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EJ Obiena still on the learning curve after Olympic qualification – rezal404

FILE – Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Despite already being one of the best pole vaulters in the world, EJ Obiena knows he still has a long way to go in mastering his craft. Obiena, the world no. 3, booked his ticket to next year’s Paris Games…

EJ Obiena clears Olympic standard, becomes first PH bet for Paris 2024 – rezal404

EJ Obiena — AFP Even as his moment was delayed by rain, EJ Obiena made sure there would be no need to prolong his hunt for an outright Olympic berth. The Filipino pole vault star cleared 5.82 meters in the Bauhaus Galan event in Sweden on Monday (Manila time) to book a spot in the…

With qualifying mark within reach, EJ Obiena focuses on getting better – rezal404

EJ Obiena (right) knows he has a lot of work to do to overcome chief rivals Christopher Nilsen (left) and pole vault yardstick Armand Duplantis (middle). —AFP After making the elite 6-meter club of pole vault, Ernest John Obiena proved the Olympic qualifying standard is within his reach. But he’s looking to achieve more than…

Obiena sets out to become first Filipino to qualify for Paris 2024 – rezal404

EJ Obiena, here thumping the field in the Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia last month, is determined to punch a ticket to Paris 2024 as early as next month. —AFP There will be exactly one figure inside EJ Obiena’s mind when he campaigns in three tournaments starting next week: 5.82 meters. And that’s a height…

EJ Obiena wins bronze in Norway to stretch medal streak – rezal404

FILE – Philippines’ pole vaulter EJ Obiena. REUTERS/Kim Kyung Hoon MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena continued to added to his collection after snagging bronze in the Oslo Bislett Games in Norway on Friday. Obiena tallied 5.61m, 5.71m and 5.81m in his first three attempts before tallying his final jump at 5.91m. The Southeast Asian Games gold medalist…

6 meters breached, Obiena eyes Olympic spot – rezal404

EJ Obiena is setting his sights on automatic Olympic qualification. —AFP One month from now, EJ Obiena will zero in not on his attempt to improve on his personal best but on an automatic berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Obiena headlines the 23-athlete national delegation of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa)…

Obiena clears six meters for first time and declares it’s just the start of bigger things – rezal404

EJ Obiena, shown here during his gold medal leap in the SEA Games in Cambodia last May, is the latest member of the six-meter club. —POC-PSC Media EJ Obiena achieved a dream hatched years ago after dexterously clearing six meters in a top-caliber tournament in Europe to be in a club very few men are…

PH looks for end of Asiad medal drought behind Obiena, top young talents – rezal404

EJ Obiena is a cinch to make the Asian Games podium in China. —PHOTO BY TEAM PHILIPPINES The year before EJ Obiena was born, Elma Muros-Posadas won a bronze medal in the Hiroshima Asian Games. That was the last time the country reached the podium in athletics in the continental meet. The last time the…

Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena log SEA Games ‘three-peat’ – rezal404

Southeast Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Marquee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo in action during the men’s qualification REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa They flew into Cambodia with an air of invincibility. And on Monday, against outclassed foes in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Carlos Yulo and EJ…

EJ Obiena captures SEA Games pole vault gold anew, resets record – rezal404

Southeast Asian Games – Athletics – Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ EJ Obiena reacts during the men’s pole REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon PHNOM PENH—EJ Obiena broke his own Southeast Asian Games record thrice and claimed the gold medal, as expected, in the men’s pole vault under intermittent rains at the…