Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena announced that he will be missing the Asian Indoor Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan next week.'I am truly heartbroken to share this...
Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena announced that he will be missing the Asian Indoor Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan next week.'I am truly heartbroken to share this news. I shall be unable to participate in the upcoming Asian Indoor Championships next week in Kazakhstan. I won't be able to bring glory to my country,' he wrote on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
'He also cited that most Asian pole vaulters had to pull out for the same reasons.'It's a sad state when the best vaulters in Asia are excluded from competing in the biggest indoor championships in Asia,' he wrote.Obiena also admitted that his team has not been paid in over a year.'Despite all the issues of the past supposedly being resolved, my team has not been paid now in over a year. Payments are caught up in red tape,' Obiena wrote.
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