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Obiena starts redemption tour
Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena is set to compete in the Athletissima Lausanne Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Switzerland, aiming to bounce back from his fourth-place finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He will face a strong field including world record holder and Olympic champion Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis of Sweden, Olympic silver medalist Sam Kendricks of the United States, and Olympic bronze medalist Emmanouil Karalis of Greece.
Obiena, currently ranked No. 3 in the world, narrowly missed a medal in Paris, achieving the same height as Karalis but finishing fourth due to more attempts.
Duplantis won Olympic gold with a record-breaking 6.25 meters, Kendricks took silver with 5.95 meters, and Karalis secured bronze with 5.90 meters.
Other notable participants include fellow Paris Olympians Sondre Guttormsen, Kurtis Marschall, Jacob Wooten, Chris Nilsen, and Thibaut Collet, as well as London Olympics champion Renaud Lavillenie of France.
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Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena secured a joint third-place finish at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland with a clearance of 5.82 meters.
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Filipino Olympian EJ Obiena, the World No. 2 pole vaulter, has resumed training after his fourth-place finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Filipino Olympian EJ Obiena received a P500,000 cash incentive from the City of Manila for his fourth-place finish in the men's pole vault at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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