EJ Obiena

Filipino pole vaulter and Olympian EJ Obiena topped another tournament, just a day after winning one in Liechtenstein.

French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie settled for third due to countback after his 5.71-meter clearance. 2 and American Chris Nilsen again after the latter cleared 5.71 meters. Filipino pole vaulter and Olympian EJ Obiena topped another tournament, just a day after winning one in Liechtenstein.

World Championship bronze medalist EJ Obiena added another feather on his cap after he ruled last Monday's Gala dei Castelli in Bellinzona, ...

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FILIPINO Olympian Ernest John "EJ" Obiena capped his outdoor pole vault campaign this year by winning the gold medal at the Gala dei Castelli in Bellinzona, ...

The 6-foot-2 pole vaulter, however, failed in three tries. The other two events where Obiena failed to win the gold but made the podium were the Istaf Berlin in Germany and Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he bagged a silver and a bronze, respectively. Obiena's Gala dei Castelli conquest is his sixth gold in eight competitions where he made the podium in each tournament.

Obiena is also expected to pay a courtesy call on officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee and Philippine Sports Commission in the next few days. The ...

[EJ Obiena ](https://www.spin.ph/tag/ej-obiena)is scheduled to return to the country for a much-deserved break after a successful 2022 season. 3 in the world. [Obiena](https://www.spin.ph/tag/ej-obiena) will be taking a respite in the Philippines, a first in a long while due to his training in Italy, just a few days after ending his season with back-to-back wins in Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine pole vaulter EJ Obiena is primed for a long deserved rest after finishing a stellar season highlighted by a historic bronze ...

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Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena is back in the Philippines after a superb campaign in the 2022 outdoor season.

The pole vaulter also paid a courtesy call to new Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Noli Eala, who assured him of the full support of the government. He cleared 5.94-meters in the event to set a new personal best and reset the national and Asian record. He will stay for a three-week vacation before returning to training and competition with an eye towards the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Photo courtesy of the Philippine Sports Commission. Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena arrives in Manila. MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATED) Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena is back in the Philippines after a superb campaign in the 2022 outdoor season.

After this short vacation, EJ Obiena training will non-stop until Paris Olympics 2024.

I need to balance my buckets and I need to be able to be hungry to train when I get back,” said Obiena. The Filipino pole vaulter will also pay a courtesy call to Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino and the executive board on Friday. Obiena said the rest will be much-needed before he plunges back to training mode. There will be no R&R for Obiena after this trip as training will be until the Paris Olympics where he hopes to cop a medal. This is my time to spend with my family and really have a break. Hopefully, we will stick to it and manage everything going to Paris,” said Obiena on Thursday after a courtesy call with Philippine Sports Commission chairman Noli Eala.

"Mabuhay ka, EJ!" World-ranked Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena was warmly greeted by the Philippine Sports Commission after finishing a stellar season in.

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