EJ Obiena shares story behind successful comeback after shaky start in Olympics: 'Ang kaba ko, grabe'

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It was not the smoothest start for pole vaulter EJ Obiena in the 2024 Paris Olympics , but fortunately, everything ended well as he booked a slot in the finals of men's pole vault.Obiena cleared 5.75 meters to be among the 12 finalists in contention for the medal.The Asian record holder skipped 5.40 meters, but missed his first two attempts at 5.60, putting his Olympic medal bid on the brink of elimination.Why did he skip the supposed last attempt for 5.

However, when he was jumping at 5.70, that's when he became nervous."I don't think it was nerves. I needed to move up poles. Poles were too soft, I have no idea. That's a good problem to have," he said."Yeah, gave me a heart attack. 'Yung kaba ko, grabe, for sure," Obiena said about his 5.70 jump."That whole three years between Tokyo and I don't make the final, it was on the line on that one jump.

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