Although he is new to the role, he is bullish on achieving his long-term goal of having two Singaporean athletes compete in every jump event for both men and women at the 2029 SEA Games hosted by the country.
He said: “Results motivate me and the result I would like to see in the future is to make sure we get a good representation at the SEA Games, which will be held again in Singapore.
“Since 2015, we haven’t had a representative in the horizontal jump at the Olympics, so that has to change. To do that, we will work with local coaches to raise the level of jumping.”
“First of all, we have to increase sparring sessions locally and send our players to more matches.”
However, all is not hopeless, as Obiko named Tia Louise Rosario (23) and Campton Cam (22), with whom he previously worked at SSP, as possible medal candidates. There is.
Rosario holds the national record in the triple jump (12.92 meters) and Cam holds the national record in the indoor high jump (2.08 meters).
Obiko also plans to keep a close eye on the national school competitions to discover new talent. Don’t be surprised if you see him at a music festival, though, as he promises to do everything he can to boost the national jump scene.
An avid drummer, upon his return to Singapore, Obidoko ends up reuniting with Singapore-based rock band Megalomania. Megalomania started as a Black Sabbath tribute band, and he has since released two albums of original music.
His greatest achievement could be helping Singapore win a medal in the jumping event at the 2029 Olympics.