The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) has recommended the removal of Olympian EJ Obiena from the national training pool following
Filipino boxer Eumir Felix Marcial has thrown his support to fellow Olympian EJ Obiena amid the elite pole vaulter's ongoing rift with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA).
Tokyo Olympians Eumir Marcial and EJ Obiena (AFP) In a Facebook post Wednesday, Jan. 5, Marcial sa
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Some former and present national athletes and coaches rallied behind Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) and its president Philip Juico in relation to the ongoing dispute with Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena.
In a signed letter
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Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena vows he would still compete for the country despite Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) administrative committee’s recommendation to drop him out of the national team.
In a lengthy social media post late
Pole vault star Ernest John "EJ" Obiena (File photo) MANILA - Pole vault star Ernest John "EJ" Obiena said he and Coach Vitaly Petrov are ready to face the charges slapped by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) on them. In a press conference on Tuesday, the PATAFA said it is set to file estafa raps against Obiena and charges related to World Athletics' Integrity Code of Conduct against Petrov before the governing body. "On the recommendation of filing of estafa, I am ready to face all cases and charges filed against me in any court or forum. I am hopeful that I will have my fair day in court and that I can finally end this baseless witch hunt," he said in a statement late Tuesday night about his looming lawsuit. "I am ready for everything that Philip Juico and the PATAFA will throw at me as their intention now is finally clear: they want me out of the Philippine Team and they don't want me to jump for the Philippines.