Ranked No. 7 in the world, EJ Obiena is set to compete with eight other elite pole vaulters in the top 30 at the Atletang Ayala World Pole Vault Challenge in Makati City on Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21.
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00:00Ranked No. 7 in the world, E.J. Obiena is set to compete with 8 other elite pole vaulters in the top 30 at the Atletang Ayala World Pole Vault Challenge in Makati City on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21.
00:14Obiena hopes to put on a show at home just like he did when he captured the first of his three Southeast Asian Games gold medals in 2019.
00:22He is set to face World No. 5 Erso Sasma of Turkey, World No. 6 Men of Loon of the Netherlands, and World No. 12 Thibaut Colet of France, among others.
00:32He says,
00:33More than experiencing this event myself, I'm excited to give this experience to Filipino sports fans. Filipinos deserve to enjoy this level of competition, to have something to cheer for.
00:43The Filipino pole vaulter eyes a bounce-back performance in his last event of 2025, after he failed to reach the men's pole vault final of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
00:54The two-day meet, which is sanctioned by World Athletics, also puts the spotlight on the Philippines' up-and-coming pole vaulters.
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