EJ Obiena denies using performance-enhancing drugs, mulls legal move

10/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena has strongly refuted the doping allegations that have been made against the Filipino pole vaulter, saying he has passed 34 doping tests since turning professional including 11 that were conducted this year.…

EJ Obiena honored to get cheers from Chinese-dominated crowd at Asian Games

Lance Agcaoili 10/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena not only earned a historic Asian Games gold medal, but he also won the hearts of the Chinese-dominated 80,000 fans at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. The World No.2 pole vaulter admitted that…

EJ Obiena receives P10M in financial boost to support campaign in 2024 Paris Olympics

Lance Agcaoili 10/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena received P10 million from his high school alma mater, Chiang Kai Shek College, to support his campaign in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Fresh from a gold medal finish in the 19th Asian Games…

EJ Obiena wins PH’s first Asian Games gold in China, breaks Asiad pole vault record

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 10/01/2023

HANGZHOU, China—EJ Obiena gave the Philippines on Saturday evening its first gold medal in the 19th Asian Games. Obiena also won the gold in record-breaking fashion as he broke the Asian Games pole vault record of 5.72m…

Obiena embraces responsibility as Asia’s top track and field athlete

June Navarro - Reporter 09/23/2023

HANGZHOU, China—EJ Obiena will enter the cavernous Hangzhou Olympic Centre Stadium and valiantly wave the Philippine flag on Saturday’s opening ceremony not only as the nation’s top athlete in the 19th Asian Games. The Filipino pole vault…

EJ Obiena wins historic pole vault silver in World Athletics Championships

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 08/27/2023

EJ Obiena put himself in the equation to win it all before pocketing the silver medal for another historic finish on the global stage at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Filipino pole vault…

EJ Obiena seizes silver at Monaco Diamond League

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 07/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines-Ernest John Obiena cleared the Olympic height of 5.82 meters and bagged the silver medal at the Monaco leg of the Diamond League on Friday (Saturday morning in Manila). Obiena wasn’t able to hurdle his succeeding…

EJ Obiena rises to world No. 2 in men’s pole vault

Lance Agcaoili 07/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena rose to the world No.2 in the men’s pole vault rankings. The Filipino pole vaulter, previously world No.3, surpassed American Chris Nilsen for the second spot as he garnered 1,432 ranking points…

EJ Obiena wins gold at Asian Athletics Championships

June Navarro 07/16/2023

BANGKOK — Ernest John Obiena capped an exceptional Philippine campaign at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships with a prophesied triumph in men’s pole vault on Sunday night. The world’s third-ranked vaulter validated his reign as the continental…

EJ Obiena wins silver in France ahead of Asian Athletics Championships

June Navarro - Reporter 07/08/2023

  EJ Obiena’s warmup for the Asian Athletics Championships ended with a silver finish at the Meeting International de Sotteville in Rouen, France. Obiena cleared 5.72 meters in another runner-up performance following his silver medal in the…

EJ Obiena qualifies for Paris Olympics

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 07/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines-EJ Obiena just placed an early reservation for Paris. Obiena became the first Filipino to punch a ticket to the 2024 Olympics after clearing the Olympic standard of 5.82 meters at the Bauhaus Galan in Stockholm,…

EJ Obiena re-sets Asian record with 6m breakthrough for gold in Norway

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 06/11/2023

MANILA, Philippines-EJ Obiena slithered atop the bar, beat his chest with both fists upon landing and rushed to hug coach Vitaly Petrov tightly. The country’s pole vault star again reset his Asian and national records, but far…

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