FILIPINO Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena's rift with his mother national sports association Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) might have been a burden for him, but he keeps soaring anyway.

Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena AFP FILEPHOTO
Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena AFP FILEPHOTO

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