Pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena, who only recently became the first Filipino athlete to qualify for next Year’s Olympic Games, will spearhead the Philippines’ campaign in athletics in the coming Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) the country is hosting late this year.

The 23-year-old son of pole vault great Emerson Obiena, who leaped to 5.81 meters to break by mere .01 meter the Olympic qualifying 5.80 meters, is a cinch to make the national track and field team along with 16 others, announced Philippine Athletics Federation President Philip Ella Juico.

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