The Philippines’ Tokyo Olympian in pole vault, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, earned the silver medal at the 13th Triveneto International Meeting held in Italy.
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Philippines’ EJ Obiena joins top pole vaulter virtual battle of 2021 Tokyo Olympians
The Philippines’ top pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is set to return to competition and battle fellow 2021 Tokyo Olympians in a virtual contest this coming August.
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EJ Obiena still top Asian pole vaulter, stays on track for 1st Olympics gold
Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is staying on track on the campaign for the first Philippine gold in the Olympics as the top Asian pole vaulter in the World Athletics Rankings.
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Filipino Olympians EJ Obiena, Caloy Yulo given full PSC support for Olympics 2020
Filipino qualifiers in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and Carlos “Caloy” Edriel Yulo, are being given full support by the Philippines’ sports agency in their bid to win the nation’s first gold medal in the international quadrennial games.
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5 Events Filipinos Can Look Forward To Seeing Happen in 2020
As the Philippines wraps up the longest Christmas Season in the world that ends on January 6, the Feast of Epiphany, Filipinos look forward to fresh starts and new things in 2020. Filipinos are very optimistic about 2020, in fact, the Social Weather Stations survey revealed 96% of Filipinos are hopeful about this new year. […]
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MEET: EJ Obiena, Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Philippines medal hope
Meet Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, the 23-year-old medal hope for the Philippines at the 2020 Summer Olympics. EJ Obiena is the first Filipino to qualify for a berth in the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Japan. Obiena met the Olympic Standard of 5.80 meters for men’s pole vault at the Salto Con L’asta […]
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EJ Obiena surges into Top 10 of World Pole Vault Rankings, 1st Filipino ever
Filipino champion pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has soared to the Top 10 of the World Rankings for Men’s Pole Vault of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), marking the first time for a Filipino to make the leaders list. EJ Obiena racked a score of 1,277 in the world rankings released by […]
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Pole Vaulter EJ Obiena is 1st Filipino qualifier for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Filipino pole vault champion Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is the first Filipino qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. EJ Obiena won the gold as he cleared 5.81 meters in the Men’s Pole Vault competition of the Salto Con L’asta In Piazza Chiari 2019 in Italy on September 3 (September 4, Philippine time). The 6-foot-1 pole […]
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International gold medalist EJ Obiena soars to Top 15 in new Pole Vault World Rankings
Filipino pole vault gold medalist Ernest John “EJ” Obiena made it to the Top 15 of the latest Vault World Rankings of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The 23-year-old Pinoy pole vaulter clinched the 13th spot in a tie with French athlete Valentin Lavillenie in the world rankings as of August 20. The […]
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EJ Obiena breaks pole vault Asian Athletics Championships’ 26-year-record
Filipino pole vault athlete Ernest John “EJ” Obiena made multiple feats at the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships (AAC), setting his personal best, a national record, and the AAC record previously set in 1993. The 23-year-old competed in Doha, Qatar and bettered the 26-year-old championship record of 5.70 meters made by Kazakhstan’s Grigoriy Yegorov in 1993 […]
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