EJ Obiena EJ Obiena ended his Wanda Diamond League campaign with a fourth-place finish in the Final at the Weltklasse Zurich in Switzerland Thursday (Friday in Manila). The 25-year-old Olympian cleared 5.83 meters on his second attempt to prevail via countback against Tokyo Olympics silver medalist...
MB File Photo EJ Obiena competes with the world’s best pole vaulters once again in the Weltklasse Wanda Diamond League Finals on Thursday, Sept. 9, in Zurich, Switzerland. The 26-year-old Olympian earned enough tournament points to make it to the finals where he will be up against five other...
EJ Obiena EJ Obiena lost his steam in the Allianz Memorial Van Damme Wanda Diamond League in Brussels, Belgium after finishing 10 th on Friday (Saturday in Manila). Obiena, who is coming of a runner-up finish in Meeting de Paris a few days ago and a new world ranking at No. 5 , struggled by...
Screenshot from official tournament livestream channel EJ Obiena reset his own national record in men’s pole vault after finishing second behind Olympic champion Armand Duplantis in the Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League Saturday. Competing before a huge crowd, Obiena cleared 5.91 meters on...
Photo from PBA Ray Parks Jr. believes he had done everything in good faith during a six-month saga that led to an end of his PBA stint with the TNT Tropang Giga and the start of his Japan B.League foray with the Nagoya Diamond Dragons. “Everything that I did was in good faith. And my heart was in...
MB File Photo EJ Obiena returned to action after competing in the Tokyo Olympics and finished tied for fifth place in the Athletissima Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland Thursday (Friday in Manila). Obiena cleared 5.52 meters in his first attempt to tie with Ethan Cormont of...
Photo from PBA Ray Parks Jr. officially became the latest Filipino cager to take his talents to Japan after signing with the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. The Dolphins announced the deal Tuesday, Aug. 24 as Parks joins a growing list of Filipinos who have opted to accept the lucrative...
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...
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...
Discover more about the emerging gems of the best island in the world BREATH-TAKING SIGHT An aerial view of Palawan Palawan, however, still has numerous unappreciated destinations that are waiting to be discovered. The Philippines prides itself as a tropical country that is blessed with islands,...
The graphic novel series created by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo will hit Netflix soon and we can't wait. Why? Pinoy pride! Note that there will be two versions, one in English and another in Filipino. The English version is notable in that it features Hollywood stars with...
