FILE– Philippines’ Ernest John Obiena . (Picture by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP)
EJ Obiena duplicated his silver end on the worldwide stage on the finals of the 2023 Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon behind the record-shattering efficiency of world pole vault champion Armand “Mondo” Duplantis.
Obiena, who additionally positioned second to the Swede within the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary two weeks again, assured himself of one other silver medal after clearing 5.82 meters.
Duplantis cleared 6.23m on his first try, breaking his personal world report for the seventh time by including another centimeter.
The Italy-based Obiena, ranked No. 3 on the planet, raised the bar to six.02 however couldn’t hurdle the peak thrice.
American Sam Kendricks managed to go over 5.72m to assert the bronze on the event that put the cap on this yr’s athletics season.
However as for the 27-year-old Obiena, the Asian report holder of six meters has another meet on his itinerary—the lads’s pole vault championship within the nineteenth Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China scheduled to formally open on Sept. 23.
Obiena is raring to say his mastery on the continental stage after successful the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand in July.
He hasn’t gained an Asian Video games title but and this might be Obiena’s yr previous to closing out his personal season earlier than preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics kick in.
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