Tag: Obiena
EJ Obiena gets Paris Olympics boost with LA Grand Prix gold
EJ Obiena of the Philippines clears the bar in the men’s pole vault during the 2024 USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix at UCLA’s Drake Stadium on May 18, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Katharine Lotze/Getty Images/AFP EJ Obiena, hands down the nation’s brightest hope for a medal in the Paris Olympics, opened his 2024 Olympic…
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The difference between EJ Obiena and Mondo Duplantis
Armand Duplantis of Sweden and EJ Obiena of the Philippines celebrate after competing in men’s pole vault final during day 8 of the 2023 World Athletics Championships on August 26, 2023 in Budapest. Photo: Vegard Grøtt / BILDBYRÅN It’s no secret that EJ Obiena has one name he should make a target if he wants…
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EJ Obiena empty-handed at World Indoor Championships
FILE–The Philippines’ EJ Obiena reacts after failing to clear the bar and arrives second-placed in the men’s pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 26, 2023. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) EJ Obiena missed out on a medal against the world’s finest pole vaulters…
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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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EJ Obiena wins gold in Croatia to begin 2024 season
EJ Obiena claims the gold medal at Memorial Josip Gasparac in Croatia to begin his 2024 campaign.–Photo from EJ Obiena’s Instagram MANILA, Philippines–EJ Obiena kicked off his indoor season campaign in triumph by asserting himself in the Memorial Josip Gasparac on Wednesday in Osijek, Croatia. Obiena, the world No. 2 pole vaulter, cleared 5.83 meters…
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PH hurdler John Tolentino joins EJ Obiena at Worlds
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Athletics – Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China – October 1, 2023 Philippines’ John Tolentino gestures after the men’s 110m hurdles round 1 heats REUTERS/Tingshu Wang MANILA, Philippines–It looks like EJ Obiena will have some company from among his athletics teammates in the coming World Athletics Indoor Championships in…
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Obiena ends respite, battles world’s best in Croatia indoor
Philippines’ Ernest John Obiena competes in the men’s pole vault final athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 30, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) EJ Obiena has made himself scarce lately, preferring to stay out of the limelight before finally engaging in a long-anticipated…
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Obiena goes through series of tests to determine readiness for Summer Games
FILE–The Philippines’ EJ Obiena reacts as he competes in the men’s pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 26, 2023. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) Neck deep in his workouts in Italy, EJ Obiena is prepping for a big tournament that is the preview…
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Sports scribes fete last year’s finest, led by Obiena, in grand rites
EJ Obiena had a 2023 to remember. —REUTERS/Jeremy Lee The cream of the crop of Philippine sports in the year that passed will be feted in a celebration like no other with the staging of the 2023 edition of the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night on Monday at the grand ballroom…
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Pole vault ace Obiena is PSA Athlete of the Year
Philippines’ EJ Obiena celebrates after winning the men’s pole vault final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) EJ Obiena stirred up the crowd at the colossal Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Main Stadium with nearly 80,000 people clapping in a single rhythm. And with one explosive vault,…
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