EJ Obiena was not having a good day.

Competing on borrowed poles anew, the 2020 Tokyo Olympian stumbled in the Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League after finishing seventh behind hometown superstar Armand “Mondo” Duplantis at the Olympiastadion in Stockholm, Sweden.

Obiena cleared the bar at 5.70 meters on his second attempt, settling for the second lowest placing after countback after tying with France’s Thibaut Collet, United States’ Clayton Fritsch and Belgium’s Ben Broeders.

He attempted 5.85m, but was unsuccessful.

“Not my day today... Thank you to the boys for lending me some sticks to jump on. Greatly appreciate it, gentlemen,” Obiena wrote on social media.

As expected, Duplantis wowed the crowd by capturing the gold medal with a 6.00m performance. The world No. 1 pole vaulter was flawless throughout, clearing 5.60m, 5.80m and 5.90m with ease.

He tried to break his one-month-old world record of 6.24m by attempting 6.25m, to no avail.

Two-time world champion Sam Kendricks of the United States copped the silver with 5.90m while fellow American and Olympian KC Lightfoot bagged the bronze with 5.80m.

Obiena has been having problems with his poles since late last month at the Ostrava Golden Spike in Czech Republic where his poles arrived at the last minute and eventually broke mid-competition on his way to finishing seventh.

He managed to clinch the bronze medal at the Oslo Bislett Games in Norway three days ago also on borrowed poles after experiencing the same mishap.

The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) said new poles have been on the way to Obiena to provide for his continuous campaign and preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics.