EJ Obiena boosted his 2024 Paris Olympics preparations by capturing the gold medal in the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix at the Drake Stadium in California on Saturday, May 18 (Sunday in Manila). EJ Obiena captures the gold medal in the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix. (File Photo) The world No. 2 pole...
EJ Obiena kicks off his final preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics by competing in the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix on Saturday, May 18 (early Sunday in Manila) at the Drake Stadium in California. EJ Obiena gears up for his fourth tournament this season. The world No. 2 pole vaulter has...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena got the needed boost in his 2024 Paris Olympics campaign after World Athletics announced Wednesday, April 11, it would introduce prize money at this year’s Games. EJ Obiena is the country's best bet to win the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (File Photo) The world...
Filipino Olympian EJ Obiena vowed to come back more prepared following a disastrous ninth place finish in the men’s pole vault at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships earlier this week in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena (AFP/File Photo) The world No. 2 and Asian record holder posted one of...
You win some. You lose some. EJ Obiena faltered in his historic bid of a podium finish at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships after settling for ninth place in men’s pole vault on Sunday, March 3 (Monday, March 4 in Manila) in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena fails to make it to the podium...
EJ Obiena’s 2024 Paris Olympics preparations will be put to test on Sunday, March 3, when he shoots for a historic podium finish in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena seeks for nothing but a podium finish in his first World Athletics Indoor Championships...
EJ Obiena will get a glimpse of what’s in store for him in the 2024 Paris Olympics when he battles with fellow Olympians in the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland this weekend. EJ Obiena will be up against a formidable cast in the World Athletics Indoor Championships. (File...
Two more Filipino athletes have qualified to join pole vault star EJ Obiena in the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled on March 1 to 3 in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena, John Cabang Tolentino and Lauren Hoffman will represent the country in the World Indoor Athletics Championships in...
Olympian EJ Obiena soared to another gold medal by eclipsing the 26-year-old Asian indoor record in the ISTAF Indoor in Berlin, Germany on Friday, Feb. 23 (Saturday in Manila). EJ Obiena resets his own national indoor record while also posting a new Asian indoor mark at the ISTAF Indoor in Berlin,...
World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena bolstered his Paris Olympics preparations with a gold-medal performance at the Memorial Josip Gasparac in Osijek, Croatia on Tuesday, Feb. 20 (Wednesday in Manila). EJ Obiena poses with his medal with coach Vitaly Petrov. (EJ Obiena's Facebook) Though joining the...
World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena returns to competition next week by joining three indoor tournaments to bolster his preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics. EJ Obiena starts his indoor season next week in Croatia. (File Photo/AFP) The two-time Asian champion and will first see action in the...
2023 was a golden year for EJ Obiena, having achieved numerous international accolades that made him the second best pole vaulter in the world. The Tondo native stood tallest among the rest of the Filipino athletes last year after becoming the first Filipino to earn a qualifying berth to the...