EJ Obiena continued his rampage by capturing the gold medal in the Golden Fly Series in Schaan, Liechtenstein Sunday, Sept. 11 (early Monday in Manila).
The Tokyo Olympic pole vaulter cleared 5.71 meters to dominate five other competitors.
United States’ Olen Tray Oates bagged the silver with 5.61m while Austria’s Riccardo Klotz settled for bronze with 5.51m.
Completing the finishers were Americans Austin Miller and Nat Richartz with identical 5.51m and Serbian Robert Renner with 5.21m.
Obiena attempted to clear 6 meters to eclipse his national and Asian record of 5.94m but failed.
Overall, he collected five titles in his second European season where he competed in eight tournaments. He also finished at the podium in the remaining three events.
His most notable performance was at the Memorial Van Damme Diamond League where he beat world No. 1 Mondo Duplantis for the gold.