‘Made it in one piece’: Obiena begins Olympic medal quest in pole vault qualification

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena is good to go for the Paris Olympics after encountering “physical problems.”

Obiena, one of the Philippines’ top medal bets, shoots for a spot in the men’s pole vault final as he sees action in the athletics qualification on Saturday, August 3, at the Stade de France.

“Made it in one piece! So better make it count!” Obiena wrote on his social media pages.

Obiena needs to clear the qualification standard of...