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Back to work: EJ Obiena gears up for Lausanne event weeks after Olympic stint
Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena has slipped to world No. 3 in the latest rankings released by World Athletics on August 15, after being ranked No. 2.
Mondo Duplantis of Sweden remains world No. 1 with 1617 points, while American Sam Kendricks is now No. 2 with 1450 points after earning silver at the Paris Olympics.
Emmanoouil Karalis of Greece jumped to world No. 4 from the eighth spot with 1403 points, after beating Obiena for the bronze medal via countback at the Paris Olympics.
Obiena finished fourth in the pole vault finals at the Paris Olympics after failing to clear 5.90 meters.
A nagging back injury reportedly bothered Obiena's preparations for the Paris Olympics.
Despite the ranking drop, Obiena stated he is 'back in the game' and intends to 'attack the rest of the season.'
He recently received P1 million from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., another one million from Filipino Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation, Chiang Kai Shek College Board of Trustees, and Angelo King Foundation, and P500,000 from Manila.
Obiena is organizing the Philippine International Pole Vault Challenge scheduled for September 20.
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