Asian Games champion Obiena plans to rest

By The Manila Times

Oct 01, 2023 4:42 pm

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 Paris Olympics and a record-smashing Asian Games' gold, the Filipino superstar pole vaulter has finally earned the right to rest.

'Oh I'm resting,' said Obiena after his record-smashing, history-making performance at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, where he delivered the Philippines' first and so far only gold in the 19th Asian Games on Saturday night.

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