MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena shares the optimism of many Filipino sports fans that the 19-strong contingent of Team Philippines athletes headed to Tokyo will likely end the gold medal drought for the country in the Olympic Games. Related Stories EJ Obiena wins silver, resets national pole vault record anew in Poland tiff"This is a star-studded team going into Tokyo... This is probably the best shot we have," said Obiena. The 25-year-old chooses to keep his head down, though, and instead names his Team Philippines teammates as the biggest hopes for the history making feat. They're not qualified because they're not good, they're qualified because they're really good and they deserve to be there," said Obiena.

Source: Philippine Star July 03, 2021 03:21 UTC