Armand Duplantis.
He is the one standing between Filipino Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena and the Olympic gold medal in Paris next year.Duplantis is the world's top pole vaulter and Obiena is No. 2. The 23-year-old Swedish force of nature owns the world record at 6.23 meters and the 27-year-old athlete from Tondo holds the Asian record at 6.0 meters flat, also his best jump.Obiena and Duplantis are good friends and the former looks at the latter as both inspiration and a challenge.
Obiena also received a P3 million gift from his former school, Chiang Kai Shek College, and P1 million each from businessmen Anson Tan and Carlos Chan.His gold medal performance in the Asian Games also assured him of a P2 million incentive from the Philippine Sports Commission under the Athletes and Coaches Incentives Act while the Philippine Olympic Committee promised to give him a P1 million bonus.Obiena said he has not decided yet on how to utilize his financial incentives.
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