Hidilyn Diaz consoles EJ Obiena after 4th place finish
MANILA, Philippines—Tokyo Olympian Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo continued her support for Team Philippines on Tuesday after EJ Obiena’s heartbreaking finish in the Paris Olympics’ 2024 men’s pole vault final. Obiena gave it his all but ended up just one spot away from a podium finish, which would’ve ended close to nine decades of drought in athletics for