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"Harshest place to be." Ganyan inilarawan ni EJ Obiena ang kanyang fourth place finish sa Men’s Pole Vault ng 2024 Paris Olympics. Sinagot na rin ni EJ ang mga katanungan tungkol sa posibleng pagsabak pa niya sa 2028 Olympics sa Los Angeles.


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00:00Harshest place to be, that's how EJ Obiena described his 4th place finish in the men's pole vault of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
00:09EJ also answered the questions about his possible competition in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
00:16Maki Pulido was able to answer them.
00:19From the 11th overall place of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, EJ Obiena moved to the 4th place overall of the men's pole vault of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
00:31That's a big success that was welcomed by many supporters.
00:35But in a post, EJ apologized and called the 4th place in sports with only 3 podium finishes as the harshest place to be.
00:43Despite being weak and not able to win a medal, it was still special for EJ, especially when he was accompanied by his parents in the Paris Olympics.
01:03When asked if he would be eliminated in the next Los Angeles Olympics 2028, EJ became emotional.
01:09He said that he wants to be whole first.
01:12EJ will finish the remaining pole vault tournaments this year.
01:17And he will prioritize his health that has been on the side for a long time.
01:21He has been waiting for a back injury since 2022.
01:24Because of the pain in his lumbar spine, the lower part of his back was affected.
01:28EJ was not able to do a good pole vault for two weeks before the Paris Olympics.
01:34According to his friend Michael James Lafferty, instead of going back to the Paris Olympics, they looked for a medical procedure to temporarily remove the pain.
01:57But EJ did not use this as a reason why he was not able to win a medal in the Paris Olympics.
02:05It affected my preparation going in. It affected my consistency. It affected, I think, my overall program going into Paris.
02:14For now, one day at a time, EJ said.
02:17The reason why I can't give you guys the answer you guys I think wants to have is just that I don't want to lie.
02:25I need to understand that there's going to be another four pains taking years.
02:28I need to focus everything and live this life.
02:33And yeah, it takes a little bit of thinking to understand that.
02:39And I think I need to give myself time.
02:43And yeah, it's a decision that's pretty big.
02:46For GMA Integrated News, Macky Pulido, Nakatuto, 24 hours.
02:55For GMA Integrated News, Macky Pulido, Nakatuto, 24 hours.

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