Filipino champion pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has delivered a gold-winning performance in the L’Aquila, Italy leg of the 2022 European City of Sports event.
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World champion pole vaulter EJ Obiena to carry Philippines’ flag in Hanoi SEA Games
World champion pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has been tasked to carry the Philippines’ flag at the opening ceremonies of the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) scheduled to take place in Vietnam this May.
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Olympics Results: Boxer Nesthy Petecio takes silver, Carlo Paalam in semis
The Olympics Results for Team Philippines on August 3, 2021, has boxer Nesthy Petecio wrapping up her journey with a silver medal, Carlo Paalam continues to the semis and an assured medal finish, while pole vaulter EJ Obiena ends his Tokyo Summer Games debut.
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Olympics Schedule Today: Final events for Obiena and Petecio, Paalam in quarters
The Olympics Schedule for Team Philippines August 3, 2021, will have pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and boxer Nesthy Petecio competing in their final events, while boxer Carlo Paalam fights for a podium finish.
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Olympics Results: Pole vaulter Obiena, Boxer Petecio in finals, Paalam in quarters
The Olympics Results for Team Philippines on July 31, 2021, had pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and boxer Nesthy Petecio advancing to the finals both in a dramatic fashion while giving the Filipino nation hope for two more gold medals in the Tokyo Summer Games.
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Olympics Schedule Today: Pole vaulter Obiena starts, Boxer Petecio semis, Boxer Paalam and Golfer Pagunsan next round
Here is the Olympics Schedule today, July 31, 2021, for Team Philippines: Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena begins his campaign, boxer Nesthy Petecio fights her semifinals match, boxer Carlo Paalam and golfer Juvic Pagunsan continue their next round matches in Tokyo, Japan. Schedules are in Philippine Standard Time.
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Fil-Am pole vaulter Natalie Uy smashes PH-SEA record in U.S. Acadia tilt
Filipino American pole vaulter Natalie Uy broke her own Philippine National Record in her performance at the Acadia Invitational in Greenville, North Carolina.
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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 World-Class Filipino athletes raising the flag in SEA Games and Tokyo Olympics
Five world-class Filipino athletes got together this week and pledged to fight for the Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The champions – Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, gymnast Carlos “Caloy” Yulo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial – were seen together in a video […]
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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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