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DESPITE his great performance in the qualifying rounds, EJ Obiena fell short in the men's pole vault final held at the Stade de France on August 6, 2024, wounding up only at fourth place. The world’s No. 2 pole vaulter who was gunning for a podium finish to quench the country’s medal drought in the athletics division since 1936, lost to Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis, who claimed the last podium spot after clearing the first five heights in a single attempt.Obiena nicked the pole at 5.
In an interview after his game exit, Obiena turned emotional and apologized for falling a tad short for a podium finish.“I apologize. I promised I was going to go back after Tokyo and do better. I did, but it didn’t change in my book. I still came up short. I’m sorry. I apologize for it,” Obiena emotionally expressed.“I missed one attempt and I think that really defined the medalist to the non-medalist. Sports is beautiful but also brutal,” the Filipino vaulter added.
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