The House of Representatives has commended and congratulated Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Uy Obiena for bagging the silver
The message of commendation is contained in Resolution 1255, which the House adopted unanimously on Wednesday.
They said the Filipino athlete “steadily ascended and reached the standard to qualify for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary by perfecting his pole vaulting skills and showing exceptional progress after finishing with a bronze medal during the previous World Athletics Championships held in Oregon, United States of America.”
The resolution enumerated the pole vaulter’s other achievements, including: a gold medal in the Bergen Jump Challenge in Norway on June 10, 2023; another gold medal in the Orlen Cup held in Lodz, Poland on Gold medal in the 26th Internationales Stabhochsprung Meeting in Jockgrim, Germany on August 23, 2022; bronze medal in the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA on July 24, 2022; gold medal in the Orlen Copernicus Cup held in Torun, Poland on February 22, 2022; and a gold medal in the Orlen Cup held in Lodz, Poland on February 11, 2022.
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