00:00World No. 3 pole vaulter EJ Obiena is thankful for the warm support of the Filipinos.
00:06And I can see this in the number of fans who came to the meet and greet of the Olympics.
00:10Niko Wahe was there.
00:16Non-stop selfie and autographs of fans to World No. 3 pole vaulter and Olympian EJ Obiena
00:22in his meet and greet in a mall in Pasay City.
00:25The whole family, including their 2-year-old son who is an idol to EJ.
00:30And they plan to train him in pole vaulting.
00:33Every time EJ has a game, what will he do? Will he jump?
00:38GAP wants to help EJ in his plan to build pole vault pits in different parts of the country.
00:45I hope that these pits would be able to raise the next generation of pole vaulters.
00:50EJ will return to Italy on September 22 to continue his recovery from his back injury
00:55and to train before fighting again in the first quarter of 2025.
01:00Make sure that the bone is completely healed, then we can push again and we can train.
01:04His coach Vitaly Petrov also believes in EJ's bright future.
01:09I think this year, finish this pain and we go forward.
01:14He must believe this, he's ready for this.
01:17All out support for EJ's meet and greet are his parents and his friend, volleyball star Aliza Valdez.
01:23For GMA Integrated News, Nico Juahe for 24 Hours.
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