ni VA - @Sports | January 14, 2022
Pagkaraan ng naging matagumpay na operasyon sa kanyang tuhod, nakatuon ang pansin ngayon ni Filipino Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena sa mga darating na kompetisyon na nakatakda nyang salihan.
Isinaayos ang left miniscus ni Obiena sa operasyong isinagawa sa Germany kung saan may tinanggal ding screw buhat sa isinagawa sa kanyang ACL reconstruction noong 2017. “Surgery was successful,” pahayag ni Obiena sa kanyang official social media page.
“They have cleaned the meniscus and have removed the screw on my knee from the ACL reconstruction back in 2017 as the bone graft has fully solidified.” Target ni Obiena na sumabak sa Init Indoor Meeting, ang una niyang torneo ngayong 2022 na gaganapin sa Karlsruhe, Germany sa Enero 28. “It shouldn’t affect my recovery and we’re still on and aiming for the 28th of January competition,”dagdag ni Obiena.
Pinasalamatan din ni Obiena si Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez para sa tulong pinansiyal na ibinigay ng ahensiya sa kanyang operasyon.
Kasalukuyan pa ring nasa gitna ng hidwaan si Obiena at ang Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) hinggil sa problema tungkol sa funding na inabot na ng halos dalawang buwan.
“Thank you very much for everyone who helped and supported me to make this surgery possible as early as yesterday,” saad pa ng 26-anyos na pole vaulter. “I am also thankful for Chairman Butch Ramirez announcing yesterday that funds for my surgery are available,” saad nito. “I may be able to use this money once available to me to reimburse the advances of good samaritans. “My most immediate task is to get healthy and get back on track so that I can compete again for the country. Everything else is priority number 2. Time for work to be done!!!”