Pole vaulter EJ Obiena made another podium finish Friday by settling for a share of bronze in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2020 in Poland.
The Olympic-bound Obiena cleared the height at 5.52 meters on his second attempt, similar to Matt Ludwig of the United States to finish behind local bets Piotr Lisek and Robert Sobera.
Lisek, known for his silver-medal feat at the 2017 world championships, posted 5.72m while Sobera, a 2016 European champion, vaulted 5.52m on his first attempt.
Obiena tried to clear 5.62m but failed.
Despite the achievement, Obiena failed to follow up his championship performance at the 59th Ostrava Golden Spike tournament in Czech Republic last week where he registered a season-beast 5.74m.
He is currently waitlisted at the Istaff Berlin Continental Tour in Germany this weekend.
Other tournaments lined up are the Rome Diamond League on Sept. 17 and the Doha Diamond League on Sept. 24.