TINAPOS ni world number 3 Filipino pole vaulter ang โinvincinility โ ni pole vault world record holder Armand โMondoโDuplantis noong Setyembre 2 sa IAAF Diamond League โMemorial Van Dammeโ athletics meet sa King Baudouin Stadium, sa Brussels, Belgium.
Malinid na natalon ni Obiena ang taas na 5.91 meters sa kanyang ikatlong attempt at hindi nakapaniwala sa kanyang tagumpay.
โIt took a lot of luck, a good day and some excellent calls to beat Mondo today,โ pahayag ni Obiena.
Samantala, tatlong beses namang hindi kinayang malusutan ni Duplantis ang taas na 5.91 metro, na lubhang ikinagulat ng marami dahil siya ang kasalukuyang may hawak ng pole vault world record na 6.21 metro ang taas.
โI did a lot of things poorly technically,โ pag-amin ni Duplantis, sabay sabing ang pagkatalo ay magsisilbingg inspirasyon para lalo pa siyang magpursige.
โItโs rare for me to jump the way I did. Maybe I needed a bit of a wake-up call. Iโve got to come back next year and do something more special for the people that came out,โ ani Duplantis.
โBut I didnโt jump as I would have liked, for sure. I am human and I make mistakes and I definitely made some today. I didnโt find the good rhythm on the runway today. I was just thinking about the wrong things. It happens sometimes. Itโs not that easy. You need to be in the exact angle and you need the speed to take off and I didnโt find that today,โ giit pa ng Swedish pole vault champion.
Nakuha naman ng Amerikanong si Chris Nilsen ang ilkatlong puwesto matapos matalon ang 5.71 metro
โThird with 5.71m is all I can say. No one produced any good marks today except Ernest John with a first Diamond League win,โ ayon kay Nilsen.
โEveryone is a little tired with the end of the season. I am ready to go to the Diamond League Final. In Zurich the goal is a top three and 5.90 meters. If I make this I will shoot for 6m. I maybe need to do some speedwork because I felt kind of sluggish today,โ dagdag pa ni Nilsen.
Si Obiena din umano ay mayroon tina-target na taas sa pagtungo nila Zurich para sa finals.
โItยดs always my goal to win, but I definitely have the magic number of 6m on my mind. Thatโs what Iยดm training for and I really think that Iโm capable of jumping that height,
โItโs only a matter of time and some good circumstances,โ sambit ni Obiena.
