EJ Obiena, of the Philippines, reacts after a profitable try within the Males’s pole vault last in the course of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photograph/Bernat Armangue)
EJ Obiena put himself within the equation to win all of it earlier than pocketing the silver medal for an additional historic end on the worldwide stage on the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The Filipino pole vault celeb duplicated his personal Asian file of six meters, however couldn’t clear 6.05m on a succeeding try, ultimately rewarding Sweden’s Armand Duplantis a second consecutive title.
Obiena climbed a flight larger on the rostrum than his earlier bronze end final 12 months within the Oregon, United States version of the world championships after clearing his private finest on his second attempt.
Christopher Nilsen of america and Australia’s Kurtis Marschall each did not hurdle six meters and shared third-place honors following their 5.95m leap.
With out a foul and a transparent path on the best way to the gold medal, Duplantis raised the bar at 6.23 in a bid to reset his personal world file of 6.22, however faltered thrice.
Armand Duplantis of Sweden and EJ Obiena of Philippines have fun after competing in males’s pole vault last throughout day 8 of the 2023 World Athletics Championships on August 26, 2023 in Budapest. Photograph: Vegard Grøtt / BILDBYRÅN
As the one Filipino to face on the medal podium of the world observe and discipline championships, Obiena confirmed distinctive progress since inserting third the earlier 12 months.
The Italy-based Obiena, who realized the ropes from famend Ukranian coach Vitaly Petrov, was the primary Asian to affix the elite six-meter membership two months in the past on the Bergen Leap Problem in Norway.
The 27-year-old Tokyo Olympian then solidified his reign because the continent’s finest in the course of the Asian championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
Obiena cleared 5.90 and 5.95 and not using a hitch and dedicated a foul on his first attempt at six meters earlier than a technically good leap on the subsequent try.
Obiena intends to shut out his season with one other victory within the coming Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China subsequent month previous to mapping out his preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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