MB File Photo EJ Obiena competes with the world’s best pole vaulters once again in the Weltklasse Wanda Diamond League Finals on Thursday, Sept. 9, in Zurich, Switzerland. The 26-year-old Olympian earned enough tournament points to make it to the finals where he will be up against five other...
MB File Photo Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena returned to competition and shared the silver medal in the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2021 in Chorzow, Poland Sunday. Coming off a 10 th place finish in the Wanda Diamond League meet in Brussels, Belgium a few days back, Obiena bounced back stronger by...
EJ Obiena EJ Obiena lost his steam in the Allianz Memorial Van Damme Wanda Diamond League in Brussels, Belgium after finishing 10 th on Friday (Saturday in Manila). Obiena, who is coming of a runner-up finish in Meeting de Paris a few days ago and a new world ranking at No. 5 , struggled by...
EJ Obiena (Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook account) EJ Obiena improved his world record rankings to No. 5 this week following an impressive finish in the recent Wanda Diamond League Meet. Obiena, who jumped from No. 6 during the Tokyo Olympics early this month, banked on his silver medal finish at...
EJ Obiena The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is rewarding EJ Obiena a P250,000 incentive for setting a new national pole vault record in the recent Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League in France. PSC acting executive director Atty. Guillermo Iroy confirmed this, saying Obiena will be rewarded...
Screenshot from official tournament livestream channel EJ Obiena reset his own national record in men’s pole vault after finishing second behind Olympic champion Armand Duplantis in the Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League Saturday. Competing before a huge crowd, Obiena cleared 5.91 meters on...
MB File Photo EJ Obiena returned to action after competing in the Tokyo Olympics and finished tied for fifth place in the Athletissima Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland Thursday (Friday in Manila). Obiena cleared 5.52 meters in his first attempt to tie with Ethan Cormont of...
Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page Pole vaulter EJ Obiena returns to action for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics when he takes part in next week's Athletissima at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland. Obiena will see action in the annual event that is part of the...
From track and field to pole vaulting, two-time Southeast Asian (SEA) Games bronze medalist Riezel Buenaventura took a leap for new heights in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) service. In an interview with the Manila Bulletin, Buenaventura reminisced her humble beginnings of blissfully climbing and...
Photo from AFP Anyone following EJ Obiena’s tournament stints the past years would notice the Filipino pole vaulter’s inclination to wear quirky socks. At the Tokyo Olympics final, the 25-year-old can be seen vying for the gold medal wearing a mismatched pair of Spongebob Squarepants socks. Not...
EJ Obiena EJ Obiena is taking his time to reflect on his future plans after his debut stint in the men's pole vault of the Tokyo Olympics Tuesday night. Obiena, the only Asian in the final, missed the podium after finishing at joint 11 th with 5.70 meters behind eventual winner Armand...
Two Filipino athletes who participated in the Tokyo Olympics have received praises from Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio and pole vaulter EJ Obiena (File photos/AFP) According to Andanar, boxer Nesthy Petecio and pole vaulter Ernest John...
