08/08/2026
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๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ, EJ Obiena ๐ต๐ญ๐
From all of us at the Pawikan Conservation Center in Morong, Bataan โ we join the entire nation in celebrating your incredible achievements! ๐โจ
๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐๐ผ-๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐!
EJ recently clinched his seventh gold medal of the 2026 season after ruling the ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ on August 5 . He cleared 5.83 meters on his first attempt, beating Qatar's Seifeldin Abdelsalam via countback.
This victory came just days after his gold at the Halberstadt Pole Vault Meet, where he cleared 5.76 meters โ marking his second straight gold in Germany . As EJ himself shared:
"5.83m for the gold in front of a packed J-Town! Was far from smooth competition and some struggles during warm-up and earlier bars but happy to scrape an 80 bar."
๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
EJ has long been a symbol of excellence and resilience โ dedicating his victories to the 113 million Filipinos worldwide . His consistency speaks volumes: he has now cleared at least 5.80 meters in four of his last five meets, climbing back to world No. 13 .
As EJ himself has said:
"I love my country. I was born Filipino, and I shall always be Filipino!"
๐ข๐ From Morong to the World Stage
Your discipline, determination, and heart for the Philippines inspire not only athletes but also our community of pawikan protectors. You show us that excellence is built one jump at a time โ just like conservation is built one nest at a time.
Maraming salamat, EJ, for making us proud! ๐ต๐ญ๐
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๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป
