Feature: Friendship and int'l cooperation spur Asian pole vault success

By sportswriters Li Chunyu, Wang Qin'ou

HANGZHOU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena had much to celebrate at the Hangzhou Asian Games, clinching the Philippines' first gold medal and setting an Asian Games record. His success is undoubtedly the result of years of hard training, but it also reflects friendship and international cooperation.

Obiena arrived in Hangzhou about a week ahead of