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The specific cause of death was not disclosed, but Barber had been dealing with an ongoing illness.

Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent, Paul Doyle, confirmed to The Associated Press. Barber had been experiencing health issues.

PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino advised Ernest John “EJ” Obiena to take the high ground and let his team handle an online basher from the camp of a former pole vault champion from France. “Don’t mind them,” Tolentino told Obiena on Monday, adding that the world No. 2 and Asian Games champion

ERNEST JOHN “EJ” OBIENA got perhaps his first bash in social media now that he’s risen to No. 2 among the elite male pole vaulters in the world. And his team is angry. “It’s biased. It’s irresponsible. It’s reckless. It’s unprofessional. It’s a false accusation, with zero foundation,” Jim Lafferty, Obiena’s personal confidante, told BusinessMirror

ERNEST JOHN “EJ” OBIENA is in the final two weeks of his preparation for the World Athletics Championships where he intends to go for consistency and stabilization in his jumps. “I have to focus on the stabilization of my movements and hoping to be more consistent knowing which pole and…