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EJ Obiena is setting his sights on automated Olympic qualification. —AFP
One month from now, EJ Obiena will zero in not on his try to enhance on his private finest however on an automated berth within the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Obiena headlines the 23-athlete nationwide delegation of the Philippine Athletics Observe and Area Affiliation (Patafa) to the Asian Athletics Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, on July 12 to 16, a interval that opens the Olympic qualification season.
“Our monitor and subject athletes is not going to solely compete for medals within the event, it’s additionally a chance for them to qualify to the Olympics,’’ mentioned Patafa president Terry Capistrano.
World Athletics has set particular clockings and measurements for athletes to realize entry to subsequent yr’s Summer season Video games within the French capital and provided a big selection of tournaments throughout the globe to accommodate them.
The window for these Olympic hopefuls is to attain the usual inside a yr, kicking off on July 1.
Becoming a member of Obiena within the continental championships are six-time Southeast Asian (SEA) Video games 400-meter hurdles champion Eric Cray, SEA Video games gold medalist Janry Ubas (lengthy leap), throwers Willie Morrison (shot put) and Gennah Malapit (javelin) and triple jumper Ronne Malipay.
Sprinters Kristina Knott, Umajesty Williams and Frederick Ramirez, 110-m hurdlers Clinton Bautista, John Cabang Tolentino and Robin Brown, middle-distance runner Bernalyn Bejoy and Joida Gagnao and long-distance runners Sonny Wagdos and Arlan Arbois have been included within the checklist.
Relay specialists Michael del Prado, Joyme Sequita, Maureen Schrijvers and Jessel Lumapas have been likewise tapped in addition to decathletes Aries Toledo and Johnmike Lera and heptathlete Sarah Dequinan.
Capistrano mentioned the group is supported by the Philippine Sports activities Fee and the Philippine Olympic Committee.
The 6-foot-3 Obiena, the Asian and nationwide record-holder at six meters, ought to clear 5.82 meters to advance outright to the Olympics. INQ
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