Two-time Olympian EJ Obiena faltered in his fourth World Championship appearance after failing to qualify for the finals of the men’s pole vault event at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo Saturday, Sept. 13. The 29-year-old Obiena skipped the 5-meter bar before soaring past 5.55m on his first...
Two-time Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena and hurdler Robyn Brown chase glory in the 2025 World Athletics Championships at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo starting Saturday, Sept. 13. A silver medalist in 2023 Budapest edition with his personal-best 6-meter clearance, Obiena, 29, seeks to secure...
World No. 7 Menno Vloon of the Netherlands headlines the first wave of confirmed athletes who will participate in the Atletang Ayala World Pole Vault Challenge next month in Makati City. The competition revealed the names of the world-class players through Make it Makati’s social media page, with...
Two-time Olympian EJ Obiena finished dead last in the men’s pole vault event of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway Friday, June 13 (Philippine time). After skipping 5.40 meters, the 29-year-old Obiena failed to surpass the 5.62-m height after three tries and...
Expect a better performance from Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena as he plunges back into action in the Xiamen leg of the Diamond League this weekend. EJ Obiena (Obiena's FB post) Obiena's mother, Jeanette, revealed on Tuesday, April 22, that the Asian record holder has fully recovered from his back...
Even world-class athletes like pole vaulter EJ Obiena are not safe from scammers. The two-time Olympian warned the public on Wednesday, April 2, about a person impersonating him and taking advantage of his name to ask for money on Telegram, an instant messaging app. Obiena shared a post on social...
EJ Obiena defied foggy conditions by capturing the gold medal in the Taiwan International Pole Vault Competition on Monday, March 31, at the Sun Moon Lake in Nantou City, Chinese Taipei. EJ Obiena (File Photo/EJ Obiena Facebook) Competing under zero visibility conditions at the venue with an...
EJ Obiena came up short in his campaign at the elite 2025 Mondo Classic after finishing eighth on Thursday, March 13 (early Friday, Philippine time) at the IFU Arena in Uppsala, Sweden. EJ Obiena. File Photo (AP) The world No. 4 Obiena cleared the bar at 5.65 meters to settle for the highest...
EJ Obiena will be up against the cream of the crop in pole vault headed by world record holder Mondo Duplantis when he competes in the 2025 Mondo Classic at the IFU arena in Uppsala, Sweden on Thursday, March 13. EJ Obiena competes with the world's cream of the crop in the Mondo Classic 2025 on...
This year’s Valentine’s was truly special for Philippine sports for on the day of love, the country’s men’s curling team made history in China’s “Ice City” of Harbin. (Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines) Marc Pfister, Enrico Pfister, Alan Frei, Christian Haller, and...
World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena is shifting his focus on his preparations for outdoor competitions after failing to reach the qualifying standard for the 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships set in Nanjing, China on March 21 to 23. EJ Obiena. (File Photo) In a social media post late...
EJ Obiena rediscovered his winning form on Sunday, Feb. 16 (Monday, Philippine time) after capturing the gold medal in the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland. EJ Obiena celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Copernicus Cup. (Copernicus Cup) The two-time Olympic pole vaulter cleared the...
