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Pole vault star EJ Obiena (File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Sunday filed a resolution commending pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena for his historic bronze medal finish in the 2022 World Athletics Championships and for climbing to No. 3 in the world rankings. In the resolution, Manila District Rep. Rolando Valeriano said Obiena brought honor and glory to the country by winning a medal in the "most prestigious and competitive" global competition held in the United of States on July 24. Obiena cleared the 5.94 meters in the finals of the pole event in the men's division of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, breaking the Asian record of 5.93 meters that he set during the 17th Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck, Austria last September 2021. Valeriano said Obiena has risen to No. 3 in the latest world rankings for men's pole vault due to this "outstanding feat". "EJ once said that he hoped to inspire his fellow youths of Tondo, where he is