00:00Filipino pole vaulter E.J. Obiena wins his record-breaking fourth SEA Games gold medal in men's pole vault.
00:07This after a major challenge from homebet Pat Sapong Amsamarang in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, December 16.
00:14Amsamarang pushed Obiena to the limit only to fall short as the Filipino star won via countback after they both cleared a SEA Games record of 5.7 meters.
00:23Obiena needed just a single attempt to clear the height, which took the tie three tries.
00:27Too close. Too close for comfort. But I knew that going in is really early in the season.
00:33I thought I would win with 565, something like that, 560.
00:39I have like four bleeding blisters going in, so it is what it is. I had the job to do.
00:48I was hoping that he would not push me today, but that's competition, you know.
00:53Obiena's previous SEA Games records were 5.46 meters in 2021 in Vietnam and 5.65 meters in 2023 in Cambodia.
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