Armand Duplantis sets new outdoor world record Tokyo Olympics-bound EJ Obiena posts his season-best record at the Rome Diamond League on Thursday. (Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/file) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena pocketed the bronze medal in the elite Rome Diamond League in Italy on Thursday after posting a...
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....
EJ Obiena, in file photo, settles for bronze in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2020 in Poland.(EPA-EFE / Matthias Hangst / POOL) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena made another podium finish Friday by settling for a share of bronze in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2020 in Poland. The Olympic-bound Obiena...
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...
From left, Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Philippines’ chief of mission to the Tokyo Games Nonong Araneta believes the present batch of Olympic qualifiers and hopefuls have the strongest chance of...
Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines (EPA-EFE / Matthias Hangst / POOL) Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena returned to tournament for the fourth time this month, but failed to make a podium finish this time at the 66th Orlen Memorial Janusza Kusocinskiego in Poland on Tuesday. Obiena, who is gearing...
PSC, Patafa appeal for Obiena's visa extension to continue training in Italy EJ Obiena (TED ALJIBE / AFP) The Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association are appealing for a visa extension for Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena for him to be able to continue...
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...
Obiena 'honored' to compete with fellow Olympians 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) Fresh from a bronze medal stint in Monaco, Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena...
Obiena's mindset on competing with Duplantis anew: ‘I need to win this, I need to beat this guy’ Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines competes in the Men's Pole Vault during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting in Monaco, 14 August 2020. (EPA-EFE / Matthias Hangst / POOL) Pole vaulter EJ...
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...
