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EJ Obiena, left, and coach Vitaly Petrov Vitaly Petrov, the veteran pole vault coach of Olympian EJ Obiena, shared his sentiments about the ongoing dispute between his ward and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). Reacting for the first time since appearing in an online p
LEGENDARY pole vault coach Vitaly Petrov slammed the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) for dropping him as Olympic athlete Ernest John “EJ” Obiena coach. “[From] the seven years of work that I have done with EJ, I have never heard Patafa or Mr. Philip [Ella] Juico ask me…
Pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena (File photo) MANILA - Pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena announced on Monday that he is not anymore joining the mediation to be conducted by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) that would have resolved his issues with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). According to the world number six pole vaulter, he was "forced to officially withdraw" from the mediation process to be led by the PSC "due to the bad faith" of his mother national sports association. "It is a recipe for failure to ...
EJ Obiena finds himself in hot water – and in danger of being dropped from the national team – following his ongoing rift with PATAFA