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Heavy rains thwart Austria’s Obiena season
Joey Villar (Philstar.com) – September 6, 2020 – 4:16 pm
MANILA, Philippines – Due to a deluge, the International Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck, Austria, in which EJ Obiena was competing, on his way to Tokyo, was interrupted yesterday, forcing the Filipino pole vaulter to end the day and leave. immediately for your next event.
The 24-year-old surpassed 5.30 meters and was attempting to do a 5.40 meters when the organizers stopped him when heavy rains fell in Innsbruck and left the conditions impossible to play for the participants.
The current Southeast Asian Games gold medalist and record holder then decided to go straight to his next competition: the 59th Ostrava Golden Spike scheduled for Tuesday in the Czech Republic.
Obiena will have a busy September as she expects four or five more tournaments, including the Diamond League leg in Rome / Naples, Italy on September 17.
Vitaly Petrov, Obiena’s coach, has implemented a new program that would see Obiena take a break after September 17 and resume training at the end of this year with the goal of performing well in Tokyo next year.
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