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Obiena falls short anew, settles for 5th
Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena secured a fifth-place finish at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, clearing 5.82m.
He was unsuccessful in his attempts to clear 5.92m and 6.0m.
The event saw Paris Olympics gold medalist Armand Duplantis of Sweden reset the world record with a clearance of 6.26m.
Sam Kendricks of the US took second place with a 6.0m jump, achieved in two attempts.
Emmanouil Karalis of Greece secured bronze on countback after clearing over six meters for the first time.
KC Lightfoot of the US finished fourth, clearing 5.92m.
Obiena received $1,250 (around P70,000) for his fifth-place finish and secured third place in the overall Diamond League rankings with 28 points, qualifying him for the final round in Brussels.
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