Philippine Athletics Team, tiniyak na tutuldukan ang medal drought sa Asian Games
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00:00 The Philippine Athletics team promised that this year, they will be able to break their medal drought in the Asian Games.
00:06 This is because the 13-man lineup of the National Tracksters is led by the world number 3 Paul Volter.
00:13 The 27-year-old Tondo-born athlete is the current Asian record holder after scoring a 6-meter mark in Norway last July and World Athletics Championships 2023.
00:26 The Asian Games is one of the bucket list events of Obiena that he will be hosting for the first time this year.
00:33 In 1994, the Philippines won a bronze medal in the Hiroshima Asian Games from the Philippine long jump queen and athletics legend, Elma Muros Posadas.
00:44 Obiena will also try to win a medal, along with the other 12 members of the team.
00:51 The games will be held at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Main Stadium and will start on September 29.