00:01After being away from competitive action for months, Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena is slowly getting his groove back with
00:07consecutive gold medals in Europe.
00:09He rules the Austrian Open and sets a new stadium record of 5.75 meters in Eisenstadt on Wednesday, July
00:151 local time or Thursday, July 2 Manila time.
00:18This is his second straight first-place finish following his victory in the Czesław Cibulski Memorial in Poland last Monday.
00:24This triumph marks the first time Obiena won back-to-back golds since he defended his home turf in the
00:30Atletang Ayala World Pole Vault Challenge in September 2025
00:33and captured a fourth straight title in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand in December.
00:38Then, he did not compete for nearly three months after a ninth-place finish in the World Athletics Indoor Championships
00:43in Poland in March.
00:45Obiena is the only Asian member of the exclusive 6-meter club and now travels to Greece to take part
00:51in the Fly Athens on July 5.
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