PARIS (AFP) --Â Former Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz of Brazil has been provisionally suspended for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday, July 28. *Thiago Braz. (AFP)* "The AIU has temporarily suspended Thiago Braz for the presence or use of a prohibited...
Photo from tournament's Instagram page EJ Obiena toughened up his Tokyo Olympics preparations Friday, July 2, after capturing the gold medal in the Taby Stav Gala Street Pole Vault competition in Bottnaryd, Sweden. Obiena cleared 5.80 meters on his first attempt to win via countback against...
Screen grab from tournament livestream at sportschau.de Pole vaulter EJ Obiena bolstered his Tokyo Olympics preparations on Sunday after sharing the gold medal with reigning Olympic champion Thiago Braz of Brazil in the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen, Germany. Obiena and Braz both cleared...
Screen grab from World Athletics YouTube page EJ Obiena showed why he’s one of the best pole vaulters across the globe after clinching the silver medal behind world record holder Armand Duplantis in the prestigious FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands late Sunday. Obiena, who is in the final stages...
EJ Obiena (MB File Photo) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena toughened up his Tokyo Olympics preparations after capturing the gold medal in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila). Obiena, the first of the nine Filipino athletes who qualified to the Games,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
