EJ Obiena EJ Obiena joins some fellow Olympic-bound pole vaulters including world record-holder Armand Duplantis when they compete in the FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday, June 6. Obiena, 25, hopes to carry the momentum of his golden performance at the Gothenburg Grand Prix in Sweden a...
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,...
ABOVE THE CLOUDS Philippines' Ernest John Obiena competes in the men’s Pole Vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on September 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome (Andreas Solaro) Sports all over the world drew into a standstill for most parts of 2020 due to the pandemic, but it...
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, right, shares a light moment with world record holder Armand Duplantis at the Rome Diamond League. (Screengrab from Jim Lafferty's Facebook account) Elite pole vaulters EJ Obiena and Armand Duplantis of Sweden resorted to trading jokes when the competitive atmosphere simmered down at the...
Tokyo Olympics-bound EJ Obiena hopes to make another podium finish when he competes in the Rome Diamond League Athletics on Thursday. (AFP File Photo) EJ Obiena guns for his finest performance against the best in the field on Thursday when he competes in the IAAF Rome Diamond League 2020 in Italy....
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...
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...
