EJ Obiena

2022 - 9 - 4

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Obiena logs smashing upset for 'Diamond' gold (INQUIRER.net)

Here's a number that has cloaked US-born Swede Armand “Mondo” Duplantis in an aura of invincibility in the global pole vault stage: 17.

“It’s always my goal to win, but I definitely have the magic number of 6m on my mind. You need to be in the exact angle and you need the speed to take off and I didn’t find that today.” That’s what I’m training for and I really think that I’m capable of jumping that height,” Obiena said. “Everyone is a little tired with the end of the season. I didn’t find the good rhythm on the runway today. I’ve got to come back next year and do something more special for the people that came out,” he said.

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Obiena beats world champ for 3rd gold (The Manila Times)

ERNEST John "EJ" Obiena of the Philippines dealt world champion Arman "Mondo" Duplantis his first defeat at the Diamond League meet in Brussels and bagged ...

You need to be in the exact angle and you need the speed to take off and I didn't find that today," he said. I maybe need to do some speedwork because I felt kind of sluggish today," said Nielsen. "Everyone is a little tired with the end of the season. "I didn't find the good rhythm on the runway today. "It's always my goal to win, but I definitely have the magic number of 6m on my mind. I've got to come back next year and do something more special for the people that came out," said Duplantis who maintained that he felt he could have jumped higher.

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Obiena stuns Duplantis, continues gold romp (Philstar.com)

To reach the pinnacle of men's pole vault, one must slay the dragon of the sport – Swedish Armand Duplantis.

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Go for 6, EJ! - Manila Standard (manilastandard.net)

It's about time Filipinos all over the world to help motivate Ernest John “EJ” Obiena by flashing the big No. 6 sign everywhere.

For now, Obiena seeks to unseat Nilsen from the no. Duplantis remains at the no. Maybe I needed a bit of a wake-up call, “said Duplantis, who is known to be a perfectionist in his preparations. One netizen posted that someone with a “spare” of P6 million should offer it to Obiena as a cash incentive. 31) and in the True Athletes Classic(Aug. “I did a lot of things poorly technically. “But I didn’t jump as I would have liked, for sure. “It´s always my goal to win, but I definitely have the magic number of 6m (six meters) on my mind. 3 Obiena beamed and clenched his fist. Obiena’s leap on Saturday, though, was enough to beat Tokyo Olympics gold medalist and world no. After his successful leap, world no. 28) with leaps of 5.86 and 5.81 meters.

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News you need to know: Obiena beats Duplantis, AJ Edu update ... (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

Obiena cleared 5.91 meters while the Olympic champion made 5.81. Continue reading below ↓. World No. 2 Chris Nilsen, who Obiena beat just over a week ...

Edu played for the Philippines in the Fiba 3x3 U-18 World Cup in China five years ago, the Fiba U-18 Asian Championship in Bangkok in 2018 and the Fiba U-19 World Cup in Greece. [Download the app](https://quento-news.onelink.me/27Zn/84976fc5) to enjoy more articles and videos from SPIN.ph and other Summit Media websites. [GILAS Pilipinas](https://www.spin.ph/tag/gilas) had hoped to have AJ Edu for the fourth window of the [Fiba Basketball World Cup](https://www.spin.ph/tag/fiba-world-cup) Asian qualifiers but the big man has yet to hit 100 percent in his recovery from injuries. [EJ Obiena](https://www.spin.ph/yag/ej-obiena) added to his run of fine performances, bagging gold in the [Brussels Diamond League](https://www.spin.ph/tag/diamond-league) on Saturday. I’m pretty close to it now and will be by the time my season starts at Toledo,” the 22-year-old Edu said in a communique with SPIN.ph. But the 22-year-old said he intends to join the Philippine team when he is back in top form.

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EJ Obiena's gold streak ends, places second in ISTAF Berlin (Tiebreaker Times)

EJ Obiena's streak ended after finishing with a silver in the 2022 ISTAF Berlin meet on Sunday at the Olympic Stadium in Germany. The world no.

Obiena collected the silver, and Marschall took the bronze. Eventually, Vloon cleared for a new Dutch record and new personal best, while Marschall faltered in three. Vloon could not take on the said height, leaving Obiena for a potential new Asian record. The world no. He then passed 5.71 before taking 5.81 on his second attempt. while Kurtis Marschall had to take on the latter height in three.

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High level of stress makes Obiena go mad about winning–Lafferty ... (Business Mirror)

AFTER beating the mighty Armand Duplantis just before the weekend in Brussels, so much has evolved within Ernest John “EJ” Obiena's body and mind that he's ...

“EJ is tired and he’ll soon take a month’s off during the [outdoor] season break,” Lafferty said. Overall, he has seven golds since retaining the title in the 31st Hanoi Southeast Asian Games last May. Duplantis has won every major international competition he’s competed in for close to three years. “The uneducated would call it ‘mad.’ Over 19 days, he’s competed in seven events across five countries.” “Vitaly Petrov knows the method of ‘madness’ that sharpens Obiena’s mental toughness not only his body through high levels of stress,” Lafferty said. … to grow, one must undergo progressively higher levels of stress.”

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Gold streak snapped as EJ Obiena snags silver in ISTAF Berlin (Rappler)

Fresh from an upset win over world champion Armand Duplantis in Belgium, EJ Obiena falls short of his fourth straight victory as he settles for silver in ...

Wendel City Jump](https://www.rappler.com/sports/results-ej-obiena-st-wendel-city-jump-germany-august-31-2022/) in Germany over the past two weeks. [Lausanne Diamond League](https://www.rappler.com/sports/results-obiena-duplantis-lausanne-diamond-league-august-25-2022/) in Switzerland during that stretch. [Internationales Stabhochsprung-Meeting](https://www.rappler.com/sports/results-ej-obiena-internationales-stabhochsprung-meeting-germany-august-23-2022/), [True Athletes Classics](https://www.rappler.com/sports/results-ej-obiena-true-athletes-classics-germany-august-28-2022/), and [St. Obiena is scheduled to compete in the Liechtenstein leg of the Golden Fly Series on September 11. [Brussels Diamond League](https://www.rappler.com/sports/results-ej-obiena-brussels-diamond-league-belgium-september-2-2022/), where he cleared 5.91m, Obiena hurdled just 5.81m this time to finish behind Menno Vloon of The Netherlands. MANILA, Philippines – EJ Obiena saw his winning streak come to a halt as he settled for silver in the ISTAF Berlin in Germany on Sunday, September 4.

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EJ Obiena finishes second in ISTAF Berlin | Sports | (GMA News Online)

After topping several recent tournaments, pole vaulter EJ Obiena finished second in the ISTAF Berlin tournament in Germany on Sunday.

"A few more competitions before we call it a season. After topping several recent tournaments, pole vaulter EJ Obiena finished second in the ISTAF Berlin tournament in Germany on Sunday. EJ Obiena finishes second in ISTAF Berlin

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EJ Obiena cops silver in Berlin meet (Manila Bulletin)

EJ Obiena's three-meet winning streak ended but still finished at the podium Sunday, Sept. 4 (Monday in Manila) in the ISTAF 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

His other two previous triumphs were the St. 1 and current world record holder Mondo Duplantis for the gold medal. The world No.

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