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The Philippines' champion athlete Ernest John "EJ" Obiena has jumped to the 3rd rank among the world's top pole vaulters after his record-breaking performance during the 2021 season.
The 26-year-old found himself sharing the spot with two other vaulters, Sam Kendricks and Timur Morgunov with season bests of 5.93m.
Filipino Olympian and pole vaulter EJ Obiena made it to the World Athletics' top performances of 2021.
2021 Wanda Diamond League review – part one
OLYMPIAN Ernest John “EJ” Obiena cleared 5.91 meters not only to bag a silver medal at the Wanda Diamond League on Sunday at the Stade Charlety in Paris, but more importantly to set a new Philippine men’s pole vault record. Obiena’s father Emerson Obiena relayed his son’s milestone in the…