials of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) for burdening the country’s elite athletes with administrative and accounting tasks that the national sports association (NSA) is supposed to be taking care of. During the Senate Sports...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena’s mother on Monday told the Senate Sports Committee, chaired by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, that she lent money to the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) to help finance her son’s allowance after learning of the Olympian’s living conditions...
EJ Obiena (AFP) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) have finally agreed to mediation following Monday’s online Senate inquiry involving the Committee on Sports joint with Finance. The development came after both parties presented their cases to...
Ernest John Obiena competes during the men's pole vault event of the ISTAF indoor athletics meeting in Berlin on February 4, 2022. (AFP) EJ Obiena finished fourth in a field of eight world-class athletes to jumpstart his indoor season campaign in the ISTAF Indoor Berlin tournament in Germany Friday...
Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page Pole vaulter EJ Obiena returns to competition Friday amid his rift with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) by seeing action in the ISTAF Indoor Berlin tournament in Germany. The competition is expected to jumpstart Obiena’s indoor...
Philip Juico The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association said on Friday, Jan. 28 it is moving on from its long-standing row with pole vaulter EJ Obiena to focus on other matters it needs to take care of. A statement signed by Patafa president Philip Ella Juico and chairman Rufus Rodriguez...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez pleaded to pole vaulter EJ Obiena and Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) officials to sit down and talk among themselves the ongoing dispute that has been dragging on for months. “My point of reference is if they...
Philip Juico (MB File Photo) Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico remains steadfast in pursuing “transparency and accountability” in light of the recent statements made by EJ Obiena’s Ukrainian coach Vitaly Petrov. “Let us not be distracted by...
