Obiena wins gold, breaks own SEA Games record

By Jean Malanum

May 15, 2022 12:49 am

ERNEST John 'EJ' Obiena lived up to his billing as the region's best pole vaulter after clearing the bar in 5.46 meters to claim the gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) at the My Dinh National Stadium on Saturday.

The 26-year-old Obiena shattered the 5.45 meters record he set during the 2019 SEA Games held in the Philippines.

PINOY PRIDE Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena and fencer Samantha Catantan add two of four golds for the Philippines at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Obiena broke his own SEA Games record in 2019 after clearing the bar in 5.46 meters. Catantan reacts after defeating Singapore’s Maxine Jie Xin Wong in the final of the women’s epee individual fencing. AFP AND CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

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