EJ Obiena Pole vaulter EJ Obiena is saddened by the news that world No. 2 Sam Kendricks of United States wouldn’t be competing in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) spokesman Edward Kho said it was unfortunate that...
Two-time world pole vault champion Sam Kendricks, one of EJ Obiena’s toughest rivals in pole vault, was ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics competitions on Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19. Sam Kendricks (Photo from World Athletics) The United States Olympics and Paralympic...
Screengrab from the tournament livestream courtesy of World Athletics' YouTube channel Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena fell short of a podium finish at the prestigious Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden after settling for fourth place over the weekend. Obiena...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena will be put to test ahead of this month’s Tokyo Olympics when he competes with fellow qualifiers in the Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden late Sunday. Obiena is coming off multiple podium finishes that include a gold medal at the Taby Stav Gala...
EJ Obiena (TED ALJIBE / AFP) Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena will be put into test when he goes up against the cream of the crop in the prestigious Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de Calais at the Arena Stade Couvert in Lievin early Wednesday (Tuesday night in France). In the start list released...
In this file photo, world record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden reacts after clearing the bar in the men's pole vault final of the 24th European Athletics Championships at Olympiastadion on August 12, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images for tokyo2020.org) Sweden's...
EJ Obiena, shown in this file photo, bested a star-studded field that included world champions and Olympic medalists. (TED ALJIBE / AFP) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena finally captured his first gold medal of the season by beating former Olympic medalists at the 59th Ostrava Golden Spike tournament in...
