FILIPINO John Ernest Obiena (pic) had had high hopes for the 2017 KL SEA Games and was training even a day before he was to leave for Kuala Lumpur – but fate dealt him a painful blow.
The pole vaulter landed badly in training, tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and had to watch the Games from a hospital bed.
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