Filipino pole-vaulter EJ Obiena simply bankrupt the brand new national list (again): He talks Tokyo Olympics, Mondo Duplantis, and you may impression the love on Philippines in our exclusive cam.
EJ Obiena try smiling as he comes up towards videocall. “Sorry, was only doing my Covid attempt,” he states, “it’s bad, very which is very good news.”
It will be the most recent great news in a powerful blast of an effective information getting EJ whoever incredible indoor year has given solution to a great outside season on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games just Thailand singlar weeks aside.
Obiena features several times broken national details and you may skyrocketed themselves towards the top of the podium more globe champion Sam Kendricks and you will Olympic gold medallist Thiago Braz.