EJ Obiena auctions off SEA Games winning shoes for Filipino kids

Agence France Presse 05/10/2023

Pole vault star EJ Obiena will auction off his gold-medal-winning spikes to raise money for children back home in the Philippines who practice in a sawdust pit. World-ranked number three Obiena took his third consecutive gold at…

Cash-strapped Obiena pulls out of Asian indoor championships

Lance Agcaoili - @inquirerdotnetINQUIRER.net 02/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Aside from logistical issues concerning his poles, EJ Obiena said that financial issue was also a big factor in his withdrawal from the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on February 10 to 12 in Kazakhstan.…

EJ Obiena wins second gold in seven days with Orlen Cup victory

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 02/05/2023

EJ Obiena ruled the 2023 Orlen Cup in Lodz, Poland on Sunday, the Filipino pole vault star’s second victory in a series of tournaments at the ongoing European indoor season. The world’s No. 3 vaulter hurled himself…

EJ Obiena bags bronze, matches PH indoor record in Sweden

Rommel Fuertes Jr. - @inquirerdotnet 02/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena hit two birds with one stone after bagging the bronze medal and equaling his Philippine indoor record in the Mondo Classic at the IFU Arena in Uppsala, Sweden on Friday (Manila time). Obiena cleared…

EJ Obiena wins pole vault gold in France

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 01/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines–Filipino pole vault star Ernest John Obiena picked up his first victory in the athletics indoor season by winning the Perche En Or in Roubaix, France on Sunday. Obiena, ranked No. 3 in the world, hurdled…

EJ Obiena wins another gold in Golden Fly Liechtenstein

Glendale G. Rosal 09/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—- Filipino pole vault star Ernest John “EJ” Obiena flexed his winning form anew by winning the gold medal in the Golden Fly Series Liechtenstein leg on Sunday, September 11, 2022 ( September 12, Manila…

EJ Obiena wins silver at ISTAF Berlin as gold streak ends

Rommel Fuertes Jr. - @inquirerdotnet 09/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines-EJ Obiena continued his winning ways after snagging the silver medal at the ISTAF Berlin on Monday (Manila time). Obiena cleared 5.81 meters on his second attempt to gain his sixth medal in two weeks. His second-place…

Duplantis given ‘wake-up call’ as Obiena seizes pole vault win in Brussels

Agence France Presse 09/03/2022

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis vowed that any danger of becoming complacent would be shelved after he suffered a rare defeat at Friday’s Diamond League meet in Brussels. Duplantis failed three times at 5.91 metres, falling…

EJ Obiena wins second gold in five days

June Navarro 08/29/2022

Pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena seized another gold medal in a span of five days, this time in the True Athletes Classic 2022 in Leverkusen, Germany. The world’s No. 3 vaulter hurdled 5.81 meters on his second…

Obiena bags bronze, Duplantis pockets gold in Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne

Glendale G. Rosal 08/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After bagging a silver medal in Germany earlier this week, Filipino pole vault star Ernest John “EJ” Obiena added another medal, this time, a bronze during the Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland…

Pole vault star Obiena is now officially part of Team Philippines

Glendale G. Rosal 08/17/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipino pole vault star Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has been officially reinstated to the national track and field team. Obiena’s reinstatement came through an endorsement from the Philippine Athletic Track and Field…

PATAFA, PSC want to reinstate EJ Obiena in national team

Glendale G. Rosal 08/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philipines— Despite the accolades of Filipino pole vault star, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena in the international scene, he is not part of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)…

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