Tag: Duplantis
Obiena get crack at Duplantis under Olympic atmosphere
EJ Obiena claims the gold medal at Memorial Josip Gasparac in Croatia to begin his 2024 campaign.–Photo from EJ Obiena’s Instagram EJ Obiena will not just shoot for a medal in the coming World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The Filipino pole vault icon will also get a chance to soak up the same…
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Mondo Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record
Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes in the Men’s Pole Vault during the 2023 Prefontaine Classic and Wanda Diamond League Final at Hayward Field on September 17, 2023 in Eugene, Oregon. Duplantis went on to set a new world record in the event. Ali Gradischer/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ali Gradischer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA /…
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EJ Obiena keeps Mondo Duplantis well in sight with Paris Olympics a year away – rezal404
EJ Obiena clears 6 meters for the second time in his career and snares silver behind Mondo Duplantis. —REUTERS EJ Obiena on Saturday (early Sunday in Manila) just validated his status as possibly the biggest threat to Armand “Mondo” Duplantis’ pole vault superiority. And the 27-year-old from Tondo, Manila, can now keep working on how…
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EJ Obiena, unfazed by Duplantis, eyes pole vault glory – rezal404
FILE – Southeast Asian Games – Athletics – Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ EJ Obiena reacts during the men’s pole vault REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon MANILA, Philippines-Whenever EJ Obiena sees the otherworldly Armand Duplantis in the field, his instant reaction isn’t one of intimidation. “When he’s (Duplantis) there, my tendency…
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Mondo Duplantis relishing competing against ‘myself’ – rezal404
Sweden’s pole vaulter Armand Duplantis (“Mondo” Duplantis) addresses a press conference in Ostrava, Czech Republic on June 26, 2023, on the eve of the IAAF 61st Golden Spike 2023 Athletics Meeting on June 27. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) Pole vault star Armand Duplantis said Monday he was competing with himself rather than the…
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