00:00 [music]
00:02 Good news for sports.
00:04 A new champion was brought to the country by the Filipino Olympian and pole voter EJ Obiena.
00:10 Obiena won the silver medal after a clear 6-meter jump in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
00:20 That's the same as his personal best and Asian record in June in Norway.
00:26 Obiena's silver medal in the World Athletics Championships is a first for the Filipino in the sport of pole vaulting.
00:34 Armand Duplantis of Sweden was the winner while the bronze medal was won by the American and Australian team.
00:42 Obiena said on social media that he is the owner of the medal.
00:46 He thanked all Filipinos around the world for cheering for him, especially during the awarding ceremony.
00:55 [music]
00:57 [speaking Filipino]
01:12 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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