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Obiena bags another gold

(UPDATE) IN less than two weeks, pole vaulter Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena captured two gold medals in Poland.

On Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), Obiena jumped 5.81 meters to rule the Orlen Copernicus Cup, a World Athletics Indoor Tour event, in Torun, Poland.

GOLDEN PERFORMANCE Ernest John Obiena clears the 5.81-meter bar to claim the gold medal in the pole vault competition of the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 (February 23 in Manila). SCREENSHOT FROM WORLD ATHLETICS LIVE STREAM FEED