World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo and fast-rising world No. 6 pole vaulter EJ Obiena made waves overseas during the month of June, feats that convinced the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) to name them as the month’s top performers.
Yulo earned the PSA’s nod after winning three gold med
EJ Obiena immediately returned to action by winning the gold medal in the Jump & Fly meet in Hechingen, Germany Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
File Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page Obiena cleared the bar with 5.80 meters to rule the field that included China’s Huang Bokai and hometown bet
EJ Obiena couldn’t sustain his winning form a few days back after finishing sixth in the prestigious Bauhaus Galan Wanda Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden Thursday (Friday in Manila).
Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook account The Tokyo Olympian could only clear 5.73 meters – far lower from
EJ Obiena displayed another impressive performance after ruling the Taby Stavhoppsgala in Taby, Sweden Tuesday.
Photo by Wilma Murto/EJ Obiena's Facebook page The 26-year-old Tokyo Olympian posted a season-best 5.92 meters on his second attempt to dominate the seven-player field that included 20
EJ Obiena (FB photo) MANILA - EJ Obiena made a triumphant return after testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Wednesday (Philippine Time) when he won the gold medal in the Taby Stavhoppsgala pole vaulting event in Sweden. Obiena, Asia's top male pole vaulter, looked as if he's 100 percent fit despite the Covid-19 scare two weeks ago and even flirted at breaking the continental record to claim the top prize. Obiena cleared a maximum of 5.92 meters, a new season-high that was a centimeter shy of the Asian record which he set last year at 5.93, to beat longtime training partner Thiago Braz for the gold. Braz could only clear 5.82 meters to settle for the silver, although he could have won it all if Obiena failed to clear 5.92. Braz smoothly leaped past 5.82 in his first try, while Obiena needed two attempts to do so, giving the Brazilian pole vaulter the tiebreaker edge. However, Obiena jumped past 5.92 in his second attempt, while Braz missed out on clear