The way Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has been performing this season makes him a cinch for an Olympic medal next year in Paris, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
“He’s making sure he’ll get there,” said Tolentino Monday, a day after Obiena cleared 6.0 meters for the second time this year to finish with a silver medal at the world athletics championships in Budapest on Sunday, Aug. 27.
It was only Olympic champion and world record holder Armand Duplantis who stood on Obiena’s way for the gold medal in Hungary. “It’s a year to go before Paris, one full year for EJ to get better and better,” Tolentino said. “He’ll have plenty of time to focus on setting the bar higher, and qualifying for Paris won’t be one of his challenges anymore, he’s in.”
The Asian and Southeast Asian Games champion Obiena has also already beaten Duplantis at the Diamond League’s leg September last year in Brussels where he won the gold with 5.91m with Duplantis finishing with the silver after clearing only 5.81m.
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