President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. honored the exceptional talent of past and present Filipino Olympians who have brought glory to the country in a send-off ceremony on Friday night, June 21, in Intramuros, Manila. As the country celebrates 100 years of participation in...
EJ Obiena showed his deadly form in time for next month’s Paris Olympics by capturing the gold medal with a season-best performance in the 6 th Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Friday, June 21 (Manila time). EJ Obiena shows his readiness for the 2024 Paris Olympics with a...
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. EJ Obiena competes on borrowed...
EJ Obiena hopes he can find poles that will suit him best in time for the Bauhaus Galan Wanda Diamond League in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday, June 2. He ought to and quick. EJ Obiena hopes to find a new pole in time for the Bauhaus Galan Wanda Diamond League. (Diamond League Athletics) That’s...
Although it was not everything he had hoped it to be, EJ Obiena impressively made it work. EJ Obiena (AFP/File photo) After a disastrous journey in the Czech Republic, Obiena bounced back in brilliant style a few days later after bagging the silver medal in the Diamond League in Oslo, Norway...
EJ Obiena came up short in his campaign at the 63rd Ostrava Golden Spike after landing in seventh place behind eventual champion and world No. 1 Armand “Mondo” Duplantis on Tuesday, May 28 (early Monday in Manila). The world No. 2 pole vaulter only managed to clear his opening bar at 5.52...
EJ Obiena’s Paris Olympics preparation will be put to test anew on Tuesday, May 28 (early Wednesday in Manila) when he goes up against world No. 1 and world record holder Armand “Mondo” Duplantis in the 63 rd Ostrava Golden Spike in Czech Republic. EJ Obiena, left, and world...
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...
