Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines (EPA-EFE / Matthias Hangst / POOL) Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena returned to tournament for the fourth time this month, but failed to make a podium finish this time at the 66th Orlen Memorial Janusza Kusocinskiego in Poland on Tuesday. Obiena, who is gearing...
PSC, Patafa appeal for Obiena's visa extension to continue training in Italy EJ Obiena (TED ALJIBE / AFP) The Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association are appealing for a visa extension for Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena for him to be able to continue...
Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena strikes a pose after winning bronze in the IAAF World Diamond League Athletics Series in Monaco. (Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page) Olympian EJ Obiena said he needed to get used to competing without spectators after participating in his first virtual pole...
Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena (TED ALJIBE / AFP) Olympian EJ Obiena made another podium finish after settling for silver in the “Who’s the Finest Pole Vaulter?” virtual competition on Monday. Performing in a training center in Formia, Italy, Obiena cleared the height at 5.60 meters...
Obiena 'honored' to compete with fellow Olympians Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena strikes a pose after winning bronze in the IAAF World Diamond League Athletics Series in Monaco. (Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page) Fresh from a bronze medal stint in Monaco, Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena...
Obiena's mindset on competing with Duplantis anew: ‘I need to win this, I need to beat this guy’ Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines competes in the Men's Pole Vault during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting in Monaco, 14 August 2020. (EPA-EFE / Matthias Hangst / POOL) Pole vaulter EJ...
Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena settles for bronze medal in the IAAF World Diamond League Athletics in Monaco. (Screengrab from Wanda Diamond League via YouTube) Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena displayed his best performance of the season so far by capturing the bronze medal in the...
Pinoy pole vaulter settles for silver behind Rio Olympics champion Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP, File) It may have fallen short of his expectations, but Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena was glad to feel the competitive atmosphere once again after seven long...
Olympic-bound Obiena returns to action since winning 2019 SEAG EJ Obiena bags silver medal in the 13th Triveneto Meet in Trieste, Italy, the first time he saw action since the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. (TED ALJIBE / AFP, File Photo) Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena returned to competitive action...
Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP, File) Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena will see action for the first time since a successful stint in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. The 6-foot-2 Obiena, the first Filipino qualifier to the Tokyo Olympics, will join a...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo and boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) are seeking the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases...
