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EJ Obiena (Photo from EJ Obiena’s Facebook account)
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena has withdrawn from the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) mediation offer to resolve the rift between him and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa).
Pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena (File photo) MANILA - Pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena announced on Monday that he is not anymore joining the mediation to be conducted by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) that would have resolved his issues with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). According to the world number six pole vaulter, he was "forced to officially withdraw" from the mediation process to be led by the PSC "due to the bad faith" of his mother national sports association. "It is a recipe for failure to enter into mediation when one party is in bad faith; PATAFA was in bad faith this whole time as they signed the mediation with their true intention to still pursue the filing of a baseless criminal case of estafa against me," Obiena said. Obiena also accused PATAFA of lying about its true intent to enter mediation with him, bringing up the case of World Athletics vice president Sergey Bubka ....
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. ....