"I was never Philip Juico's pole vault coach," the Ukrainian coach posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Petrov said that he developed Obiena to become one of the best pole vaulters in the world today, but is disheartened after Patafa recommended dismissing him as coach of Obiena. We are now a true contender in the event and one of the best pole vaulters in the world," Petrov said. "I am a coach who has trained and prepared multiple world champions, Olympic champions/record holders and 30 world records under my 57 years of coaching pole vault. On Wednesday, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) affirmed the board resolution to declare Juico as persona non grata.

Source: Manila Times January 27, 2022 22:34 UTC